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Guide Price£50,000

Somerton

Land size
5.15 acres

Key Features

  • Lot A - 5.15 acres (2.08 hectares)
  • Peaceful rural location
  • Easily accessible position
  • Excellent habitat diversity and amenity appeal
  • Tenders to be submitted by Thursday 24 September 2026 at 12 noon

Description

Two parcels of pasture land located in an easily accessible position adjacent to Barpool Lane, suitable for a range of livestock, equestrian, amenity and conservation uses, extending in total to approximately 6.54 acres (2.64 hectares). For sale by Informal Tender.

The Land - Lot A comprises a single parcel of level pasture land extending to approximately 5.15 acres (2.08 hectares). The land adjoins the River Cary and is largely enclosed by mature hedge and tree-lined boundaries, creating an attractive and peaceful rural setting. The varied natural features support a wide range of flora and fauna and provide good habitat diversity and amenity appeal. The land is suitable for a range of livestock, amenity and conservation uses.

Situation - Lot A is accessed via separate gateways directly from the public highway known as Barpool Lane.

The Town of Somerton is set 2 miles to the south and offers a range of local amenities including shops, a supermarket, cafés, public houses, a primary school, doctors’ surgery, pharmacy and recreational facilities.

Rights, Easements And Boundaries - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including rights of way whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves or masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas or other pipes whether referred to in the General Remarks and stipulations or particulars of sale or not. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries of the ownership thereof.

There are no public rights of way crossing the land.

Designations - The land is located in:
SSSI Impact Risk Zone
Nutrient Neutrality Catchment for the Somerset Levels and Moors
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone for Surface Water

Services - There are no mains services connected to the land.

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 - The land is currently subject to a grazing licence which will end on 31 October 2026. Freehold with vacant possession will be available on completion of the sale.

Solicitors - Adam Burrage – Clarke Willmott,
Blackbrook Gate, Blackbrook Park Avenue,
Taunton, TA1 2PG
/ adam.

Local Authority - Somerset Council

What3words - Lot A – ///tank.poetry.enthused

Flooding - The land is in a high-risk flood zone.

Viewings - In daylight hours with particulars in hand, having first contacted the selling agent.

Method Of Sale - The land is for sale by Informal Tender by separate lots. Tenders are to be submitted on the attached tender form and returned to our Yeovil office by Thursday 24 September 2026 at 12 noon.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-08-21

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 169 Farmland & Pasture listings in South West England (5+ acres).

This Property£9,709 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (5+ acres) £5,774 / acre
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Rights & Restrictions

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Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 83% of premises

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

  • King Ina Church of England Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    343
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Butleigh Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    89
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Brookside Community Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    544
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Long Sutton CofE Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Crispin School Academy4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    978
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Huish Episcopi Academy4.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,192
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Dunstan's School5.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    529
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stanchester Academy8.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    829
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Westfield Academy9.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,013
    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.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op INDF Somerton's, Somerton, Somerset1.3 miles
Morrisons Daily Street Ivythorn Road, Street3.4 miles
Morrisons Daily Street West End, Street3.6 miles

GP surgery

Buttercross Health Centre1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.3 miles

Hospital

Butleigh Hospital2.7 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 Station9.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Littleton House797 metres

Typical drive times

Street18 min · 7.1 miles
Langport14 min · 5.7 miles
Somerton6 min · 1.5 miles
Glastonbury23 min · 9.1 miles
Wells (city)34 min · 15 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 3Higher risk

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

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher 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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