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Guide Price£400,000Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton

Ashcombe Farm Lot 4, Nethercott Lane, Lydeard St. Lawrence, Taunton, TA4

Land size
39.2 acres

Key Features

  • Productive Arable Land
  • 3 Enclosures
  • Good road access
  • 39.20 Acres

Description

Three enclosures of highly fertile arable land with good road access.

Productive arable land in all about 39.20 acres shown in shaded purple on the attached ID plan

SPORTING RIGHTS
We understand are in hand and run with the freehold.

RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES, ETC.
The property is sold and as far is required by the vendors and will be conveyed subject to all rights of way, easements and wayleaves of telegraph and telephone poles, stays and wires, electricity pylons, poles and cables, water and gas pipes at present erected on the passing over or under the property and subject to the agreement effecting the same (if any). A footpath traverses Lots 1, 2, 3.

TENURE AND TENANCIES
The property is offered with freehold tenure with vacant possession available on completion. Vendors retain the right of holdover should there be any unharvested crops.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The land is subject to a SFI Agreement which commenced in November 2024. For further details, please contact the selling agents.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Broadband: ADSL—Standard broadband is available—highest available download speed 13 Mbps, highest available upload speed 1 Mbps. (Openreach).

Mobile Coverage: Available via EE, O2, THREE and VODAFONE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider.

Flooding: The property is in an area at a VERY LOW RISK from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1%).

The property is situated to the east of Lydeard St. Lawrence set within rural surroundings dominated by agriculture. The village itself has a thriving primary school, parish church and village hall. Some 3 miles away is the larger centre of Bishops Lydeard where facilities include a Doctor’s surgery, convenience store, garage, pubs and café.

Taunton, the county town provides a complete range of scholastic, retail and leisure facilities, a national hunt racecourse and Somerset County cricket ground. Communication links include a main line rail link to London/Paddington and access to the M5 motorway at Junction 25. Sedgemoor Auction Centre is located at North Petherton and International Airports can be found at both Bristol and Exeter.

Directions
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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-03

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 95 Farmland & Pasture listings in South West England (25+ acres).

This Property£10,204 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (25+ acres) £6,651 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
74 C
86 B

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Property Brochure

Seen the details? The full report adds the independent checks: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground.

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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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

900 Mbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 33% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Limited NoneO2 Limited NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Limited 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

  • Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    32
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bishops Lydeard Church School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Cotford St Luke Primary School3.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Community school
  • Stogumber CofE Primary School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Kingsmead Academy4.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    892
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Pyrland School6.5 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Castle School6.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,207
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School6.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Court Fields School7.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    861
    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

Co-op Bishops Lydeard, Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset2.5 miles
Co-op Graham Way Cotford St Luke, Cotford St Luke3.7 miles
Co-op Wiveliscombe, Wiveliscombe4.7 miles

GP surgery

Quantock Vale Surgery2.6 miles

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy4.6 miles

Hospital

Williton Hospital6.8 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

Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office0.7 miles

Typical drive times

Taunton17 min · 9 miles
Watchet17 min · 11 miles
Wellington17 min · 12 miles
Wiveliscombe11 min · 5.9 miles
Exeter (city)54 min · 38 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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