- Land size
- 5.76 acres
Key Features
- For Sale by Informal Tender
- Former Car Boot Sale & Circus Site. Agricultural Amenity Land
- No Uplift / Overage Clause
- Established Highways Access
Description
Bullets Points 1
For Sale by Informal Tender
Bullets Points 2
Former Car Boot Sale & Circus Site. Agricultural Amenity Land
Bullets Points 3
No Uplift / Overage Clause
Bullets Points 4
Established Highways Access
Location
The land lies south of Worcester and adjacent to the A38 and A4440 dual carriageway. Transport links to the land are good with Junction 7 of the M5 Motorway in close proximity. The River Severn is nearby to the west.
Description
Bruton Knowles are instructed to market For Sale a rarely available parcel of land extending to 5.76 acres, situated to the south of the main road. The subject parcel has been used historically as the 'Ketch Car Boot Sale' site, for visiting circus events and for amenity purposes. The land is surplus to the vendor's requirements, and their preference is to sell the parcel unconditionally.
The land comprises a single parcel of agricultural pasture and extends to an area of 5.76 acres (2.33 ha). The land is relatively level and bound to the north and south by mature hedgerows. The land is situated in an edge of settlement location, to the north of the Worcester South Urban Extension of 2204 dwellings and associated commercial development. Numerous schemes have progressed nearby and are under delivery. We are advised that the land is subject to a public right of way to the eastern boundary and the land benefits from an established highways access via the splay to the west of the site.
Services
We are not aware of any services benefitting the site. Prospective purchasers are to make their own enquiries.
Planning
The site is situated within the planning jurisdiction of Worcester City Council. As set out in the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) the land is identified on the allocations plan as a 'Local Green Network'.
The site is subject to a Refused planning application for: Change of use of land to provide 10 permanent Travellers Pitches including the stationing of caravans for residential purposes with ancillary dayroom for each pitch plus associated access, parking, landscaping, engineering and infrastructure works' under 22/00751/FUL with a subsequent appeal having been dismissed in 2023
VAT
The property is not elected for VAT.
Terms
The property is For Sale by way of Informal Tender (sealed bids) with Unconditional offers are sought. Offers should be submitted by Noon on Wednesday 9th September 2026 to the sole selling agents, in the prescribed tender format
Each party is responsible for its own legal and professional fees. A legal undertaking may be sought from a purchaser for abortive costs. A sale contract is being prepared and will be issued to a buyer on agreement of Heads of Terms. Exchange and completion will be required within 4 weeks of contracts being released.
Viewing
The land can be viewed from the gateway. Interested parties should not enter the site without prior notice to the agents. Arrangements can be made for the gate to be unlocked to permit access at an agreed time if required.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 4 Amenity Land listings in West Midlands (1+ acres).
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
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Cherry Orchard Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 565
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Whittington CofE Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Red Hill CofE Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 394
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Nunnery Wood Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 390
- Type
- Academy converter
- Kempsey Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 386
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,036
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Nunnery Wood High School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,488
- Type
- Academy converter
- Christopher Whitehead Language College1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,580
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Perowne CofE College2.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,155
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Tudor Grange Academy Worcester3.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,059
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
Surface water
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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Bruton Knowles, Gloucester
Olympus House, Olympus Park, Gloucester, GL2 4NF
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