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Guide Price£250,000

Alfreton, Derbyshire

Land size
22.08 acres

Key Features

  • 22.08 acres of grassland
  • Suitable for grazing and mowing
  • Located in the quaint rural village of Oakerthorpe
  • Close proximity to services and amenities
  • Benefits from good transport links

Description

About 22 acres of grassland in a rural village location.

A great opportunity to acquire a block of grassland, suitable for grazing and mowing, situated in the quaint village of Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire.

Situation
The land is privately positioned to the rear of Lisset Close, in Oakerthorpe, a quaint village located in Derbyshire’s Amber Valley.

The land is less than 2 miles from the A38, providing excellent transport links to Derby and the M1 motorway.

The nearby town of Alfreton offers a wide range of amenities and services, including supermarkets, bars, restaurants, schools, a leisure centre, hospital and train station.

Description
Land at Oakerthorpe extends as a whole to about 22.08 acres (8.94 hectares).

Enclosed predominantly by mature woodland, the land is subdivided into two relatively equal-sized parcels of grassland.

The land is classified as Grade 4, with soil described by LandIS Soilscapes as ‘freely draining slightly acid loamy soils’ suitable for a ‘range of spring and autumn sown crops; under grass the soils have a long grazing season.'

Vehicular access is from the east off the B6013 via a formal right of way.

The land offers an excellent opportunity for an agricultural, equestrian or amenity purchaser.

Services
Prospective Purchaser(s) must satisfy themselves as to the availability of all services and any future possible connections.

Method of Sale
The land is offered for sale as a whole by private treaty.

Tenure and Possession
The land is offered for sale Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Public Rights of Way, Wayleaves and Easements
A public footpath follows the southern and part of the western boundary of the land.

There is a telecommunications mast positioned to the southwest corner of the land and shaded red, which is subject to a formal lease agreement. The mast is excluded from the sale with the land sold subject to any existing rights in connection with the site.

Plans and Boundaries
The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct, but accuracy is not guaranteed.

The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Environmental Schemes
The land is not subject to any environmental schemes.

Minerals, Sporting and Timber Rights
The sporting, timber and mineral rights, so far as they are owned, are included within the freehold of the sale.

Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ)
The land is situated within a surface water NVZ.

Value Added Tax (VAT)
Should any part of the sale or land become chargeable for the purpose of VAT, then such tax will be payable by the Purchaser.

Local Authority
Amber Valley Borough Concil

Viewings
At any reasonable time during daylight hours and with a set of these sales particulars to hand.

Directions
Postcode – DE55 7NT

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Health and Safety
We ask you to take great care and be as vigilant as possible when making an inspection of the Property for your own personal safety.

Map Location

Property details

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

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 112 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Midlands (10+ acres).

This Property£11,322 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £9,977 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Yes
Private Rights of Way
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 93% of premises

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

  • South Wingfield Primary School907 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Community school
  • Croft Infant School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 7
    Pupils
    166
    Type
    Community school
  • Woodbridge Junior School1.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    226
    Type
    Community school
  • Swanwick Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    379
    Type
    Community school
  • Copthorne Community Infant School1.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    5 to 7
    Pupils
    96
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • David Nieper Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    810
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Swanwick Hall School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,025
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Ripley Academy3.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    920
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Frederick Gent School3.9 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    801
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Tibshelf Community School4.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    834
    Type
    Community school

* 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

Tesco Alfreton Superstore, Alfreton1.4 miles
Lidl Alfreton, Alfreton1.7 miles
Asda Adastra Express Petrol, Stonebroom1.8 miles

GP surgery

Parkside Surgery1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Medicine Stop1.3 miles

Hospital

Ripley Hospital3.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field398 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

Alfreton Rail Station2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Holm Lane370 metres

Typical drive times

Belper12 min · 5.9 miles
Ripley7 min · 3.3 miles
Alfreton5 min · 2.2 miles
Clay Cross10 min · 5.4 miles
Derby (city)20 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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