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March Road, Turves

Land size
1.25 acres

Description

**BEST AND FINAL OFFERS TUESDAY 28th JULY 2026 12 NOON**

LOCATION AND ACCESS
The land is situated to the south of March Road, Turves, approximately 6 miles east of Peterborough. The property benefits from direct access from both March Road and Burnt House Road, Turves.

DESCRIPTION
The property extends to 0.50 Hectare (1.25 Acre) Subject to Measured Survey. The site is largely overgrown, with areas of rough grass and scrub vegetation covering much of the surface. A derelict brick-built building is situated towards the centre of the southern boundary of the site adjoining the railway line. The building extends to approximately 135m² Gross External Area.

BOUNDARIES
The plan is for illustrative purposes only. The Buyer will be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries.

PLANS AND AREAS
These particulars have been prepared as accurately as possible, based upon Ordnance Survey plans. The plan has been prepared for Identification Purposes only and, although they are believed to be correct, their accuracy is not guaranteed. The area has been taken from a combination of the Land Registry and the Ordnance Survey online mapping system.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY
The access strip included within the registered title is subject to a historic right of way reserved in favour of the British Railways Board and their successors. The land is offered subject to all existing rights, including rights of way whether private or public, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supply and other rights, easements, quasi easements and all wayleaves whether referred to or not in these particulars.

METHOD OF SALE
The land is offered For Sale Freehold by Private Treaty with vacant possession upon completion.

OVERAGE
The sale will be subject to an overage agreement whereby 30% of any uplift in value arising from the grant of planning permission for residential or commercial development will be payable for a period of 25 years from completion.

PLANNING
Historic planning permissions for residential development were granted in 1990 for 22 dwellings, with a subsequent application for 24 dwellings submitted in 2004. The land is considered suitable for a range of alternative uses, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS
Sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned and capable of being transferred are included in the sale.

VIEWINGS
Interested parties may view the land, at their own risk, at any reasonable hour, with a copy of these Particulars in hand. The Health and Safety of those viewing is the responsibility of the individual undertaking the viewing. Cultivated or uncultivated land is, by its nature, likely to be uneven with possible trip hazards. Neither the Seller nor the Agent accept any responsibility for damage or injury to persons or property as a result of viewing the land and parties do so entirely at their own risk.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Please contact Jessica Allen at our Professional Office.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-26

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 389 land-only listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£40,000 / acre
Regional Average (1+ acres) £25,280 / 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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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

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

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

  • Coates Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    183
    Type
    Community school
  • New Road Primary & Nursery School3.3 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    310
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alderman Jacobs School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    671
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Benwick Primary School4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    105
    Type
    Community school
  • Park Lane Primary & Nursery School4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    441
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Sir Harry Smith Community College3.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,084
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Neale-Wade Academy5.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,130
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Abbey College, Ramsey7.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,096
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Cromwell Community College8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    1,539
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stanground Academy8.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,654
    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

Lincolnshire Co-operative Coates Food Store, Coates, Cambridgeshire1.8 miles
Aldi Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Whittlesey3 miles
Co-op Whittlesey - Blunts Lane, Whittlesey4 miles

GP surgery

New Queen Street Surgery4.1 miles

Pharmacy

Boots4.1 miles

Hospital

Doddington Hospital5.2 miles

Green space

Play Space240 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

Whittlesea Rail Station3.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Burnthouse Road154 metres

Typical drive times

March11 min · 6.3 miles
Wisbech22 min · 13 miles
Chatteris19 min · 13 miles
Whittlesey12 min · 5.1 miles
Peterborough (city)28 min · 14 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

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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