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Guide Price£1,200,000

Waltham, North East Lincolnshire, DN37

Land size
120.12 acres

Key Features

  • Strategically located block of arable land.
  • Large arable fields
  • Potential for future alternative uses (STP)

Description

Introduction
DDM Agriculture are delighted to offer for sale this strategically located block of 120.12 acres situated between the suburban village settlements of Waltham and Scartho in North East Lincolnshire.

The property comprises large open fields, currently in arable rotation, bordering the existing settlements of Scartho and Waltham with a recently consented development site on the northern boundary (construction has now commenced). The property could offer the potential for future alternative uses, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

Location
The site is located between the villages of Waltham and Scartho, five miles south of the seaport of Great Grimsby and eleven miles south of the Port of Immingham.

Access
The property is accessed via two routes which are identified in purple on the plan. Access from Meadow Croft, DN37 0EQ (///urban.fills.mime) and access via the Recreation Ground, DN37 OYJ (///money.poems.paints).

Description
The land is classified as being Grade 3. The soils are identified as being from the 'Holderness' association and their characteristics described as fine, loamy soils and similar soils. Narrow strips of clayey alluvial soils' and as suitable for 'cereals and short-term grassland'.

Easements, Wayleaves & Rights of Way
There are wayleaves held in favour of Northern Powergrid for electricity poles and overhead lines. There is an easement in favour of Northern Powergrid in respect of a pylon and overhead lines. There are also easements held in favour of Phillips 66 and Harbour Energy in respect of underground pipelines. Anglian Water have three underground water pipes. Public footpath numbers 70 and 71 run on the west and eastern boundaries of the site. The land is sold subject to any other rights of way, reservation of minerals, water, drainage, sporting rights, easements and other wayleaves and all rights of access whether mentioned in these sale particulars or not.

Development Clause
The land is offered for sale subject to a development clause whereby 30% of any uplift in value (resulting from a change of use) in excess of agricultural value, is reserved to the current Seller for a period of 30 years, commencing from the date of completion. The Seller will also consider enhanced offers with no development clause attached, so that the Buyer(s) would benefit from the full value of any future alternative use.

Value Added Tax (VAT)
The sale is agreed on a VAT exclusive basis and the Purchaser(s) shall indemnify the Vendor for any VAT, which may subsequently be payable.

Tenure & Possession
Freehold and with the benefit of vacant possession upon completion.

Plans, Areas and Schedules
Plans attached to these particulars are based on the Ordnance Survey National Grid and are for reference only. Purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves of the land.

Viewing
The land may be viewed at any reasonable time during daylight hours being in possession of a set of these particulars.

Method of Sale
The land is offered for sale as a whole by Private Treaty. Interested parties are invited to speak to the Selling Agents' offices to discuss their interest

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-07

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 24 Farmland & Pasture listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (100+ acres).

This Property£9,990 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (100+ acres) £8,484 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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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
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Garden
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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

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

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

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

  • Waltham Leas Primary Academy248 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    401
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Waltham Gateway Academy786 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    36
    Type
    Free schools
  • Springfield Primary Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    368
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Fairfield Academy0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    297
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Scartho Gateway Academy1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Free schools

Secondary

  • Waltham Toll Bar Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,611
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oasis Academy Wintringham2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    852
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ormiston Maritime Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    786
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Humberston Academy3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    891
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Beacon Academy3 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    639
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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 Waltham Food Store, Waltham, Lincolnshire323 metres
Spar - Kirkgate, Waltham, Lincolnshire403 metres
Co-op Coniston Avenue Food Store, Grimsby0.6 miles

GP surgery

Slc Medical Group1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Cottingham Pharmacy377 metres

Hospital

Diana Princess Of Wales Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field31 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

Grimsby Town Rail Station3.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church Lane379 metres

Typical drive times

Louth20 min · 12 miles
Grimsby8 min · 3.7 miles
Immingham20 min · 12 miles
Cleethorpes11 min · 5.5 miles
Kingston upon Hull (city)47 min · 36 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 3Higher risk

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

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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Eastfield Albert Street, Brigg, DN20 8HS

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