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Land At New Mill, Wigton, Cumbria

Land size
38.13 acres

Description

38.13 acres (15.45 hectares) of excellent quality, agricultural land, highly suitable for grazing, mowing & arable purposes, For Sale By Public Auction at 1pm, Wednesday 19th August 2026 in Ring 1 Borderway Mart

LAND AT NEW MILL FARM, WIGTON
CA7 0BS
Wigton 4 Miles ~ Aspatria 5 Miles ~ Cockermouth 13 Miles ~ Carlisle 16 Miles

For Sale By Public Auction at 1pm, Wednesday 19th August 2026 in Ring 1 Borderway Mart

• 38.18 acres (15.45 hectares) of excellent quality mowing/grazing land
• Mains water supply
• Wooden post and wire and mature hedgerow boundaries
• Direct roadside access
• Available as a whole

Guide Prices:
Whole: £530,000 (Five Hundred and Thirty Thousand Pounds)

Land at New Mill Farm, Wigton, CA7 0BS

The land New Mill Farm comprises 38.13 acres (15.45 hectares) of excellent quality, agricultural land, highly suitable for grazing and mowing purposes. The four parcels are easily accessible directly from the public highway and benefit from a mains water supply as well as stockproof boundaries.

Highlighted in red on the enclosed sale plan, the productive land is classified as Grade 3 under the Provisional Agricultural Land Classification.

Offering an opportunity to own a useful block of land the land at New Mill Farm is offered for sale by Public Auction on 19th August 2026 in Ring 1, Borderway Mart, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS.

LOCATION
The land is conveniently located between Waverton and Aspatria and benefits from being easily accessible from the A595 and A596.

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SERVICES
The land is serviced by a mains water supply. The buyer will be required to install a separately metered supply within three months of completion of their purchase.
The boundaries comprise wooden post and wire and mature hedgerow boundaries and the land benefits from direct access from the public highway.

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE
The land is not situated within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The land being sold is to be sold subject to an existing SFI agreement. The successful purchaser will be required to adhere to the rules and regulations of the
agreement until expiry on the 31st December 2026. All payments will be retained by the seller. More details are available upon request.

SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS
The sporting and mineral rights are included insofar as they are owned.

BURDENS
The property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, rights of light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights, obligations and easements, quasi easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether or not constituted in the title deeds or referred to in these particulars.
The seller will impose a restrictive covenant on the property which confirms it may only be used for agriculture. Buyers should refer to the transfer deed within the legal pack.

VIEWINGS
Viewings are permitted during daylight hours with a copy of these particulars.

TENURE
The land is offered for sale Freehold with Vacant Possession on Completion.

METHOD OF SALE
The property is to be offered for sale by Public Auction at 1pm, Wednesday 19th August 2026 in Ring 1, Borderway Mart, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS.
A copy of the legal pack is available from the selling agents and our client’s solicitor.
The Seller reserves the right to sell prior to the auction date. The seller also reserves the right to amalgamate, withdraw, or exclude any of the property shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars or order of sale.

DEPOSIT AND COMPLETION
The property is to be offered for sale by Public Auction.
The Buyer will be required to pay a deposit amounting to 10% of the purchase price on the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, at which point exchange of contracts will take place. (The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Buyer being unable to complete a sale for any reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents).
Completion will take place on 1st October 2026.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-07-21

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 60 Farmland & Pasture listings in North West England (25+ acres).

This Property£13,900 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (25+ acres) £7,430 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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

Property Features

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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 Gbps

Under 10 Mbps here

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

  • Boltons CofE School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Blennerhasset School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    60
    Type
    Community school
  • Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    43
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wigton Nursery and Infant School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    165
    Type
    Community school
  • Thomlinson Junior School3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    227
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • The Nelson Thomlinson School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,095
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Beacon Hill Community School4.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    135
    Type
    Community school
  • Solway Community School7.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    150
    Type
    Community school
  • Cockermouth School10 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,254
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Caldew School11 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

Spar - South End Road, Wigton3.7 miles
Spar - King Street, Wigton3.9 miles
Co-op Wigton - Station Road, Wigton3.9 miles

GP surgery

Wigton Group Medical Practice3.8 miles

Pharmacy

Well3.8 miles

Hospital

Wigton Hospital3.6 miles

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

Wigton Rail Station3.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Leegate House crossroads438 metres

Typical drive times

Wigton7 min · 4 miles
Silloth17 min · 10 miles
Aspatria8 min · 4.9 miles
Cockermouth18 min · 13 miles
Carlisle (city)26 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.

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

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low 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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