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Guide Price£235,000

High Spen, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, NE39

Description

The sale of land at High Spen offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-located and accessible block of productive grassland, benefiting from roadside access. The land lies approximately 3 miles from the popular village of Rowlands Gill.

• Extending in total 14.64 hectares (36.17 acres)

• Productive grade 3 grassland

• Roadside access

• Investment opportunity

• Diversification and/or Environmental potential

DESCRIPTION
The sale of land at High Spen offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a productive block of bare agricultural land. The land is currently laid to grass and has been used for grazing, with the parcels closest to the road also suitable for mowing.

In total, the land extends to approximately 14.64 hectares (36.17 acres) of productive Grade 3 agricultural land. Soils are predominantly loamy and clayey in nature, typically well suited to grassland production. The land is gently sloping, ranging from approximately 127m to 158m above sea level.

The land is well located, meaning the land is easily accessible for farmers to incorporate into their current farming operations. The property benefits from stock proof boundaries, being primarily stock fencing and mature hedgerows. The land is in good heart and is well drained.

The land also lends itself to a range of alternative uses, including exploring agri environment schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) or via a private funding schemes such as biodiversity net gain. It is also well suited to equestrian use or lifestyle purchaser seeking a convenient and easily managed parcel of land.

LOCATION
The land is ideally situated to the south of the village of High Spen, approximately 3 miles north-west of Rowlands Gill, around 1.5 miles south of Greenside, and approximately 3 miles south-west of Chopwell.

In the wider context, Gateshead lies approximately 9 miles to the north-east, with Newcastle upon Tyne approximately 11 miles to the north-east.

The land is highly accessible, with the A69 and A1 both within easy reach.
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ACCESS
The land is accessed directly from the public highway along its western boundary on Rogues Lane (B6315). Access points to the property are marked on the sale plan, denoted ‘A’.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
There are no land based agri-environmental schemes on the property, however given the nature of the land such schemes could be attractive to a potential purchaser who would benefit from additional income generated as a result.

SERVICES
The land benefits from spring water supply.

OVERAGE
The land hatched blue on the sale plan and other land is affected by an existing overage, whereby an overage payment will arise in the event of certain types of disposals of part or all of the land. Further information is available upon request.

GENERAL REMARKS & STIPULATIONS

METHOD OF SALE
The Property is offered for sale by Private Treaty as a whole. The vendor reserves the right to conclude the sale as they wish. All interested parties should register their interest with us to be kept informed as to how the sale will be concluded.

WAYLEAVES/EASEMENTS/PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
The Property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, rights of light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights, obligations and easements, quasi easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether or not constituted in the title deeds or referred to in these particulars.

SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS
The Sporting and Mineral rights are included in the sale in so far as they are owned.

AREAS
The areas and measurements stated have been assessed in accordance with OS data and digital mapping. Interested parties should though satisfy themselves in this regard.

TENURE
Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Prospective Buyers should be aware that in the event that they are successful, they will be required to provide us with documents in relation to Money Laundering Regulations, one being photographic ID, i.e. driving licence or passport and the other being a utility bill showing their address.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Gateshead County Council. Any enquiries regarding planning or statutory matters should be directed to the Local Authority.

VIEWINGS
Viewings should not be unaccompanied and are by prior appointment only. Arrangements can be made by contacting youngsRPS, Hexham on or katie. / Kate.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-06-05

Utilities & Restrictions

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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

1.8 Gbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

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

  • High Spen Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    172
    Type
    Community school
  • Greenside Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    172
    Type
    Community school
  • St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    189
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Highfield Community Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    112
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Thorp Academy2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,442
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Prudhoe Community High School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 19
    Pupils
    680
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Highfield Middle School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    365
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon3.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,401
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ovingham Middle School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    344
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Co-op Chopwell, Chopwell1.7 miles
Morrisons Daily Crawcrook, Crawcrook1.8 miles
Co-op Crawcrook - 12 Main Street, Crawcrook1.9 miles

GP surgery

Chopwell Primary Healthcare Centre1.6 miles

Pharmacy

Allied Pharmacy Greenside1 mile

Hospital

Prudhoe Hospital Site2.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field491 metres

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

Wylam Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Strothers Road583 metres

Typical drive times

Ryton7 min · 3.2 miles
Blaydon9 min · 4.9 miles
Prudhoe10 min · 4.9 miles
Whickham15 min · 8.1 miles
Newcastle upon Tyne (city)19 min · 10 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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