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3.32 Acres Grassland - South Somercotes, Louth

Land size
3.32 acres

Key Features

  • Grass Paddock
  • Edge of South Somercotes
  • Direct Highway Access
  • Potential for Amenity and Equestrian use (stp)
  • For Sale by Informal Tender
  • Deadline: Friday 21st August 26 at 12 noon

Description

PGM&CO are pleased to offer this unique opportunity to purchase 3.32 acres of grassland on the edge of the village of South Somercotes. The land is offered for sale by Informal Tender. Deadline: 12 noon, Friday 21st August 2026.

Location - South Somercotes is a popular village on the Lincolnshire Coast. The village is located centrally between Mablethorpe being 11 miles to the south and Cleethorpes 15 miles to the north. In close proximity is North Somercotes offering a range of coastal amenities and attractions, including public houses and various eateries, as well as convenience stores and a post office. There is also a local primary school and local secondary school, the property is in the catchment area for Louth grammar school.

Description - The land is laid to permanent pasture, and has most recent been cut for hay. It benefits from direct highway access and generous frontage on to Billingsgate. The boundaries are predominantly formed of drains/ditches.

The Agricultural Land Classification Map for the East Midlands Region classify the land at Grade 3. Landis Soilscapes describe the soils as loamy and clayey, with heavier areas being most suited to grass.

With easy access and quiet rural location on the edge of the village, the land offers agricultural use, in addition to great potential for a range of amenity uses and is well suited to equestrian possibilities (stp).

Services - There are no mains services connected to the land. They are believed to be in the vicinity, prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries in this regard.

Overage - The Land will be subject to an overage clause for a period of 25 years from the date of completion. The overage will be 30% in any uplift in value from its existing use.

Outgoings - General Drainage Rate Charges are payable to Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board,

Rights Of Way, Easements & Wayleaves - The land is offered for sale subject to all existing rights and with the benefit of existing rights of way whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, and electricity supplies and other rights, easements and wayleaves whether referred to or not in these particulars.

Designations - The land lies in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Plans & Areas - These have been prepared as carefully as possible. They are for identification purposes only and although are believed to be correct their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Boundaries - The Buyer(s) shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither the Seller(s) nor the Selling Agent will be responsible for deriving the boundaries or their ownership.

Lr Title - The Land is registered with HM Land Registry under Title Number: LL223578.

Rural Payments/Subsidy Schemes - There are no Entitlements included in the sale. Any delinked payments will be retained by the Seller. The land has not been entered into any Environmental Stewardship or ELM Schemes, offering the purchaser the flexibility of formulating their own scheme.

Tenure And Possession - The property is Freehold. Vacant possession will be granted on completion.

Method Of Sale - The property is offered for sale by Informal Tender as a whole. Offers should be sent in writing, on the attached Tender Form, to PGM&CO., Corn Exchange Chambers, Queen Street, Market Rasen, Lincs LN8 3EH in a sealed envelope marked ‘South Somercotes’ or via email to - by no later than 12-noon on Friday 21st August 2026.

Buyer Identity Check - Purchasers will be required to provide the necessary identification for the purposes of the anti-money laundering regulations.

Viewing - The land can be viewed at any time during daylight hours but it is advised that interest is registered with the Selling Agent to enable full access.

Selling Agent - PGM&CO (Market Rasen)
Ref: Elton Moulds / Molly Williams
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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-21

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 59 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£10,542 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (1+ acres) £19,719 / 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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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

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

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

  • North Somercotes CofE Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    179
    Type
    Foundation school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Grainthorpe Junior School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    42
    Type
    Community school
  • North Cockerington Church of England Primary School3.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    79
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Grimoldby Primary School4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Marshchapel Infant School4.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    27
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Somercotes Academy1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    395
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Louth Academy6.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    891
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • King Edward VI Grammar School7.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    900
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Humberston Academy9.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    891
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Waltham Toll Bar Academy11 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,611
    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

Co-op North Somercotes - Conisholme Road, North Somercotes1.4 miles
Co-op Middlegate, Grimoldby4.4 miles
Spar - Kenwick Park Avenue, Louth6.3 miles

GP surgery

Marsh Medical Practice1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Boots6.9 miles

Hospital

Louth County Hospital7 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

Cleethorpes Rail Station12 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office389 metres

Typical drive times

Louth28 min · 8.7 miles
Grimsby34 min · 18 miles
Cleethorpes31 min · 17 miles
Mablethorpe20 min · 11 miles
Lincoln (city)1 hr 7 min · 42 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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