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Guide Price£4,000

Auction: Thursday 10 December 2026

1 Acre of Land, Tymecross Gardens, Market Harborough, Leicester, LE16

Land size
1 acres

Key Features

  • A freehold parcel of land measuring approximately 1 acre in the sought after Market Harborough
  • Provides an open-space setting alongside the neighbouring residential area.
  • May appeal to neighbouring landowners or buyers interested in amenity land.

Description

A freehold parcel of land measuring approximately 1 acre in the sought after Market Harborough

For Sale by Public Auction on 10/12/2026 at Nottingham Racecourse, Colwick Park, Nottingham NG2 4BE

£4,000

A freehold parcel of land measuring approximately 1 acre
Situated in the North of Market Harborough
Close to schools, pubs and local amenities
Located 500ft away from St Luke's Hospital
Parcel of parkland adjacent to Tymecross Gardens.
Comprises land currently used as a park.
Provides an open-space setting alongside the neighbouring residential area.
Opportunity to acquire an existing area of parkland.
May appeal to neighbouring landowners or buyers interested in amenity land.
Benefits from connections to the A6.
Wider road links available via the A508 and A4304.
Scope for potential future development (STP)
Potential for a range of alternative uses subject to consents
A rare opportunity to acquire freehold parcel of land
Red line plan is for illustration purposes only, refer to Title Plan (in legal pack)

Viewings
Roadside

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-16

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 7 Amenity Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£4,000 / acre
Amenity Land Average (1+ acres) £9,046 / 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
Garden

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 GoodO2 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

  • Wellington Place Primary School874 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    52
    Type
    Free schools
  • Market Harborough Church of England Academy904 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    392
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ridgeway Primary Academy0.6 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    234
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    190
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    137
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Robert Smyth Academy503 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,349
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Welland Park Academy1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,014
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kibworth Mead Academy4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    852
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Montsaye Academy6.8 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,017
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kingswood Secondary Academy8.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,208
    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

Sainsburys Market Harborough Harvest Road, Market Harborough780 metres
Co-op Leicester Road Market Harborough, Market Harborough854 metres
Co-op Petrol Coventry Rd, Market Harborough0.8 miles

GP surgery

Market Harborough Med.Ctr0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Mistrys Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

St Lukes Hospital125 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden32 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

Market Harborough Rail Station1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Coales Gardens193 metres

Typical drive times

Corby19 min · 11 miles
Kettering22 min · 13 miles
Desborough13 min · 6.3 miles
Leicester (city)27 min · 15 miles
Market Harborough2 min · 0.8 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)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 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.

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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