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Guide Price£40,000

Land Near Sycamore House, Sycamore House, Danby Head, Danby, North Yorkshire

Land size
11.02 acres

Key Features

  • What 3 Words: scope.noticing.uttering
  • The land is to be sold by informal tender as a whole, with all offers closing at 12 noon on Friday 16th October 2026
  • Viewing may be made at any reasonable time carrying a copy of these sales particulars.
  • The land is to be sold freehold with vacant possession granted after 31st December 2026
  • Water is supplied by the various springs and open gutters.
  • 11 acres of rough grazing land within a ring fence in Danby Dale.

Description

Location
The land is situated on the west side of Danby Dale, lying immediately to the north of Sycamore House. This is in the heart of the National Park, just below Castleton Rigg, about 2 miles south of the village of Castleton

Description
An opportunity to purchase a block of 11 acres of rough grazing land within a ring fence in Danby Dale.

Schedule of Area

Sheet No. NZ6805

Field No. Description Hectares Acres
7687 Permanent Pasture 1.46 3.61
8499 Permanent Pasture 1.55 3.83
8789 Permanent Pasture 0.99 2.45
8784 Permanent Pasture 0.46 1.14
4.46 11.02

Water
Water is supplied by the various springs and open gutters.

Subsidy Status and Agri-Environment Schemes
None of this land is currently entered into any Agri- environment schemes.

Recent Farming Policy
All of the land has been utilized for sheep grazing for many years, with the potential of mowing if desired.

Sporting Rights
Sporting rights are in hand and will pass on completion as far as they are owned.

Mineral Rights
Mineral rights are included in the sale and will pass on completion as far as they are owned.

Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of way
The land is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of way whether mentioned in these particulars or otherwise. The land is bisected by various public footpaths.

Boundary Fences, Walls & Hedges
The vendors will only sell such interest that they have in the boundary walls, fences and hedges as shown on their title deeds.

Tenure and Completion
The land is to be sold freehold with vacant possession granted after 31st December 2026.

Viewing
Viewing may be made at any reasonable time carrying a copy of these sales particulars.

Directions
See also location and boundary plans.

Travelling on the A171 from Whitby to Guisborough, turn left signposted Danby. From the pub in the centre of the village, pass the railway station and cross the river following the road past the fire station. Turn left when you reach the school and head down the dale, turning right as the church comes into view, then turn first left and the track to Sycamore House lies on your right. This land faces onto the track to Sycamore House on the right as marked by the Richardson and Smith ‘For Sale’ board.

Land near Sycamore House, Danby Dale. YO21 2NN

What 3 Words: scope.noticing.uttering

Method of Sale
The land is to be sold by informal tender as a whole, with all offers closing at 12 noon on Friday 16th October 2026. Offers should be submitted on the enclosed tender form and returned to the agents’ offices at 8 Victoria Square, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1EA in an envelope clearly marked ‘Land at Sycamore House or emailed by the same date to

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Richardson and Smith have prepared these particulars in good faith to give a fair overall view of the property based on their inspection and information provided by the vendors. Nothing in these particulars should be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good structural condition or that any services or equipment are in good working order as these have not been tested. Purchasers are advised to seek their own survey and legal advice.

Photos used on this set of particulars were taken November 2024

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Date Posted
2026-09-05

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 93 Farmland & Pasture listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (10+ acres).

This Property£3,630 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £8,811 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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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

10 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Limited NoneThree Limited LimitedVodafone Limited Limited

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

  • Castleton Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    46
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School1.5 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    44
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lealholm Primary School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Glaisdale Primary School5.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    28
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lingdale Primary School6.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Laurence Jackson School8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,247
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Freebrough Academy8.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    814
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Huntcliff School9.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    544
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stokesley School9.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,079
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form11 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,321
    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

Co-op Castleton, Castleton, North Yorkshire1.4 miles
Budgens Hunters Hill Guisborough, Guisborough7.4 miles
Iceland Guisborough, Guisborough7.7 miles

GP surgery

Esk Valley Medical Practice2.2 miles

Pharmacy

Lingdale Pharmacy6.6 miles

Hospital

Guisborough General Hospital8 miles

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

Castleton Moor Rail Station1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Tea Rooms1.4 miles

Typical drive times

Loftus25 min · 9.7 miles
Brotton26 min · 12 miles
Skelton23 min · 11 miles
Guisborough24 min · 11 miles
Ripon (city)1 hr 4 min · 44 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 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low 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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