Old Bedford Road, Potton, SG19
- Land size
- 2.21 acres
Key Features
- Potential for Residential Development - subject to necessary Planning Consents.
- Single Parcel extending to approximately 2.21 acres (0.90 hectares).
- Road Frontage onto Old Bedford Road.
- Boundaries are a mix of mature trees and shrubs.
Description
The property comprises a single parcel of pastureland extending to approximately 2.21 acres (0.90 Hectares). The property is surrounded by residential dwellings.
Location and Situation
Situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Bedford, Potton lies just under 5 miles north-east of Sandy, on the verge of Bedfordshire’s border with Cambridgeshire. The property is located to the West of the village of Potton with Burgoyne Middle School to the east. Road frontage is available to the Old Bedford Road, from which access is taken. Potton offers a good range of local facilities including a traditional Market Square with shops, cafés, and pubs, a medical practice, library, and primary schools. The town also benefits from nearby leisure spaces such as Potton Wood and the RSPB Lodge Nature Reserve, plus convenient access to Sandy for rail links and further services. For rail travel, Potton is conveniently located between with excellent rail connectivity via Sandy Station, just 3¼ miles (10 minutes by car) or accessible via an hourly bus in 26 minutes, offering fast Thameslink links to London and Cambridge. Bedford Station, around 13 miles away, is also (truncated)
Description
The property comprises a single parcel of pastureland extending to approximately 2.21 acres (0.90 Hectares) forming Title Number BD276459. The property is surrounded by residential dwellings.
Method of Sale
The property is offered for sale via Private Treaty as a whole. The vendor reserves the right to implement an Informal Tender or best known as ‘best and final’ offers.
Tenure and Possession
The land is offered with Vacant Possession on completion.
Development Clawback and Covenants
The property will be sold subject to an overage in which the vendor shall reserve the right to receive 30% of any net uplift in value for any alternative use (whether consented or not), excluding agricultural, equestrian, horticultural or forestry uses. This provision will apply for a 50-year term from the date of completion of this sale.
Delinked Basic Payment Scheme
The property is not registered with the Rural Payments agency and therefore, the property will not include the right to any delinked payments, which are specifically excluded from the sale.
Environmental Schemes
We are not aware of any schemes that are included with the property.
Timber, Minerals and Sporting Rights
It is presumed that the mineral, sporting and timber rights are owned, and in so far as they are owned are included in the freehold sale.
Planning
We are not aware of any previous planning applications associated with this property.
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to any wayleaves, easements or rights of way, whether expressly referred to in the particulars or not. There is a public right of way (Bridleway) running over Old Bedford Road to the north of the northern boundary. We are not aware of any other services or rights over the property.
Services
There are no known services connected to the property.
VAT
The property is not elected for VAT and no VAT will be charged on the purchase price.
Solicitors
Pellys Solicitors of 20A Market Hill, Royston, SG8 9JG are instructed to act on behalf of the vendors. Ref: Olu Jatto - Tel:
Location
The nearest postcode is SG19 2QL. What3Words: ///bathtubs.enforced.faster
Viewings
The property may be viewed on foot at any reasonable hour with a copy of the particulars to hand, having first registered interest with the agent.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-26
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 132 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
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
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
- Potton Primary School387 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 387
- Type
- Foundation school
- Everton Heath Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 98
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Gamlingay Village Primary2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 387
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 172
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Edward Peake CofE VC School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 359
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sandy Secondary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,259
- Type
- Foundation school
- Stratton School3.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 917
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ernulf Academy6.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 720
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Henlow Church of England Academy7.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
* 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 10 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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