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Guide Price£15,000

Land South of Wilbury Farm, Norbury Town Lane, Norbury, Cheshire East

Land size
0.05 acres
Use Class
Use Classes: B2, B8, Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Rural land plot for sale in Norbury, Shropshire, SY13 4HT
  • Guide price of £15,000 — auction on 23rd September 2026
  • 186.27 sqm plot, broadly square in shape
  • Set in the Onny Valley with Long Mynd hill views
  • Quiet rural setting on Norbury Town Lane, south-west of Wilbury Farm
  • Suited to grazing, horticulture or agricultural use (subject to consent)
  • Potential for woodland creation or carbon offsetting projects
  • Whitchurch railway station approximately 3.7 miles away
  • View the land any daylight hour, no appointment needed
  • Live and online bidding at Claridge's, Mayfair, London

Description

LOT 44 – FOR SALE BY AUCTION
Former covered reservoir, land south west of Wilbury Farm, Norbury Town Lane, Norbury, Whitchurch SY13 4HT
Guide Price £15,000*
Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1.00pm – Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR

THE SITE
A small, D-shaped freehold site of about 186 sq m (2,005 sq ft), subject to measured survey, held under title CH583943. It contains a former covered (underground) reservoir, which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map. The site sits on a hilltop field boundary with trees and hedgerow, in open farmland. The water company no longer holds rights over the site. There is no planning permission. It may suit a buyer looking for an unusual rural holding.

THE STRUCTURE
No warranty is given about the construction, condition, safety, depth or contents of the buried structure, or about ground conditions. Buyers must take their own structural and environmental advice, and must not enter or disturb the structure.

ACCESS
Access is via Wilbury Farm. Buyers should confirm the legal rights of access in the legal pack.

LOCATION
Norbury is a rural parish in Cheshire East near the Shropshire border. The site lies west of Norbury Town Lane, south-west of Wilbury Farm. Whitchurch is a short drive to the south, with Malpas and Nantwich within easy reach.

TENURE
Freehold. Title CH583943.

VIEWING
Please contact the auctioneers to arrange access via Wilbury Farm.

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 £18,420 overall before SDLT, Land Registry fees and legal costs
Completion as stated in the Special Conditions of Sale
Register in advance; ID/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
2026-09-06

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

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good LimitedThree Good LimitedVodafone 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

  • Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    113
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wrenbury Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    134
    Type
    Community school
  • Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy3.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    304
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    291
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School4.2 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    261
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Bishop Heber High School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,293
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Sir John Talbot's School4.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    861
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Malbank School and Sixth Form College6.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,289
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Brine Leas School6.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,417
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College9.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,219
    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

Sainsburys Whitchurch Bargates, Whitchurch, Shropshire3.4 miles
Iceland Whitchurch, Whitchurch, Shropshire3.6 miles
Lidl Whitchurch, Whitchurch, Shropshire3.7 miles

GP surgery

The Surgery2.6 miles

Pharmacy

Rowlands Pharmacy3.7 miles

Hospital

Whitchurch Hospital3.4 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

Wrenbury Rail Station3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Cottages897 metres

Typical drive times

Wem27 min · 16 miles
Nantwich20 min · 8.8 miles
Ellesmere28 min · 17 miles
Whitchurch14 min · 5.2 miles
Wrexham (city)34 min · 20 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

Very low risk

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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