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Guide Price£130,000

Building plot, Blackwood Estate, Lesmahagow, ML110JG

Key Features

  • ***Supersized FREEHOLD building plot with planning permission granted. Incredible opportunity to create a wonderful family home within a stunning, prestigious location***
  • ***The site is the former tennis court of Blackwood House which was demolished around 1935*** The estate is now home to a small hamlet of prestigious high end properties***
  • ***Planning permission was granted on 22 August 2022. Full planning details can be found on South Lanarkshire Council planning portal. Ref: P/22/0511***
  • ***Located within a truly spectacular area there is a rare opportunity to create a bespoke family home in this semi rural estate with an abundance of wildlife and open views***
  • ***Blackwood estate is a hamlet with a variety of exclusive self built detached properties which command a premium market value. An amazing location to create a stunning modern home***

Description

** SALE BY AUCTION - 24 September 2026 - Timed Online Auction **

***Supersized FREEHOLD building plot with planning permission granted. Incredible opportunity to create a wonderful family home within a stunning, prestigious location*** ***The site is the former tennis court of Blackwood House which was demolished around 1935*** The estate is now home to a small hamlet of prestigious high end properties*** ***Planning permission was granted on 22 August 2022. Full planning details can be found on South Lanarkshire Council planning portal. Ref: P/22/0511*** ***Located within a truly spectacular area there is a rare opportunity to create a bespoke family home in this semi rural estate with an abundance of wildlife and open views*** ***Blackwood estate is a hamlet with a variety of exclusive self built detached properties which command a premium market value. An amazing location to create a stunning modern home*** Blackwood estate itself has a long and fascinating history dates back to the arrival of the De Vere family from France in 1066, an allegiance between the De Vere family and King William 1 of Scotland resulted in the estate being handed to the De Vere family. This became known as the Blackwood Estate, the largest in Lanarkshire. The estate remained within the family transferring to the Hope Veres in 1733. The original Blackwood House was demolished in 1935. The available plot was part of the original tennis courts for the main house. Whoever chooses to build their home on this site will become part of the history of an estate with a long and esteemed history including Scottish Royal family.

Blackwood estate is located between junctions 8 and 9 on the M74 Motorway. This can be reached by car within a few minutes allowing access to the motorway network. Lesmahagow is located around 4 miles, Lanark 8 miles and Glasgow around 28 miles. This location has become a popular destination for commuters to Glasgow. The surrounding towns offer a wide range of shopping, social and recreation opportunities. The surrounding areas are abundant in wildlife with regular visitors including owls, birds of prey, badgers, deer, herons ,kingfishers, and bats.

Auction Details
24 September 2026, 10am-3pm
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Date Posted
2026-07-02

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 86% of premises

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

  • Bent Primary School0.7 miles
    Pupils
    79
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • St John's Primary School (Blackwood)1 mile
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • Blackwood Primary School1.1 miles
    Pupils
    253
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Newfield Primary School2.3 miles
    Pupils
    220
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Stonehouse Primary School2.5 miles
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Lesmahagow High School2.8 miles
    Pupils
    634
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Larkhall Academy4.8 miles
    Pupils
    1,234
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Strathaven Academy4.8 miles
    Pupils
    1,007
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Clyde Valley High School6.5 miles
    Pupils
    851
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Carluke High School6.8 miles
    Pupils
    1,118
    Type
    Non-denominational

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: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Blackwood - Carlisle Road, Blackwood, Lanarkshire, ML111 mile
Spar - Penny Petroleum Ltd Kirkmuirhill, Blackwood, Lanarkshire, ML111.3 miles
Tesco Lesmahagow Superstore, Lesmahagow2.4 miles

GP surgery

Blackwood Medical Practice1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Kirkmuir Pharmacy1.1 miles

Walking trail

Blackwood House link43 metres

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

Larkhall Rail Station5.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Priory Crescent1 mile

Typical drive times

Carluke15 min · 9.2 miles
Hamilton14 min · 11 miles
Larkhall9 min · 5.8 miles
Motherwell15 min · 12 miles
Glasgow (city)28 min · 23 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 SEPA 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

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower 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)

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