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Guide Price£750,000

Land to the rear of Willis Croft, Warton, Tamworth, B79

Land size
56.79 acres

Key Features

  • Arable land
  • 56.79 acres
  • Grade 3 land
  • Freehold

Description

Approximately 56.79 acres of Grade 3 arable land

Location - The land is located in the rural village of Warton, approximately 6 miles to the east of Tamworth and approximately 4 miles to the northwest of Atherstone.

The land is accessed via Willis Croft, off Austrey Road.

The A5 is approximately 4 miles to the south, providing convenient access to the M42 and further afield.

Description - The land extends to approximately 56.79 acres of arable land split into five parcels. The land is classified as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification Map and according to The Soil Map of England and Wales, the soil is a reddish fine loamy soil of the Hodnet series.

A small section of the land falls within Floodzone 3.

Overage Clause - The land will be sold with an overage clause will reserve 30% of any uplift in value attributed to any change of use or planning permission on the land for a period of 30 years.

For the avoidance of doubt, the overage clause will not be triggered by any agricultural, equestrian or forestry uses.

Services - We understand that the land does not benefit from any mains services. Purchasers are to make their own enquiries as to connectivity.

Holdover - The land is currently in crop and the tenant retains the right to harvest this crop in 2025.

Sporting And Mineral Rights - Where sporting and mineral rights are owned, they will be included in the sale.

Tenure - The land is being sold freehold. The land is currently let on a Farm Businss Tenancy which is due to end on 30th October 2025, at which point vacant possession will be available.

Easements, Wayleaves And Rights Of Way - The land is accessed via Willis Croft off Austrey Road, as shown by the blue dotted line on the sale plan.

The purchaser will be granted a right of way along the access track beyond Willis Croft, as shown by the green dotted line on the sale plan.

We understand that there is a gas pipeline which crosses through the land.

The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of any easements, wayleaves and rights of way that may exist at the time of sale, whether disclosed or not.

Method Of Sale - The land will be sold by private treaty.

Local Authority - North Warwickshire Borough Council

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Viewing - Viewings are strictly by appointment. Please contact Susannah Leedham at the Atherstone office tel:01827-721380 option 3

Plan, Area And Description - The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way, but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or their agents in respect of any error, omissions or misdescriptions.

The plan is for identification purposes only.

Anti Money Laundering - Under the Money Laundering Directive (S1 2017/692) we are required under due diligence as set out under HMRC to take full identification (e.g. Photo ID and recent utility bill as proof of address) when a potential purchaser submits an offer for a property. Please be aware of this and have the information available.

Please note a fee of £30 will be charged for the Anti-Money Laundering check via our online system Move Butler.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 30 Farmland & Pasture listings in West Midlands (50+ acres).

This Property£13,207 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (50+ acres) £11,422 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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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

5.5 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

  • Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School262 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    183
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Nethersole CofE Academy1.3 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    221
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Austrey CofE Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Birchwood Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    451
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Newton Regis CofE Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Polesworth School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,459
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Landau Forte Academy, Amington3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    892
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lift Tamworth3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    636
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Wilnecote School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    961
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Queen Elizabeth Academy4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    746
    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

Co-op Polesworth Convenience Store, Dordon1.5 miles
Spar - Whitmore-Polesworth, Dordon1.6 miles
Co-op Dordon Convenience Store, Dordon2.3 miles

GP surgery

Dordon & Polesworth Group Practice2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Polesworth Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Sir Robert Peel Hospital6 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces155 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

Polesworth Rail Station1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Maypole Stores104 metres

Typical drive times

Fazeley15 min · 7.3 miles
Tamworth14 min · 6.6 miles
Atherstone9 min · 4.9 miles
Market Bosworth18 min · 10 miles
Lichfield (city)23 min · 14 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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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