Starkers Barn
- Land size
- 17.36 acres
Key Features
- Traditional stone barn with roadside access
- Set in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Description
SITUATION
A rare opportunity to purchase a traditional stone barn with roadside access set in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, suitable for a variety of uses subject to obtaining the necessary planning permission.
THE LAND
SD6662 7375 4.93 ha 12.18 acres
SD6662 6862 2.10 ha 5.18 acres
Total 7.03 17.36
TENURE
The property is freehold and vacant possession will be given on completion
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS 2017
Due to new legislation brought into effect on 26th June 2017, we are obliged to undertake a check on any person intending to make an offer and prospective purchasers prior to any offer being accepted. Any prospective purchaser should therefore provide us with photographic identification (passport or driving license) and proof of address (utility or Council Tax bill) at our office when making an offer.
VIEWING
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LOCATION
Whitray Farm is situated some 4.5 miles to the south of the popular town of High Bentham.
Lowgill Primary School is some 1.7 miles.
The M6 can be accessed at Lancaster 14 miles or Kendal 19.6 miles.
Whitray is well served for auction marts with regular markets held at Bentham, Lancaster and Kendal.
DIRECTIONS
From High Bentham follow the signs for Slaidburn, turn left onto Station Road. Proceed for 3.8 miles and after crossing five cattle grids take the next right and Whitray Farm can be found on the right hand side after half a mile.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 7 Barns listings in North West England (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
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
- Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 28
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Bentham Community Primary School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 147
- Type
- Community school
- Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 62
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Christian
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School6.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 16
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ingleton Primary School6.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 191
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Settle College9.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 561
- Type
- Community school
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School10 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 329
- Type
- Studio schools
- Queen Elizabeth School10 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,155
- Type
- Academy converter
- Carnforth High School11 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 657
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lancaster High School11 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 567
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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
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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