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£315,000

Lot 4, Wetton Lane, Acton Bridge, CW8

Land size
20.88 acres

Key Features

  • LOT 4 - AGRICULTURAL LAND ABOUT 20.88 ACRES
  • A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE PRIME AGRICULTURAL GRADE 3 LAND
  • WELL DRAINED GRAZING PASTURE
  • STOCK PROOF FENCING
  • GATED ACCESS FROM WETTON LANE
  • ONE OF FIVE LOTS AVAILABLE

Description

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE PRIME AGRICULTURAL GRADE 3 LAND OF ABOUT 20.88 ACRES

Description - A unique opportunity to purchase about 20.88 acres of good quality land close to the village of Acton Bridge.

The land is well suited to farming, equestrian or amenity purchasers offering a quiet, rural location close to road networks. The land has predominately been used for crops, grazing of sheep and cutting for hay/silage

This lot is currently divided into three fields with some mature trees to the boundaries and a small spinney of trees with pond. The land abuts the River Weaver to one boundary.

Access - Full right of access over Wetton Lane.

Easements, Wayleaves And Public Rights Of Way - The land is subject to all existing wayleaves of electricity, pipelines and all public rights of way whether specified or not.

Town And Country Planning Act - The land not withstanding any description contained within these particulars, is sold subject to any development plan, tree preservation order, town planning scheme or agreement, resolution or notice, which may or may not come to be in force but also subject to any statutory provision or by law, without obligation on the part of the vendor to specify them.

Single Farm Payment Entitlements - No entitlements are currently being claimed.

Crops - The current grass crop will be taken by the tenant, which will be in the Summer of 2025.

Local Authority - Cheshire West and Chester Council:

Tenure - Freehold subject to a Farm Business Tenancy that ends 24th March 2026, but a early surrender of tenancy, by agreement may be possible. Please speak to the agent for further detail.

Services - Water is connected to the site via Nook House, however if this lot is purchased seperatly then the water supply will be cut off.

Directions: What Three Words: Snap.Trifling.Flanks - From the Sandiway traffic lights where the A49 meets the A556 ( with the Shell Petrol station and Waitrose on your right) proceed in a northerly direction towards Warrington. Drive straight through the village of Cuddington, passing the White Barn pub on the right hand side and upon reaching a roundabout take a right turn towards Weaverham. Continue along West Road for a short distance taking a left turn shortly before The Hanging Gate pub and follow this road along until passing a former garden centre on the left hand side and having the Hazel Pear Pub directly in front of you. At this point go into the right filter lane and take the right turn onto Hilltop Road. Follow Hilltop Road driving through the village. As you are passing through the village you will see Wetton Lane on your right hand side. Proceed down Wetton Lane which becomes a farm track and the gated entrance to Lot 4 will be found at the end of the track.

Viewings - The land can be viewed at any reasonable time without the selling agent being present, however we request that you take a copy of the sales details with you and that you book in with the selling agent prior to viewing. This is so we can inform the owner.

Agents Notes: - No lots will be sold until a buyer has been found for Lot 2
The access Lots 3,4 & 5 are via Wetton Lane
There are various Tree Preservation Orders throughout the various lots
Part of Lot 2, and the entire of Lots 3 & 5 are planted with winter wheat which will be removed this Summer by the tenant.

Map Location

Property details

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

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 104 Farmland & Pasture listings in North West England (10+ acres).

This Property£15,086 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (10+ acres) £8,255 / 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
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

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

  • Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Little Leigh Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    138
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Weaverham Forest Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    225
    Type
    Community school
  • Weaverham Primary Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    113
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    482
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Weaverham High School1.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,154
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hartford Church of England High School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,102
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy3.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    754
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Nicholas Catholic High School4.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,201
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Sandymoor Ormiston Academy4.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    631
    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

Co-op Weaverham, Weaverham1.8 miles
Tesco Weaverham Express, Weaverham1.8 miles
Spar - Barnton, Barnton2.3 miles

GP surgery

The Weaverham Surgery1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Weaverham Pharmacy1.8 miles

Hospital

Victoria Infirmary (Northwich)4 miles

Green space

Play Space131 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

Acton Bridge Rail Station0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Methodist Church44 metres

Typical drive times

Widnes18 min · 11 miles
Runcorn17 min · 10 miles
Frodsham16 min · 7.5 miles
Northwich13 min · 5.8 miles
Chester (city)31 min · 17 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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