Mettle Hill Farm, Kneesworth Road, Meldreth, Royston, SG8
- Land size
- 27.74 acres
- Bedrooms
- 3
Description
Mettle Hill Farm offers the opportunity to acquire a versatile property comprising a detached bungalow, a useful range of farm buildings and arable land. In all, the property extends to approximately 27.74 acres (11.226 hectares) and offers the potential for enhancement, diversification, and future development (subject to the necessary planning consents). The property is situated just to the west of the village of Meldreth.
Mettle Hill Bungalow is a well-maintained three-bedroom property on a generous plot. The property is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition limiting occupation to persons occupied locally in agriculture.
The range of farm buildings includes a steel portal frame building, extending to 3,600 sq ft, with a lean-to extension.
The land is Grade 2 arable, mainly used for growing cereal crops, and extends to 26.64 acres.
Versatile residential farm with bungalow and farm buildings
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-15
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 27 Farms & Smallholdings listings in East Anglia (25+ acres).
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
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 24% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Meldreth Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 194
- Type
- Community school
- Melbourn Primary School1.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 357
- Type
- Community school
- Roman Way Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Pupils
- 219
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 125
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Bassingbourn Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 326
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Melbourn Village College1.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 559
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bassingbourn Village College2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 652
- Type
- Academy converter
- King James Academy Royston2.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 9 to 18
- Pupils
- 947
- Type
- Academy converter
- Comberton Village College6.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,981
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sawston Village College7.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,198
- 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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 180 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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