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Guide Price£200,000

Daventry

Land size
14.43 acres

Description

An exciting opportunity to acquire a block of permanent pasture situated between the villages of Byfield and Woodford Halse.

Extending to 14.43 acres (5.84 ha)

Situation - The property is situated between the Northamptonshire villages of Byfield and West Farndon, with access to the property via a track situated off the public highway know as Church Street. Byfield is situated approximately 1.3 miles north and Woodford Halse 1 mile northeast, offering a variety of local amenities.

The nearby market towns of Daventry and Banbury are situated 10 miles respectively, providing an extensive range of local and amenity services, as well as providing vast education and employment opportunities. Banbury also provides access to mainline railway services providing access to the London Marylebone and Birmingham New Street.

The land benefits from excellent road links with the A361, A45 and A5 providing access to the nearby motorway network of the M40 and

Description - The property comprises a conveniently positioned block of pasture land, which extends to approxiamtely 14.43 acres (5.84 hectares) in total. The property can be accessed from the public highway known as Church Street, with a private access track off the highway giving access to the property.

The property is split into two main enclosures, with the first parcel having been used for grazing, and the second parcel having previously been used as a mountain bike and BMX track, with the vendor having recently undertaken removal of the bike track and the area levelled and harrowed, with the field due to be reseeded once the weather conditions become favourable.

The land benefits from well-defined mature hedgerow and tree boundaries throughout, and post and stock wire fencing along the western boundary in Field 2.

According to Natural England, the land is classified as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification Maps, being freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soil with high fertility. The land would be suited to equestrian or alternative use subject to obtaining the necessary planning consent.

The land is shown edged red on the site plan.

Development Overage - The vendor will impose a development overage on any non-agricultural or non-private equestrian development over the entirety of the property for a period of 30 years at 30% which will be triggered on the earlier of either implementation of planning permission or disposal where the land that is disposed of includes the whole or any part (s) of the property with the benefit of that planning permission.

Services - The vendor believes that the land is connected to mains water, with the land benefitting from a supply throughout the adjoining landowner’s property, subject to the purchaser paying for the cost of water used on the property together with all easements, rights and privileges over the adjoining and neighbouring land necessary and property for inspecting, cleaning, repairing, maintaining, renewing and re-instating the same.

Purchasers should note that it is their specific responsibility to make their own enquiries to the appropriate authorities as to the location, adequacy and availability of mains water, electricity, gas and drainage services. The cost of providing such services to the site will be at the purchaser’s own expense.

Method Of Sale - The property will be offered for sale by private treaty as a whole and interested parties should submit their offers to the Agents Towcester Office,

Easements, Wayleaves And Rights Of Way - The property can be accessed via a grass track situated off the public highway known as Church Street, with a gateway set back from the road, which then leads up to the land parcels.

The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all other easements, wayleaves and rights of way that may exist at the time of the sale whether disclosed or not.

Anti Money Laundering Regulations - Under the money laundering directive (S12017/692) we are required under due diligence as set up under HMRC to take full identification (e.g. photo ID and recent utility bill as proof of address). When a potential purchaser submits an offer for a property, please be aware of this and have the information available.

Tenure & Possession - The land will be sold freehold with vacant possession given on completion

Fixtures And Fittings - Only those items specifically mentioned in the sales particulars are included within the sale or the items are specifically excluded.

There are several items located on the property which will be retained by the vendor and will be removed prior to exchange, notably a shipping container. Any further items will be discussed upon enquiry.

Plan, Area And Description - The property is currently registered under title number NN298414 and NN315986.

The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or the agents in respect of any error, omissions or misdescriptions. The plan is for identification purposes only.

Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment through the agent’s Towcester office on or email: tayla.

What3words - ///reporters.chilled.versions

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-25

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 115 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Midlands (10+ acres).

This Property£13,860 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £9,978 / 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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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 · available to 93% 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.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Byfield School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    108
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Chipping Warden Primary Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Boddington Church of England Primary Academy2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    52
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Chenderit School6.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,104
    Type
    Academy converter
  • DSLV E-ACT Academy7.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 18
    Pupils
    997
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Parker E-ACT Academy7.5 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,132
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • North Oxfordshire Academy8.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,004
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Futures Institute Banbury9.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    14 to 18
    Pupils
    116
    Type
    Studio schools

* 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 Woodford Halse, Hinton, Northamptonshire0.9 miles
Co-op Byfield, Byfield0.9 miles
Spar - Byfield Fiveways, Byfield1 mile

GP surgery

Byfield Medical Centre0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Popson Chemist1 mile

Hospital

Danetre Hospital6.8 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces767 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

Banbury Rail Station8.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Demand Responsive Area0.8 miles

Typical drive times

Banbury21 min · 11 miles
Southam19 min · 10 miles
Daventry17 min · 9.3 miles
Towcester32 min · 13 miles
Coventry (city)43 min · 23 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

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

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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