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Abbeystead, Lancaster, Lancashire

Land size
20.14 acres

Key Features

  • Excellent block of 20.13 Acres (8.15 hectares) of productive grade 3 meadowland
  • Located Within the Forest of Bowland
  • Roadside Frontage and access off Abbeystead Road
  • Stone track running centrally
  • Well drained
  • Natural water via brook
  • For sale as a whole

Description

For Sale by Informal Tender - 12 Noon Wednesday 24th June 2026

An excellent block of productive grade 3 meadowland with extensive road frontage off Abbeystead Road. The land is level by nature and has been used for silage over the last few years and benefits from a well maintained private track which runs for almost the entire length.
An excellent block of productive grade 3 meadowland with extensive road frontage off Abbeystead Road. The land is level by nature and has been used for silage over the last few years and benefits from a well maintained private track which runs for almost the entire length.

There is a natural water source to the field, this runs along the eastern boundary, known as Sparrow Gill.

The external field boundaries are in good condition being a mix of predominantly sheep netting with wire and some dry stone walling on the northern boundary, the southern boundary is a well stocker hedgerow.

An excellent shaped field, in good very good heart and condition which will appeal to agricultural and amenity buyers.

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Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-05-28

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 13 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in North West England (10+ acres).

This Property£8,441 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (10+ acres) £2,955 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Cawthorne's Endowed School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    34
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Christian
  • Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Forton Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Community school
  • Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy5.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,755
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lancaster Royal Grammar School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,294
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Christian
  • Lancaster Girls' Grammar School5.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,038
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Lancaster High School5.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    567
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Our Lady's Catholic College5.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    981
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

M&S Lancaster North M6 Moto SF, Bay Horse2.5 miles
Spar Slee Galgate, Galgate3 miles
Co-op University of Lancaster, Lancaster University3.1 miles

GP surgery

Lancaster Medical Practice5.4 miles

Pharmacy

Galgate Pharmacy3.2 miles

Hospital

Ridge Lea Hospital5 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Lancaster Rail Station5.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Greenbank Farm528 metres

Typical drive times

Garstang15 min · 7.6 miles
Carnforth21 min · 16 miles
Morecambe21 min · 10 miles
Lancaster (city)11 min · 6.6 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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