The Finch, Church Lane, Ripe, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8
- Land size
- 0.7 acres
Key Features
- FOR SALE BY CONNECT UK AUCTIONS
- Auction Date: Thursday 17th September 2026
- Circa 0.7 Acres / 2,835 Square Metres / 30,500 Square Feet
- Dimensions Circa 110 Metres x 25 Metres
- Vacant Possession
- Freehold
- Excellent Location
- Vehicle Access / Right of Way off Church Lane
- Future potential for various development, subject to all necessary consents
- Purchasers considering further development potential are deemed to rely on their own enquiries
Description
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The Finch, Church Lane. Circa 0.7 Acres, Freehold Land in an Excellent Location. Future potential for various development, subject to all necessary consents. Prospective purchasers must rely solely on their own enquiries.
ACCOMMODATION:
Circa 0.7 Acres / 2,835 Square Metres / 30,500 Square Feet
Dimensions Circa 110 Metres x 25 Metres
Vehicle Access / Right of Way off Church Lane
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LOCATION:
Ripe is a charming village nestled in the heart of East Sussex, England. Surrounded by rolling hills and open fields, it captures the essence of the Sussex countryside. Known for its picturesque scenery, Ripe attracts visitors seeking the tranquillity and beauty of rural England. The village is also rich in history, featuring several notable buildings such as a 12th-century church and a 16th-century manor house.
TENURE:
Freehold.
AUCTION DATE:
Connect Realtime® Bidding commences at 12pm with closing bids at 1pm, Thursday 17th September 2026.
The Lot is for sale via Traditional Auction. This is a timed auction, which requires both parties to complete the transaction within the completion date as per the auction legal pack. The buyer, is required to register, with Connect UK Land Auctions, in order to participate and will be required to go through, identification verification process. The auction Legal Pack, is available by request. You are required to complete your own due diligence prior to bidding. The Lot is subject to an undisclosed Reserve Price. The Reserve Price and Starting Bid being subject to change.
UNCONDITIONAL LOT:
Auction Fees apply, upon the fall of the gavel, as per the auction legal pack. The purchaser is legally bound to buy and the vendor is legally bound to sell the Property/Lot. The auction conditions require a full legal completion 28 or 42 days following the day of auction (unless otherwise stated in the legal pack). Delayed completion available, please request further details if required.
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Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-01
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
42 Mbps
Superfast · available to 83% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
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
- Laughton Community Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 69
- Type
- Community school
- Park Mead Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 90
- Type
- Community school
- Chiddingly Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Community school
- Firle Church of England Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 53
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- East Hoathly CofE Primary School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 73
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- King's Academy Ringmer3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 659
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hailsham Academy4.8 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,577
- Type
- Academy converter
- Priory School5.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,153
- Type
- Foundation school
- Willingdon Community School5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,117
- Type
- Community school
- Seaford Head School7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,461
- 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.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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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