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Guide Price£200,000

Howgate Barn & Land, Askrigg

Land size
2.5 acres
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Detached Barn With Planning Permission
  • Quiet Location With Lovely Far Reaching Views
  • 2.5 Acres Of Land
  • Modern, High Spec Plans
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • Off Street Parking
  • Popular All Creatures Great & Small Village
  • Local Occupancy Or Holiday Use

Description

Guide Price £200,000 - £225,000

Howgate Barn sits on the edge of Askrigg where there are views and lovely walks in all directions from the doorstep.

Askrigg is a picturesque village with its ancient market cross, notable church and cobbled central 'green'. It has a primary school, good general store, delicatessen, and gift shop, as well as 3 good pubs, a number of B&B's and an excellent community life. The village is also famous for its Herriot connections, being the village where the series All Creatures Great & Small was filmed.

Howgate Barn offers a unique opportunity to create your dream home with the benefit of full planning and a section 106 already in place meaning the property can be used for either local occupancy or holiday use only.

Internally this 17th century barn has high vaulted ceilings, a concrete floor, an open-plan layout and a mezzanine that overlooks the spacious main area.

The property also comes with two and a half acres of land along with a spacious yard which can be used as parking for a number of vehicles.

This property could make a spacious family home, a weekend retreat, or an investment project, this barn offers incredible potential don’t miss out on this rare opportunity.

PROPERTY DETAILS

The Barn

This 17th century barn has been well maintained and has had a rear extension added.

Services

Power, light and mains water.

AGENTS NOTES

Connected Person

One of the sellers is related to a staff member of J.R. Hopper & Co.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-16

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 117 Development Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (1+ acres).

This Property£80,000 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £297,150 / 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 Property
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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
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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 Gbps

Superfast

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

  • Askrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School814 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    39
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    47
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Gunnerside Methodist Primary School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Methodist
  • Hawes Primary School5.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    48
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Reeth Community Primary School7.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    63
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Wensleydale School10 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Community school
  • Risedale School15 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    467
    Type
    Community school
  • Richmond School & Sixth Form College16 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,315
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kirkby Stephen Grammar School16 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    377
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy16 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    611
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic/Church of England

* 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

Spar - Hawes, Hawes5 miles
Co-op Leyburn, Leyburn10 miles
SPAR Middleham, Middleham11 miles

GP surgery

Central Dales Practice5 miles

Pharmacy

Central Dales Pharmacy5 miles

Hospital

Friary Hospital15 miles

Green space

Play Space462 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

Garsdale Rail Station10 miles

Nearest bus stop

Market Cross353 metres

Typical drive times

Leyburn16 min · 12 miles
Richmond28 min · 18 miles
Middleham19 min · 13 miles
Ripon (city)46 min · 31 miles
Kirkby Stephen27 min · 19 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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