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Guide Price£225,000

Coxs Hill, Gainsborough

Land size
1 acres

Key Features

  • Sale by Modern Auction (T&Cs apply)
  • Subject to an undisclosed Reserve Price
  • Buyers fees apply
  • Potential single grand designs style project subject to planning. The water tower itself could also suit a unique Airbnb
  • Full planning permission granted - Full plans available from West Lindsey Planning ref:WL/2024/00763
  • A rare and unique development opportunity to develop the site of a grade II Listed water Tower
  • Three new five bedroom dwellings plus conversion of the water tower to a two bedroom dwelling
  • Approx one acre plot with an estimated GDV in the region of £2.3m

Description

SUMMARY
A truly rare and unique development opportunity. A grade II listed former Victorian water tower with full planning permission to convert the tower into an architectural dream home plus a further three high specification dwellings, positioned on an approx. one acre plot.

DESCRIPTION
The site is positioned to the fringes of the town centre in an attractive and elevated setting. The town itself has an abundance of amenities including shops, restaurants, a busy market square and the highly acclaimed Marshalls Yard Shopping centre. There is a superb choice of schools both primary and secondary which include the highly regarded Queen Elizabeth's grammar school deemed to be one of the best in the county.

For commuters the A1 is just 18 miles away and there is a rail link from nearby Lincoln to London in less than two hours whilst the cities of Sheffield and Nottingham are around an hour's drive away.

Auctioneer's Comments
This property is offered through Modern Method of Auction. Should you view, offer or bid your data will be shared with the Auctioneer, iamsold Limited. This method requires both parties to complete the transaction within 56 days, allowing buyers to proceed with mortgage finance (subject to lending criteria, affordability and survey). The buyer is required to sign a reservation agreement and make payment of a non-refundable Reservation Fee of 4.5% of the purchase price including VAT, subject to a minimum of £6600.00 including VAT. This fee is paid in addition to purchase price and will be considered as part of the chargeable consideration for the property in the calculation for stamp duty liability. Buyers will be required to complete an identification process with iamsold and provide proof of how the purchase would be funded. The property has a Buyer Information Pack containing documents about the property. The documents may not tell you everything you need to know, so you must complete your own due diligence before bidding. A sample of the Reservation Agreement and terms and conditions are contained within this pack. The buyer will also make payment of no more than £349 inc. VAT towards the preparation cost of the pack. Please confirm exact costs with the auctioneer. The estate agent and auctioneer may recommend the services of other providers to you, in which they will be paid for the referral. These services are optional, and you will be advised of any payment, in writing before any services are accepted. Listing is subject to a start price and undisclosed reserve price that can change.

Agent Note
Please note that the AML fee covers the cost of carrying out the required identity and anti-money laundering checks. Once these checks have been completed, the fee cannot be refunded, even if the property purchase does not go ahead.

1. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS: Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
2. General: While we endeavour to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact the office and we will be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.
3. The measurements indicated are supplied for guidance only and as such must be considered incorrect.
4. Services: Please note we have not tested the services or any of the equipment or appliances in this property, accordingly we strongly advise prospective buyers to commission their own survey or service reports before finalising their offer to purchase.
5. THESE PARTICULARS ARE ISSUED IN GOOD FAITH BUT DO NOT CONSTITUTE REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR CONTRACT. THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN THESE PARTICULARS SHOULD BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY PROSPECTIVE BUYERS OR TENANTS. NEITHER SEQUENCE (UK) LIMITED NOR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO MAKE OR GIVE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATEVER IN RELATION TO THIS PROPERTY.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-17

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 131 Development Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£225,000 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £164,895 / 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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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

No premises records for this postcode, which is common for bare land and rural plots. A new connection would be quoted by the provider.

Mobile signal

No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.

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

  • The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School482 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    255
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • White's Wood Academy771 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    195
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy805 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    0 to 7
    Pupils
    231
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Castle Wood Academy842 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    272
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School900 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    189
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,139
    Type
    Community school
  • The Gainsborough Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    767
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • South Axholme Academy8.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    910
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Elizabethan Academy9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,230
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kirton Academy9.4 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    406
    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

Morrisons Daily Gainsborough Spital Terrace, Gainsborough186 metres
M&S Gainsborough SF, Gainsborough332 metres
Lidl Beaumont Street Gainsborough, Gainsborough352 metres

GP surgery

Caskgate Street Surgery586 metres

Pharmacy

Lincoln Co-Op Chemists Ltd396 metres

Hospital

John Coupland Hospital0.9 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces40 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

Gainsborough Central Rail Station244 metres

Nearest bus stop

Hawthorn Avenue172 metres

Typical drive times

Bawtry20 min · 12 miles
Retford21 min · 12 miles
Gainsborough1 min · 0.2 miles
Lincoln (city)32 min · 18 miles
Kirton in Lindsey20 min · 11 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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