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Guide Price£200,000

Cross Drove, Coates

Land size
20.04 acres

Description

The land extends in total to 20.04 Acres (8.11 Hectares) (more or less). The field is registered under Title Numbers CB440983, CB495031 and CB440981. The land can accessed be off Cross Drove, an Adopted Road which is also dedicated as a byway on Cambridgeshire Definitive Map and Statement.

LAND AND SOIL CLASSIFICATION
The land is classified as Grade I on the Agricultural Land Classification Map of England and Wales. The land is of the Downholland 1 Soil Series described as marine alluvium and fen peat suitable for a wide range of cropping including Sugar Beet and Potatoes.

PREVIOUS CROPPING
2026 Potatoes
2025 Triticale
2024 Maize
2023 Maize
2022 Maize
2021 Winter Wheat
2020 Oil Seed
2019 Winter Barley
2018 Winter Wheat
2017 Peas

SERVICES
There are no services connected to the land.

POSSESSION
Vacant possession will be given upon completion of the purchase, subject to holdover in respect of growing crops, if necessary.

SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS
Sporting and Mineral rights are included in the sale, as far as they are owned.

OUTGOINGS
Drainage Rates are payable to the Middle Level Commissioners and Whittlesey & District Internal Drainage Board. Approximate amounts for the year 2026/2027, for guidance only, are as follows:
Whittlesey & District IDB - £362.20
Middle Level Commissioners - £385.22

UNDERDRAINAGE
The land has been underdrained and a plan is available from the Agents.

RIGHTS, WAYLEAVES AND EASEMENTS
The land is offered subject to all existing rights, including rights of way, whether private or public, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supply and other rights, easements, quasi easements and all wayleaves, whether referred to or not in these Particulars.
There are two underground gas mains crossing the field.

PLANS, AREAS AND SCHEDULES
Plans and areas have been prepared for identification purposes only and although they are believed to be correct, their accuracy is not guaranteed.

VIEWINGS
Interested Parties may view the land, at their own risk, at any reasonable hour, with a copy of these particulars in hand.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
If you have any queries, please call our Professional Office on and ask for Shirley or Jessica.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-11-06

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 110 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Anglia (10+ acres).

This Property£9,980 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £10,001 / 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
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 83% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 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

  • Coates Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    183
    Type
    Community school
  • New Road Primary & Nursery School2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    310
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alderman Jacobs School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    671
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Park Lane Primary & Nursery School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    441
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Benwick Primary School4.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    105
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Sir Harry Smith Community College2.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,084
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Neale-Wade Academy6.5 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,130
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stanground Academy6.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,654
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St John Fisher Catholic High School7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • City of Peterborough Academy7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    853
    Type
    Free schools

* 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

Lincolnshire Co-operative Coates Food Store, Coates, Cambridgeshire0.7 miles
Aldi Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Whittlesey1.7 miles
Co-op Whittlesey - Blunts Lane, Whittlesey2.7 miles

GP surgery

New Queen Street Surgery2.8 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.8 miles

Hospital

Doddington Hospital6.2 miles

Green space

Play Space0.7 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

Whittlesea Rail Station2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Eldernell Lane778 metres

Typical drive times

March18 min · 10 miles
Wisbech24 min · 14 miles
Chatteris26 min · 17 miles
Whittlesey11 min · 3.7 miles
Peterborough (city)27 min · 12 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

Medium risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 3.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 50 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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