Land At Ullesthorpe Road, Ashby Parva, Leicestershire, LE17
- Land size
- 79.89 acres
Key Features
- 79.89 ACRES OF ARABLE LAND
- RANGE OF FARM BUILDING WITH DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
- AS A WHOLE OR IN 3 LOTS
Description
Description
An exciting opportunity to purchase 79.89 acres of arable land, either side of Ullesthorpe Road near Ashby Parva with a traditional brick-built barn and yard area, and on the opposite side of the road, a range of more modern portal framed buildings suitable for redevelopment, subject to planning, as a whole or in three Lots.
LOT 1
A block of arable land as edged purple and extending to 21.83 acres (8.83 hectares) or thereabouts including the range of farm buildings and yard. The land is classified as Grade 3A being seasonally wet, slightly acid but base rich loamy clayey soil. Vehicular access is off Ashby Lane and Ullesthorpe Road. There are two electricity pole lines crossing the land. The land is generally flat and is bordered by mature hedgerows to all sides.
The Buildings:
Within Lot 1, and with access off Ullesthorpe Road via a double gate is a range of three farm buildings comprising:
Livestock Building - 20ft x 75ft (approximately)
Five bay steel portal framed building with concrete floor, concrete block walls to approximately 6ft on three sides, part corrugated tin cladding with two open entrances, corrugated asbestos sheet roof with ridge vents. This building features a dividing 4ft concrete block partition wall, and the remnants of a drying tunnel on the rear elevation.
Grain and Produce Store - 60ft x 30ft (approximately)
Four bay steel portal framed open fronted building with concrete floor, concrete block walls to approximately 6ft on three sides, corrugated asbestos cladding and roof, with over hanging canopy on the front elevation. This building features a dividing 4ft concrete block partition wall.
Produce Store - 60ft x 21ft (approximately)
Four bay dutch barn, with earth floor, open on all sides, and corrugated asbestos roof. Adjoining the dutch barn is a steel portal framed lean to measuring approximately 60ft x 18ft with earth floor, open on all sides, with corrugated asbestos roof.
LOT 2
A block of arable land as edged red comprised of three field enclosures extending to 27.86 acres (11.27 hectares) or thereabouts and including a former farmyard and traditional brick-built barn. The land is also classified as Grade 3A, being seasonally wet, slightly acid but base rich loamy clayey soil. Vehicular access is off Ullesthorpe Road adjacent to the brick barn and former farmyard, and also at the gateway near to the boundary with Lot 3. The land is flat and bordered by mature hedgerows and trees.
The Building:
Within Lot 2, with access off Ullesthorpe Road is a traditional brick barn as detailed below:
Brick Barn - 32ft x 13ft (approximately)
Two storey brick built barn set in a former farmyard. The building has a box profile tin roof and an approximate eaves height of 13ft. Internally there is a brick partition wall to approximately 4ft. The building also features a brick built lean to against the rear elevation
There was historically a mains electricity connection from the pole in the field adjoining the barn.
LOT 3
A single field of arable land, as edged blue, and extending to 30.20 acres (12.22 hectares) or thereabouts with road frontage to Ashby Lane and Ullesthorpe Road. The land is classified as Grade 3A, being seasonally wet, slightly acid, but base rich loamy clayey soil. Vehicular access is via a field gate from Ullesthorpe Road. There are two electricity pole lines crossing the Land. There is an additional access point from Ashby Lane, towards Ullesthorpe village.
The Land and Buildings are available to purchase as a whole or in 3 Lots by Private Treaty, with the benefit of Vacant Possession as a whole with a Guide Price of £1,350,000 and in Lots as follows:
Lot 1 - Guide Price £430,000
21.83 acres (8.83 hectares) and a range of farm buildings as edged in purple.
Lot 2 - Guide Price £470,000
27.86 acres (11.27 hectares) and a traditional brick barn and former farmyard as edged in red.
Lot 3 - Guide Price £450,000
30.20 acres (12.22 hectares) of bare arable land as edged in blue.
Overage:
The Vendors reserve the right to 35% of the uplift in value on all the land except the areas cross hatched red on the overage plan shown in these particulars, if planning permission is granted for any use, other than for agricultural or equestrian uses within a period of 50 years. The redevelopment of the existing buildings and yard areas are therefore not subject to any overage.
Location
The three Lots of the land are situated approximately 1km southwest of the picturesque village of Ashby Parva, which is within Harborough District of Leicestershire. Ashby Parva is approximately 4km northwest of Lutterworth town, which is conveniently located adjoining junction 20 of the M1 motorway.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-24
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 25 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Midlands (75+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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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
32 Mbps
Superfast · available to 50% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
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
- Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 104
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Claybrooke Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 64
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sherrier Church of England Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 414
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dunton Bassett Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 54
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Lutterworth College1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,580
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lutterworth High School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 849
- Type
- Academy converter
- Thomas Estley Community College3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 883
- Type
- Academy converter
- Countesthorpe Academy5.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,149
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hastings High School6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 890
- 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
Green space
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
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 30 metres away.
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.
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