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Sale by Tender

Barton Road, Butleigh, Somerset, BA6

Land size
0.8 acres

Key Features

  • For Sale by Informal Tender to be submitted by 12 noon 30/09/2026
  • Development opportunity
  • Outline planning consent for five houses
  • Situated within 4 miles of Glastonbury
  • Close to the popular school of Millfield
  • Site area approximately 0.4ha/0.8 acres
  • Freehold greenfield site

Description

Attractive edge of village residential development site at Oddway, Barton Road, Butleigh, Somerset for sale by Informal Tender.

Outline planning permission, with some matters reserved, was granted in April 2026 for residential development (use class C3) consisting of two detached houses and three dwellings within an L-shape configuration.

Planning application reference number 2020/1097/OTS.

The site area is currently a regularly shaped and level area of pasture. The purchaser will be obligated to fence the boundary and there will be a right of access retained to the land at the rear.

Location - Located in the sought-after village of Butleigh, which is close to the historic town of Glastonbury and the thriving centre of Street. Both are approximately 3.5 miles and offer a further range of facilities. Street has both indoor and outdoor swimming pools and Strode Theatre. The major centers of Bristol, Bath, Taunton and Yeovil are all within commuting distance.

Local Council - Somerset Council. Butleigh Parish Council

Section 106 - There is no S106.

VAT - The property is not elected for VAT

Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Bidding Process - For sale by Informal Tender with unconditional and conditional offers invited with a guide price of £500,000 - £600,000. Best offers must be received by 12.00 30th September 2026. See separate Tender Form.

Rights of Way and Easements - The site is sold subject to and with the benefit of rights including rights of way whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies, easements, covenants etc. whether referred to in these particulars of Sale or not. Purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries as to the presence of any Rights of Way and Easements.

Legal costs - Each party is to bear their own legal, surveyors or other costs incurred in any transaction.

Services - All parties must satisfy themselves regarding the location and capacity of any utilities.

Anti-Money Laundering - To comply with our legal responsibilities for Anti-Money Laundering it will be necessary for the successful bidder to provide the following information before the sale is exchanged:

1) Corporate structure & ownership details.

2) Identification & verification of ultimate beneficial owners.

3) Satisfactory proof of the source of funds for the Buyers/ funders/lessee.

Location & Transport - Butleigh is a charming village, offering a range of local amenities including a well-regarded nursery and primary school, Sourdown Farm, with its farm shop and Café, active church and various societies and clubs including cricket. The site is a short walk from the village amenities.

Convenient traveling to Glastonbury and Street. There are excellent state schools, including the primary school in the village, St Dunstans’s, Wells Blue School and Strode College. The independent sector includes Millfield, Wells Cathedral School, Downside, All Hallows and the Bruton Schools.

Easy access to A303 and A37 which provide access to the wider local road network. Castle Cary train station and Bristol Airport.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-08-17

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

Property Features

Accessibility
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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

40 Mbps

Superfast · available to 5% of premises

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

  • Butleigh Church of England Primary School663 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
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    Faith
    Church of England
  • Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    70
    Type
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    Faith
    Church of England
  • Keinton Mandeville Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    149
    Type
    Community school
  • Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    89
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Elmhurst Junior School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
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Secondary

  • Crispin School Academy3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    978
    Type
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  • St Dunstan's School4.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    529
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Huish Episcopi Academy7.1 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,192
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ansford Academy7.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    469
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Blue School8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,362
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

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

Budgens Lydford, Lydford-on-Fosse3.1 miles
Morrisons Daily Street Ivythorn Road, Street3.1 miles
Morrisons Daily Street 10 High Street, Street3.3 miles

GP surgery

Vine Surgery Partnership3.2 miles

Pharmacy

Boots3.2 miles

Hospital

Butleigh Hospital321 metres

Green space

Play Space300 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

Castle Cary Rail Station7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rose & Portcullis Inn303 metres

Typical drive times

Street10 min · 3.7 miles
Langport19 min · 9.6 miles
Somerton9 min · 5.1 miles
Glastonbury11 min · 4.3 miles
Wells (city)25 min · 12 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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