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Guide Price£245,000

Cooks Lane, Axminster

Land size
14.48 acres

Key Features

  • An attractive equestrian smallholding with 14.48 acres.
  • Level/gently sloping pastureland together with ancient woodland.
  • General purpose barn with stabling
  • Double field shelter & hardcored yard/parking area
  • For sale by Private Treaty

Description

An attractive and well maintained equestrian smallholding with 14.48 acres (5.56 ha) of level/gently sloping pastureland together with ancient woodland. Comprising of a general purpose barn with stabling, double field shelter, and hardcored yard/parking area.

The Land - A rare opportunity to acquire a 14.48 Ac (5.86 Ha) well equipped equestrian smallholding comprising of 6.95 acres of pastureland and 7.53 acres of ancient broadleaved woodland . The land has good access off Cooks Lane over a track which leads to a hardcored area with steel framed general-purpose barn (19.65m x 10.25m). The sale offers an excellent opportunity for equestrian owners, investors or amenity purchasers to acquire an attractive parcel of land that is divided into three main enclosures, well fenced and bounded by mature hedgerows. A double field shelter (12.36m x 11.46m) is located on the northern boundary. The land benefits from good access off the A35 and is situated between the popular market town of Axminster and coastal town of Lyme Regis.

Services - Main water & electricity connected. Natural water supply.

Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Rights Of Way - None cross the land.

Local Authority - East Devon District Council
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Agricultural Schemes - The land is not currently entered into any schemes.

Method Of Sale - For sale by Private Treaty as a whole.

Viewings - During daylight hours with particulars to hand having first informed the Axminster Agricultural office on .

Directions - From Axminster town centre take Lyme Road towards Lyme Regis and the A35. Proceed up the hill for about ¼ of a mile and turn left into Cooks Lane. Continue for a short distance and take the first left, our sale boards will be posted.
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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-06-06

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 26 Equestrian listings in South West England (10+ acres).

This Property£16,920 / acre
Equestrian Average (10+ acres) £65,203 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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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

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

58 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    136
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Axminster Community Primary Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    297
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    197
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Kilmington Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    72
    Type
    Community school
  • Musbury Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    53
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Axe Valley Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    741
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Woodroffe School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    886
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Colyton Grammar School5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,083
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holyrood Academy7.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,282
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Honiton Community College9.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    637
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

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 Axminster - Lyme Street, Axminster1.4 miles
Tesco Axminster Superstore, Axminster1.5 miles
Spar - Musbury Garage, Musbury2.8 miles

GP surgery

Axminster Medical Practice1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Morton'S Pharmacy1.5 miles

Hospital

Axminster Hospital1.5 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

Axminster Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Woodbury Lane353 metres

Typical drive times

Seaton13 min · 7.6 miles
Colyton11 min · 6.8 miles
Axminster4 min · 1.6 miles
Lyme Regis8 min · 3.9 miles
Exeter (city)43 min · 29 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 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low 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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