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Guide Price£50,000

Abbotskerswell, Newton Abbot

Land size
1.73 acres

Key Features

  • For Sale By Online Auction
  • 1.73 acres in the village of Abbotskerswell
  • Direct Road Access
  • Mains Water
  • Grassland Pasture

Description

1.73 acres (0.70ha) of agricultural land with good access on the outskirts of Abbotskerswell village.
**Online Auction ending Wednesday 7th October at 20:00 hrs**
The property consists of around 1.73 acres of level to gently sloping pasture, grazing and cutting ground. The land is free draining with mature hedgerow boundaries, and good road access onto Slade Lane adjoining Barnfield Terrace. The land is a useful size, ideal for an agricultural smallholding or just amenity land benefiting from a mains water supply.

Description

The property consists of around 1.73 acres of level to gently sloping pasture, grazing and cutting ground. The land is free draining with mature hedgerow boundaries, and good road access onto Slade Lane adjoining Barnfield Terrace.
The land is a useful size, ideal for an agricultural smallholding or just amenity land benefiting from a mains water supply.

Situation

The land is situated to the south east of the village of Abbotskerswell being only 1.8miles south of Newton Abbot and 1 mile west of Kingskerswell and the A380 and 3.5miles from Torquay.

Services

The property is connected to a metered mains water supply and there is electricity nearby and can be connected through the relevant suppliers.

Boundaries, Roads & Fencing

The Purchaser/Purchasers shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries, and neither the Vendor, nor their Agent will be responsible for defining the ownership of the boundary fencing and hedges. The boundaries mainly consist of mature hedgerows, and the post and rail fence belongs and maintained by the council.

Method of Sale

The property will be offered for sale by Online Traditional Auction (unless sold prior.) The auction end date is Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 8pm (20.00 hours). The vendor reserves the right to withdraw or alter the property for sale prior to the auction end date.

Proving of Identity

It is a requirement of all bidders to register via the online sales site and complete the ID checks. There is no charge for registration. Under Money Laundering Regulations 2017 it is a requirement for Estate Agents to perform due diligence checks on any person that intends to bid at auction.

Buyers Fee & Costs

The successful purchaser(s) will be liable to pay the buyers fees of £4800.00 inc VAT & the Buyer shall pay the costs of £853.61 being the contribution to the searches.

Deposit Payment

The Seller and Buyer agree that the winning Bidder will transfer the 10% deposit by 12pm the next working day of the end of this online auction to the Buyers solicitor.

Legal Pack

Copies of the legal pack and special conditions of sale are available online to be downloaded, via the tab on the online auction property listing page. It is the purchaser's responsibility to make all necessary enquiries prior to the auction. Prospective purchasers are strongly advised to inspect the legal documentation and to consult legal advice prior to bidding.

Solicitor Acting

Richard Wing of Windeatts Solicitors 65-67 Fore Street, Kingsbridge TQ7 1PG richard.

Completion Date

The completion date will be as dictated by the solicitor and included in the legal pack, shown as 20 working days after the auction.

Special Conditions of Sale

Particulars, remarks and stipulations contained herein shall be deemed to form part of the special conditions of sale/auction information pack and in case of any inconsistencies the provision of the latter shall prevail. Special conditions of sale/auction information pack is available online. It is assumed that the Purchaser will have made all necessary enquiries prior to the auction.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-28

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 249 Farmland & Pasture listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£28,902 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (1+ acres) £6,385 / acre
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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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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

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

  • Abbotskerswell Primary School464 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    102
    Type
    Community school
  • Decoy Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    443
    Type
    Community school
  • Canada Hill Community Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    344
    Type
    Community school
  • Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    353
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    189
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Newton Abbot College2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,108
    Type
    Academy converter
  • South Devon UTC2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    184
    Type
    University technical college
  • Coombeshead Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    870
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Torquay Boys' Grammar School3.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,087
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Torquay Girls' Grammar School3.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

* 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

Spar - Totnes Road, Ipplepen1.3 miles
Sainsburys Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot1.4 miles
Aldi Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot1.6 miles

GP surgery

Kingskerswell & Ipplepen Med Practice1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Well1.3 miles

Hospital

Newton Abbot Hospital2.4 miles

Green space

Play Space110 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

Newton Abbot Rail Station1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Wilton Close126 metres

Typical drive times

Totnes13 min · 7.4 miles
Torquay15 min · 6.6 miles
Newton Abbot7 min · 2.7 miles
Exeter (city)29 min · 19 miles
Kingsteignton10 min · 3.8 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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