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Guide Price£140,000

Oak Head, Bentham, Lancashire

Land size
19.18 acres

Key Features

  • Meadow and pastureland
  • Natural water supply
  • Roadside access
  • Short drive to the A65

Description

For Sale by Public Auction
7:30pm, Thursday 9th July 2026 at Bentham Golf Club, High Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7AG

Comprising of two parcels of meadow and pastureland extending to 19.18 acres, with roadside access and a natural water supply.

All bidders must register with Armitstead Barnett prior to the auction.

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

Lot 4 - Guide Price: £140,000

19.18 acres (7.76 ha) of Meadow and Pasture comprising of two parcels of land accessed via Spen Brow road and comprising a mixture of meadow and pasture land that slopes towards the river.

All bidders must register with Armitstead Barnett prior to the auction.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-06-02

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 17 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in North West England (10+ acres).

This Property£7,299 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (10+ acres) £3,795 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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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

  • Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    28
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bentham Community Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    147
    Type
    Community school
  • Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    62
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Christian
  • Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    22
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School4.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    16
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Queen Elizabeth School7.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,155
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Queen Elizabeth Studio School7.8 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    329
    Type
    Studio schools
  • Carnforth High School9.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    657
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lancaster High School10 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    567
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Settle College11 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    561
    Type
    Community school

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

Spar - Bentham, High Bentham1.9 miles
Co-op High Bentham, High Bentham2 miles
Asda Ingleton Express Petrol, Ingleton, North Yorkshire4.5 miles

GP surgery

Bentham Medical Practice2 miles

Pharmacy

Well2 miles

Hospital

Castleberg Hospital10 miles

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

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Bentham Rail Station1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Thwaites Lane173 metres

Typical drive times

Settle20 min · 14 miles
Carnforth23 min · 12 miles
High Bentham7 min · 4.2 miles
Kirkby Lonsdale21 min · 10 miles
Lancaster (city)28 min · 14 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.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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