About this property

Key Features

Freehold with vacant possession on completion
Good road frontage and highway access
17.27 acres (6.98ha) Grade 2 arable land

Description

An opportunity to acquire two interconnecting parcels of well-maintained arable land extending to 17.27 acres (6.98 hectares) in a convenient and accessible location between the villages of Little Sampford and Finchingfield. The land is generally level and partly enclosed with mature hedgerow boundaries and is divided into two parcels which extend to 13.00 acres (5.26ha) and 4.27 acres (1.73ha). The land is classified as Grade 2 on DEFRA’s Agricultural Land Classification Map and is identified in the Soil Survey for England and Wales as belonging to the Hanslope series of slowly permeable calcareous soils suitable for winter cereals and other combinable crops. The larger roadside field had land drains installed in 2017 and the smaller field is believed to be drained but no drainage plans are available. There is a public footpath along the southern boundary of the larger field.


Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession

Location

The land is situated in a rural location between the villages of Little Sampford and Finchingfield with direct access off the B1053. The market town of Thaxted is approx. 4 miles west and the larger town of Braintree is 10 miles south with access to the A120. What3words: ///moves.mobile.loom

General Remarks & Stipulations

The land is sold with the benefit of and subject to any rights-of-way, easements and wayleaves that may exist. All sporting, timber and mineral rights are included with the sale insofar as they are owned. Please refer to the Auction Legal Pack for details.

Auctioneers Note

Completion shall be 24th May 2023. The land is currently drilled to Winter Barley and the outgoing tenant reserves a right of holdover for the 2023 harvest.

Lot Type

Land

Legal Packs

www.cheffins.co.uk/auctions/property-auctions or Holmes & Hills Solicitors, Trinity Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1JE

Viewing

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Important notes

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