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Guide Price£20,000

Land to the north of Underriver House Road, Underriver, Kent

Land size
1.33 acres
Use Class
Use Class: Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Freehold amenity and grazing land for sale in Underriver, near Sevenoaks, Kent — 0.30 acres (5,392.63 sq m STMS).
  • Guide price of £20,000, offered by auction with a legal pack available ahead of the sale.
  • Central field location among four adjoining parcels, valued locally for its role in the landscape.
  • No current direct access to the plot due to its central position — buyers should review the legal pack carefully.
  • Flexible potential for grazing, amenity or agricultural use, subject to planning and access.
  • Borough Green & Wrotham railway station under a mile away, with direct trains to London and the Kent coast.
  • Excellent road links: M26 two miles away, with the M20 and M25 both within easy reach.
  • Close to well-regarded schools, including Borough Green Primary, Wrotham School and 'Outstanding'-rated Lady Boswell's Primary.
  • Surrounded by green space: Oldbury Hill, Ightham Mote, Knole Park and Lullingstone Country Park all nearby.
  • Auction on 23rd September 2026 at Claridge's, Mayfair, London, 1pm — live and online bidding via iRostrum.

Description

LOT 82 – FOR SALE BY AUCTION
Four parcels of land at Underriver, near Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RY
Guide Price £20,000* for all four parcels
Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1.00pm – Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR

THE LAND
Four freehold parcels of about 1,348 sq m (0.33 acre) each, totalling about 5,392.63 sq m (1.33 acres), subject to measured survey. They are offered together as a single lot and will not be sold separately. The land is rough grassland on the edge of Underriver, among grazing fields, hedgerows and woodland. It has no planning permission and is understood to be in the Metropolitan Green Belt. It may suit a buyer looking for a grazing or amenity holding, or an adjoining owner.

IMPORTANT – NO DIRECT ACCESS
The land sits in the middle of the surrounding fields and has no direct access to a public road. No right of way is warranted. Buyers must read the legal pack to establish what rights of access, if any, exist before bidding.

LOCATION
Underriver is a small village below the Greensand Ridge, about three miles south-east of Sevenoaks. Sevenoaks town centre and station, and Hildenborough station, are a short drive away, with the A21, M25 and M26 within easy reach. Knole Park, Ightham Mote and the Greensand Way are close by.

TENURE
Freehold.

VIEWING
Please contact the auctioneers. Do not enter private land.

AUCTION TERMS

10% deposit on exchange; contracts are unconditional and binding
Buyer's premium 2%, minimum £2,000 + VAT
Contract documents charge £850 + VAT
At a hammer price at guide, fees total £3,420 including VAT, giving £23,420 overall before SDLT, Land Registry fees and legal costs
Completion as stated in the Special Conditions of Sale
Register in advance; ID and AML checks apply

CONTACT
Edward Swindells, Auctioneer – –
Bridgett D Dickens, Senior Negotiator –
Office – –

*A guide price is not a valuation. With a single-figure guide, the reserve will be within 10% of that figure. The guide and reserve may change up to auction day. Please read the legal pack and Special Conditions before bidding.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-05

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 5 Cheap Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£15,038 / acre
Cheap Land Average (1+ acres) £13,467 / 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 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 89% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good LimitedThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Shipbourne School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    55
    Type
    Community school
  • Hildenborough Church of England Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    200
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Lawrence Church of England Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    87
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    367
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Stocks Green Primary School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    217
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Leigh Academy Hugh Christie2.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    688
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Trinity School3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,153
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Christian
  • Leigh Academy Tonbridge3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    807
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Judd School3.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,541
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Gender
    Boys
  • Knole Academy3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,410
    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

Spar - Harvest - Hildenborough, Tonbridge1.7 miles
M&S Hilden Lisburn BP, Tonbridge2.4 miles
Co-op Tonbridge - York Parade, Tonbridge2.5 miles

GP surgery

Hildenborough Medical Group1.9 miles

Pharmacy

Thompsons Pharmacy1.8 miles

Hospital

Sevenoaks Hospital3.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field560 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

Hildenborough Rail Station2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Grenadiers702 metres

Typical drive times

Sevenoaks12 min · 5.8 miles
Tonbridge13 min · 5 miles
Westerham19 min · 11 miles
Southborough16 min · 10 miles
City of London (city)57 min · 34 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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