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Guide Price£260,000

Land and Buildings at Manna Farm, Denby

Land size
1.91 acres
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
6

Key Features

  • Exciting opportunity
  • Attractive plot
  • Far reaching views
  • Benefits from planning

Description

An opportunity to purchase a modern agricultural building benefitting from planning permission for the conversion into two semi-detached dwellings, together approximately 1.91 acres of adjoining grassland paddocks. The property situates on the edge of the popular rural village of Denby, boasting countryside views and commutability to nearby towns and cities.

Location: - Situated in a pleasant rural setting , the property lies on the edge of the popular village of Denby where a basic range of amenities can be found including a primary school, public house, and Church. The location offers both countryside views and excellent transport links to nearby towns each offering a comprehensive range of facilities, including: Heanor to the east (2.7 miles), Ripley to the north (3.1 miles), Alfreton to the north (7.4 miles), and Matlock to the northwest (13.1 miles). The city of Derby conveniently locates just 7 miles to the south, whilst Nottingham sits 14 miles to the east.

Description: - The sale of Manna Farm offers a great opportunity to acquire development property in a sought-after village location. The property boasts a modern agricultural building (GEA 355m2) with planning permission for two three-bedroom dwellings. Briefly, the approved accommodation in each dwelling mirror each other all across the ground floor, comprising an open-plan kitchen, dining, living area, a study, three double bedrooms, two boasting ensuites, and a family bathroom. Externally, the dwellings will each benefit from off-road parking, gardens, and pleasant countryside views.
Aside the outbuilding, the property is sat upon a plot of 1.91 acres of grassland either side of the driveway presenting garden and paddocks areas. The eastern boundary currently has no fixed fence-line, the purchaser will be responsible for erecting a stockproof boundary.
The property will suit those seeking a village development opportunity, whether that be self-build purchasers or small-scale developers, with the bonus of planning consent already granted.

Planning Permission: - The building has planning permission, granted by the Amber Valley Borough Council with all matters reserved and listed below; ‘ Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use and conversion of an existing agricultural building to form 2 no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) (Ref; LSP-PDR/2025/0031). The planning permission was granted in October 2025. All copies are available upon request, or via the Local Planning Authority website.

Rights Of Way, Wayleaves And Easements: - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are described in these particulars.

Directions - From Ripley town centre head south along Derby Road B6179, past the pottery village. At the traffic lights, turn left onto Ryknield Hill signposted for Denby Village and continue for approx. 1 mile. At the junction, turn left onto Denby Lane, and continue straight through the village for approx. 1 mile. The property can be found on the right hand side, just on the edge of the village, indicated by our For Sale board.
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Services: - The property does not benefit from any services, but we understand there are mains services within the vicinity.

Fixtures And Fittings: - Only those fixtures and fittings referred to in the sale particulars are included in the purchase price. Bagshaws have not tested any equipment, fixtures, fittings or services and no guarantee is given that they are in good working order.

Sporting, Timber And Mineral Rights: - The sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in the sale as far as they exist.

Tenure And Possession: - The land is sold freehold, with vacant possession upon completion.

Vendor's Solicitors: - Nigel Davis Solicitors, 3 - 4 Spire House, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1DG

Viewing: - Strictly by appointment only through the selling agents Bagshaws at the Bakewell Office on .

Method Of Sale: - The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.

Local Authority: - Amber Valley Borough Council, Market Pl, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3BT

Agents Notes - Bagshaws LLP have made every reasonable effort to ensure these details offer an accurate and fair description of the property. The particulars are produced in good faith, for guidance only and do not constitute or form an offer or part of the contract for sale. Bagshaws LLP and their employees are not authorised to give any warranties or representations in relation to the sale and give notice that all plans, measurements, distances, areas and any other details referred to are approximate and based on information available at the time of printing.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-05-22

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 5 Conversion Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£136,126 / acre
Conversion Land Average (1+ acres) £84,284 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Off-Street Parking
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

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Denby Free CofE VA Primary School465 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    113
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Horsley Woodhouse Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    95
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Richardson Endowed Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    184
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Street Lane Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • John Flamsteed Community School1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    850
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Heanor Gate Spencer Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,493
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Ripley Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    920
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Belper School and Sixth Form Centre2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,212
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Aldercar High School2.5 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    648
    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

Co-op Horsley Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse1.4 miles
Tesco Heanor Superstore, Heanor1.7 miles
Aldi Marlpool Heanor, Heanor1.8 miles

GP surgery

Arthur Medical Centre1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Amber Pharmacy1.4 miles

Hospital

Ripley Hospital2.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field73 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

Langley Mill Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church Street105 metres

Typical drive times

Belper11 min · 4.5 miles
Heanor6 min · 2.7 miles
Ripley9 min · 4.2 miles
Eastwood12 min · 6.3 miles
Derby (city)15 min · 9.1 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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The Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, DE45 1AH

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