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Guide Price£280,000

Land at Rookery Park, Scotby

Land size
16.08 acres

Key Features

  • Plot extending to 16.08 acres (6.51ha) of permanent pasture land located in the heart of the village of Scotby.
  • Significant potential for a full range of uses, subject to obtaining relevant planning consent.
  • Benefiting from mains water
  • Direct roadside access

Description

The land extends to approximately 16.08 aces and comprises a single enclosed field parcel of productive Grade 3 agricultural land, well suited for mowing or grazing. The land benefits from direct roadside access, a mains water supply and secure stock proof boundaries.

Situated in the heart of the village of Scotby, the land offers significant potential for a variety of uses subject to obtaining relevant consent.

The land benefits from roadside access directly off Scotby Road from Scotby to Wetheral.

The land is situated in the village of Scotby in north Cumbria. The city of Carlisle is located only 2.53 miles west of the property where a range of services and amenities are available. The M6 motorway is in close proximity providing an excellent access route to the land.

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Guide Price: £280,000

LAND FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION- TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2026, 7PM AT SCOTBY VILLAGE HALL

Services:
The land benefits from a mains water supply.

Access:
Access to the property is gained directly from Scotby Road.

Tenure:
We understand that the title of the property is freehold.

Environmental Schemes:
The property is not currently entered into any environmental or stewardship schemes.

Sporting and Mineral Rights:
It is understood the sporting and mineral rights are included insofar as they are owned.

Viewing:
Prospective purchasers of the land may view on foot only at any reasonable daylight hours whilst in possession of a copy of the sales particulars. All prospective purchasers view the land at their own risk.

Method of Sale:
The property will be offered for sale by Public Auction as a whole, subject to reaching an undisclosed reserve price on Tuesday 1st September 2026, 7pm at Scotby Village Hall. The vendors reserve the right to alter, divide or withdraw any part or to generally amend the order of the sale. Any changes will be made clear at the auction.

Exchange of Contracts, Vacant Possession and Completion:
On the fall of the auctioneers hammer the contact of sale is to be signed. The purchasers solicitor will be required to pay a 10% deposit of the purchasers price on behalf of the purchaser to the sellers solicitors by 5pm on Friday 4th September.
Copies of the sale contract will be available for inspection by prior appointment only, at the offices of the Sole Agents during the week prior to the Public Auction.
Completion is to take place six weeks after the date of auction with vacant possession given upon completion

Money Laundering Obligations:
As a requirement of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, relating to property transactions, the Selling Agents are obliged to carry out Customer Due Diligence checks on all prospective purchasers prior to any transaction being completed. Therefore, ALL prospective purchasers MUST register with the Sole Selling Agents prior to the Auction. Please contact the Selling Agents for the information required to register. We reserve the right to undertake further checks in line with our Anti-Money laundering Policy. Further information is available on request.

FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, NO-ONE WILL BE ABLE TO BID FOR THE LAND AT AUCTION UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED WITH THE SOLE SELLING AGENTS AND HAVE PROVIDED THE NECESSARY ID DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE AUCTION

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-18

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 104 Farmland & Pasture listings in North West England (10+ acres).

This Property£17,413 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £8,255 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
Mains
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
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Scotby CofE Primary School653 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    215
    Type
    Foundation school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Pennine Way Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    558
    Type
    Community school
  • Inglewood Junior School1.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    229
    Type
    Community school
  • St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    188
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Inglewood Infant School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    267
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • St John Henry Newman Catholic School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    703
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Richard Rose Central Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,035
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Trinity School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,711
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Richard Rose Morton Academy4.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    905
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Caldew School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    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

Tesco Carlisle Superstore, Carlisle1.2 miles
Co-op Central Avenue, Carlisle1.3 miles
Lidl Carlisle - Warwick Road, Carlisle1.5 miles

GP surgery

Carlisle Healthcare1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco Instore Pharmacy1.3 miles

Hospital

Cumberland Infirmary3.5 miles

Green space

Playing Field350 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

Wetheral Rail Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office139 metres

Typical drive times

Penrith23 min · 18 miles
Brampton13 min · 7.9 miles
Longtown15 min · 11 miles
Carlisle (city)7 min · 3.2 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

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

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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