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Guide Price£140,000

Land at, Abthorpe, Towcester

Land size
13.79 acres

Key Features

  • 13.79 Acres (5.58ha)
  • Grade 3 Grassland
  • Mains water
  • Offers by informal tender

Description

An exciting opportunity to purchase approximately 13.79 Acres (5.58 hectares) of pastureland to the south east of the village of Abthorpe, Northamptonshire.

Description - An exciting opportunity to purchase approximately 13.79 Acres (5.58 ha) of pastureland to the south of the village of Abthorpe, Northamptonshire. The land is a single field of gently undulating pasture. The property is surrounded by a mixture of mature hedging and post and wire fencing.

Location - The land parcel is accessed off Abthorpe Road, less than one mile to the south east of Abthorpe. Abthorpe village is approximately 3 miles to the West of the town of Towcester and 7 miles to the East of the Town of Brackley.

The land will be clearly identifiable by our 'For Sale' board at the gateway.

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Guide Price - The land is marketed at a guide price of £140,000

Method Of Sale - Offers are to be submitted in writing by 12 noon on Friday 31st July 2026.

Offers should include the following information:

1.All offers are to be expressed in pounds sterling

2.Offers should not be made by reference to any other offers

3.Offers should state whether offers are for cash or dependent on borrowing/funding.

4.The vendors and selling agents advise all offers be received via email to the following email address james. – a confirmation of receipt will be sent.

Land Classification And Soil Type - The land is classified as Grade 3 (being good to moderate). Soilscapes defines the soil type as: Soilscape 18: Slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils.

Tenure - The land for sale is freehold with vacant possession available from 29th September 2026.

Sporting, Timber & Mineral Rights - All sporting, timber and mineral rights, where owned, are included in the sale.

Local Authority - West Northamptonshire Council, One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton, NN1 1ED

Wayleaves, Easements And Rights Of Way - The agents are not aware of any rights of way, wayleaves or easements across the land.

However, the property is sold subject to any other wayleaves, public or private rights of way, easements, covenants and all outgoings, whether mentioned in the sales particulars or not.

Flood Zone - All of the land is located within Flood Zone 1 (Low Probability).

Services - The land does not benefit from any mains services.

Development Uplift Clause - The property will be sold subject to a development uplift clause whereby 30% of any increase in value arising from development, implementation or the sale with the benefit of planning consent (excluding uses for agriculture and personal equestrian purposes), will be payable to the vendor for a period of 50 years from the date of completion.

Environmental Schemes - The agent is aware that the land is entered into a Countryside Stewardship scheme which ends in December 2026

Land Registry - The land is registered with the Land Registry and is title number NN292746.

Vat - In the event that any part of the land is subject to VAT, this will be payable by the purchaser in addition to the purchase price.

Rates And Other Outgoings - The property is sold subject to any other rates and outgoings which the purchaser will be liable for.

Viewings - Viewing of the land may take place at any time during daylight hours by persons in possession of a copy of these particulars.

Plan - The plan with red lines are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference purposes only. The vendor not the Vendor's agent are responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership.

Further Information - For any further information, please contact Peter Chennells BSc (Hons) MSc MRICS
Tel:
Email: peter.

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Date Posted
2026-06-24

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 17 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in East Midlands (10+ acres).

This Property£10,152 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (10+ acres) £10,091 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Property Features

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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.

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Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Silverstone Church of England Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School2.2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    429
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Greens Norton Church of England Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    129
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Towcester Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    267
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Whittlebury Church of England Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    71
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Sponne School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,410
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Silverstone UTC2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    463
    Type
    University technical college
  • Elizabeth Woodville School6.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,124
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Campion School7.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,309
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buckingham School8.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,110
    Type
    Community school

* 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.

Amenities

Supermarket

M&S Northampton BP, Towcester1.9 miles
Waitrose Towcester, Towcester2.5 miles
Aldi Towcester, Towcester2.6 miles

GP surgery

The Brook Health Centre2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Jardines Pharmacy2.3 miles

Hospital

Brackley Comm Hospital6.6 miles

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

Getting Around

Nearest station

Northampton Rail Station10 miles

Nearest bus stop

Main Street775 metres

Typical drive times

Brackley15 min · 9 miles
Towcester8 min · 3.2 miles
Buckingham18 min · 9.8 miles
Milton Keynes (city)24 min · 16 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.

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, including exact zones and annual chances, any recorded past flooding, plus planning, heritage, nature and ground checks, is in the .

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