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Guide Price£220,000

Pitcombe, Bruton

Land size
26.53 acres

Key Features

  • For Sale by Public Auction 24 September 2026
  • Lot C – 26.53 acres
  • Access from Ridge Lane
  • Grade 3 agricultural land
  • Good road links close by
  • Desirable village location

Description

For sale by public auction; 26.53 acres (10.74 hectares) of pasture land in the village of Pitcombe

Location - The land at Pitcombe is one single lot set to the west of the village with direct access from Ridge Lane, which is a hardcore track.

The land is well connected, with easy access for all parcels to the A359 and the A371. The town of Bruton is set 3 miles east of Lamyatt, and 2 miles north of Pitcombe. The town of Shepton Mallet is set 8 miles northwest of Lamyatt and 10 miles northwest of Pitcombe.

Auction Details - For Sale in three lots by Public Auction and via Livestream on Thursday 24 September 2026 at 2.00pm at the Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3AA. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.

Lot C – 26.53 Acres - Lot C is set adjacent to and accessed directly from Ridge Lane in Pitcombe. The land comprises a single parcel of sloping pasture land extending to 26.53 acres (10.74 hectares) in total. The land is classified as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification Maps and the soil is recorded as partly shallow lime-rich soils over chalk or limestone and freely draining slightly acid loamy soils. The parcel is enclosed predominantly by mature hedge and tree lined boundaries, and there is a small timber shed housing the water pump adjacent to the northwestern boundary.

Services - We understand Lot C has a natural spring water and borehole supply that serves the neighbouring land. We are not aware of any other users of this supply. We are not aware of any other services connected to the land. Please see the legal pack for full details.

Rights Of Way - There are no public rights of way crossing the land.

Designations - All lots are located in the Nutrient Neutrality Catchment for Somerset Levels and Moors and a SSSI Impact Risk Zone.
Lot C is also located in the Castle Cary Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

Sporting, Timber And Mineral Rights - All sporting, timber and mineral rights are understood to be owned, and are included in the sale insofar as they are owned by the vendor.

Tenure And Possession - Freehold with vacant possession on completion on all lots.

Solicitors - Sarah Warren
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Local Authority - Somerset Council

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Date Posted
2026-08-21

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 66 Farmland & Pasture listings in South West England (25+ acres).

This Property£8,292 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (25+ acres) £4,581 / acre
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Rights & Restrictions

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Connectivity

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Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

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Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Castle Cary Community Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    177
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bruton Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    262
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Ditcheat Primary School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    89
    Type
    Community school
  • North Cadbury Church of England Primary School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Evercreech Church of England Primary School4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    198
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Sexey's School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    633
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ansford Academy1.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    469
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King Arthur's School3.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Whitstone7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    545
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Gryphon School9.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,569
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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.

Amenities

Supermarket

Budgens Bruton, Bruton1.4 miles
Morrisons Daily Castle Cary Fore Street, Castle Cary1.5 miles
Co-op Castle Cary - The Triangle, Castle Cary1.6 miles

GP surgery

Millbrook Surgery, Castle Cary1.6 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.5 miles

Hospital

Wincanton Community Hospital3.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field0.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Castle Cary Rail Station1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bruton School0.7 miles

Typical drive times

Bruton8 min · 2 miles
Wincanton17 min · 6.5 miles
Castle Cary10 min · 1.7 miles
Wells (city)36 min · 15 miles
Shepton Mallet24 min · 9.9 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.

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 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, including exact zones and annual chances, any recorded past flooding, plus planning, heritage, nature and ground checks, is in the .

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