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Sale by TenderArmitstead Barnett, Cumbria

Closing date for offers: Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 12 noon

Rakes Road, Caton Green, Lancaster, LA2

Land size
36.72 acres

Key Features

  • 36.72 (14.86 hectares) of productive agricultural land
  • Range of agricultural buildings set around a yard area.
  • Sought after Lune Valley location.
  • Of interest to local landowners, amenity interest and smallholders.
  • For sale by Informal Tender, deadline Wednesday 25th November 2026 at 12pm noon.
  • Potential for alternative uses, subject to consents.

Description

For Sale by Informal Tender
Deadline: 12 Noon Wednesday 25th November 2026

36.72 (14.86 hectares) of productive agricultural land together with a useful range of agricultural buildings, set around a yard area in the heart of the Lune Valley. Ideal as a standalone or additional holding. Alternative use potential subject to planning.

Directions
Set within a highly accessible location in Caton Green, within the heart of the Lune Valley, the holding is highly access to Lancaster, Kikrby Lonsdale and the surroundings.

This standalone holding provides a block of excellent meadow ground which is in good heart. At the approach, is a yard area together with an excellent range of agricultural buildings providing livestock housing, workshop as well as planning permission for a silage clamp which has the concrete base in place.

Ideal as a standalone or additional holding with planning potential subject to consents.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-10-22

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
Private Supply
Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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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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

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

  • Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    171
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Caton Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Community school
  • St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    225
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    16
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    62
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Christian

Secondary

  • Lancaster High School4.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    567
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Carnforth High School4.4 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    657
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lancaster Royal Grammar School4.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,294
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Christian
  • Our Lady's Catholic College5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    981
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Lancaster Girls' Grammar School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,038
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

* 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 Caton, Caton, Lancashire1.3 miles
Co-op Lancaster - Quernmore Road, Standen Gate4.2 miles
Spar Highfield Road, Carnforth4.3 miles

GP surgery

Ash Trees Surgery4.8 miles

Pharmacy

Caton Pharmacy1.3 miles

Hospital

Ridge Lea Hospital4.4 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden941 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

Carnforth Rail Station4.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Nursing Home301 metres

Typical drive times

Carnforth16 min · 7.5 miles
Morecambe18 min · 8.8 miles
High Bentham16 min · 9.4 miles
Lancaster (city)16 min · 7.1 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 110 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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