land for sale in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

The Grange and adjoining land is situated at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds and lies about 4-miles east of Market Rasen. The City of Lincoln is about 18 miles to the south-west. The livestock market town of Louth is region 11-miles further east. Both Market Rasen and Louth are well served offering a selection of amenities, shops, restaurants, leisure and schooling facilities, including De-Aston Secondary and the popular King Edward VI Grammar in Louth. The property benefits from a quiet rural setting, the hamlet of Sixhills being a small cluster of houses. The main dwelling enjoys views over open countryside and offers considerable scope for further improvement.

Lying on the south side of the road leading to Legsby, Lot 4 comprises a single arable parcel extending to 36.57 Acres. There is a direct highway access to the same at two separate points. There is a small pond on the southern boundary of the subject land.

As per Lot 3, the land is the subject of a Farm Business Tenancy dated 6th November 2024 and expiring on 30th September 2025.

The land is classified as Grade 3 by reference to the Agricultural land classification map for the region (ALC005).

The Soil Survey of England and Wales describe the land as mainly being of the Wickham 2 Association being fine loamy, fine silty over clayey and clayey, slowly permeable soils. Such land It is typically used for winter cereal and grassland production. There is a small pocket of the Holme Moor Association being a sandy potentially acid soil further in existence.

Mainly of regular shapes the fields are of a good size and offer convenient working to modern farm machinery.

The land is underdrained via several aged, clay pipe schemes. The drains outfall to open ditches.

All the land and property benefits from direct highway access.

A metered mains water and electric supply are connected to the farmhouse. The farmhouse also benefits from oil fired central heating via a range cooker with drainage being to a private system.

The water supply is further shared with the farm buildings and adjoining grass paddocks (save for Lot 2). The single-phase electricity supply to the buildings is limited and would benefit from being upgraded.

Flood risk: Reference to the Environment Agency flood risk maps for the area (centred on the farmhouse) would suggest there is little or no risk of flooding from surface water or from rivers and the sea.

Broadband: ‘Standard’ only – 24Mbps download, 1Mbps upload.

Mobile signal: Limited indoor and likely outdoor for all key providers.

EPC Score/Rating: G

West Lindsey District Council, Guildhall, Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough DN21 2NA – T: 01427 676676.

The residential property is Council Tax Band G

There are no Entitlements included in the sale. Any delinked payments will be retained by the Seller.

The land is not the subject of any Environmental Stewardship Schemes, offering the purchaser the flexibility of formulating their own agreement(s), subject to availability.

Drainage charges are payable.

The land lies in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

There is a designated SHINE (Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England) feature located in Lot 1 being the remains of a former Gilbertine Priory.

The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the Seller nor the Selling Agent will be responsible for defining the boundaries or their ownership.

These have been prepared as carefully as possible. They are for identification purposes only and although are believed to be correct their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

The property is Freehold.

Possession is subject to holdover at no additional charge (where applicable). Early entry may be available by prior agreement.

Should the sale give rise to a claim for tenantright, successful purchaser(s) will be required to pay for any seeds, fertiliser, cultivations, sprays and acts of husbandry relating to any growing crops on the land based on CAAV costings and actual costs. This will be at the discretion of the Selling Agent. Dilapidations will not be allowed.

The land is offered for sale subject to all existing rights and with the benefit of existing rights of way whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, and electricity supplies and other rights, easements and wayleaves whether referred to or not in these particulars.

An overhead electricity line traverses the land for which a wayleave is payable. A high pressure, underground oil/fuel pipeline traverses Lots 3 and 4.

The timber, mineral & sporting rights are included in the sale in so far as they are owned. They are in hand.

It is understood that none of the land is elected for VAT.

The Property is offered For Sale by Informal Tender, as a Whole or in Four separate lots.

All offers are subject to the tender conditions as set out on the Tender Form and must reach the Market Rasen office of the Selling Agent by not later than Friday 13th June 2025 at 12 noon.

Purchasers will be required to provide the necessary identification for the purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations.

The viewing of Lot 1 is strictly by appointment via the Selling Agent. Lots 2, 3 and 4 may be viewed during daylight hours with a copy of the Particulars of Sale to hand.

Nicholas Sharp
nick@perkinsgeorgemawer.co.uk

Molly Williams
molly@perkinsgeorgemawer.co.uk

Bridge McFarland, 26 Market Place, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire LN8 3HL
Ref. David Harvey
dxh@bmcf.co.uk