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Guide Price£150,000

Forest Hill, Hartford, CW8

Land size
1.8 acres

Key Features

  • Approx 1.8 Acres
  • Gated Access
  • Being sold with Planning Overage - call the agent for details

Description

Benefiting from gated access and an attractive rural setting, the property offers considerable appeal to purchasers seeking additional land for agricultural, equestrian, amenity or recreational purposes, as well as those looking for a longer-term investment.
The land provides a substantial and versatile parcel, offering an appealing opportunity for those looking for agricultural, grazing, equestrian, amenity or recreational use, subject to any necessary consents.

No services are understood to be connected to the land.
The land is sold with a development overage. Call the agents for full details.

Its location and size make it particularly appealing to purchasers looking for additional land, a smallholding opportunity, equestrian use or a private rural asset within easy reach of Northwich and the surrounding Cheshire countryside.
Hartford is well regarded for its attractive residential surroundings, open countryside and excellent connectivity. The village provides a range of local amenities, while the nearby town of Northwich offers a comprehensive selection of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, leisure facilities and services.
Purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries with South Holland District Council, as the local planning authority, before making any assumptions regarding future development potential.

These details are prepared as a general guide only, and should not be relied upon as a basis to enter into a legal contract, or commit expenditure. An interested party should consult their own surveyor, solicitor or other professionals before committing themselves to any expenditure or other legal commitments.

All dimensions/measurements are approximate.

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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 70 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£83,333 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (1+ acres) £18,920 / 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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Listed Property
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

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

  • Sandiway Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    202
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hartford Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    396
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    151
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Weaverham Primary Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    113
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Whitegate CofE Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    141
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Hartford Church of England High School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,102
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Weaverham High School1.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,154
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Nicholas Catholic High School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,201
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The County High School, Leftwich2.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,046
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Winsford Academy3.3 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    945
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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 Hartford - Chester Road, Hartford1.1 miles
Spar - Sandiway, Cuddington, Cheshire1.3 miles
Sainsburys Hartford Chester Road Local, Hartford1.6 miles

GP surgery

The Weaverham Surgery1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Hartford Pharmacy1.1 miles

Hospital

Victoria Infirmary (Northwich)2.6 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden773 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

Hartford Rail Station0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Littledales Lane55 metres

Typical drive times

Winsford10 min · 5.4 miles
Knutsford14 min · 11 miles
Northwich8 min · 4.6 miles
Middlewich12 min · 7.9 miles
Chester (city)27 min · 16 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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