Peakfield, Peakfield, Bishop Auckand, DL13
- Land size
- 2.95 acres
Description
*FISHING LAND*
An excellent opportunity to acquire fishing rights along the River Wear. The whole site extends to approx. 1.19 Hectares (2.95 acres) while the river banks extends to 0.79 Ha (1.97 acres). Included in the sale are the rights to single bank fishing along approx.y 341.50 metres of the River Wear.
Description
This is an excellent opportunity to acquire fishing rights along the River Wear. The whole site extends to approximately 1.19 Hectares (2.95 acres) while the river banks extends to 0.79 Hectares (1.97 acres). Included in the sale are the rights to single bank fishing along approximately 341.50 metres of the River Wear.
The property is located in an attractive secluded position but is accessible from the main highway and regional centres in the area.
Tenure & Possession
The land and rights are offered for sale freehold with vacant possession upon completion
Rights & Easements
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, water, drainage, water courses and other easements quasi or reputed easements and rights of adjoining owners, if any, affecting the same and all existing proposed Wayleaves and all other matters registered by any competent authority subject to statute.
The vendor will reserve a right of access the the property to retrieve stray animals.
Access
The land is sold without vehicular rights of access. The access to the land is rough and caution should be taken. There are some steps behind the crash barrier.
Boundaries
The property is shown edged red on the plan within these particulars for identification purpose only.
Directions
From Wolsingham travel west along the A689. After travelling for approximately 3.5 miles continuing through Frosterley, turn left on to Melbutt's Bank. Follow the road for approximately 0.5 miles where the property will be positioned on the right hand side, identifiable by Vickers & Barrass For Sale Board.
For those with satellite navigation, the nearest postcode is DL13 2TQ.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 113 land-only listings in North East England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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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
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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
36 Mbps
Superfast · available to 33% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
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
- Frosterley Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 32
- Type
- Community school
- Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 123
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wolsingham Primary School4.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 163
- Type
- Community school
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 77
- Type
- Community school
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law6.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Wolsingham School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 774
- Type
- Academy converter
- Consett Academy11 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,493
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester12 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,240
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Parkside Academy12 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Academy converter
- Staindrop Academy13 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 504
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
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
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
Surface water
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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