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Guide Price£675,000

West Farndon, Daventry, Northamptonshire

Land size
63.44 acres

Key Features

  • A compact block of desirable grade 3 arable land
  • Divided into three usable enclosures
  • With mature hedgerows and treed boundaries
  • Good road frontage onto the West Farndon road
  • Slightly acid loamy and clayey soils
  • Well suited to autumn sown crops and grassland
  • The soils have been well managed
  • Sensitively farmed in a cereal rotation

Description

An interesting block of arable land with good road frontage. Extending to about 63.44 acres (25.67 ha) in all.

A compact block of desirable grade 3 arable land.
Divided into three usable enclosures, with mature hedgerows and treed boundaries.
Good road frontage onto the West Farndon road.

Land Quality and Soil Type
According to Soilscape (England) the soils may be described as slightly acid loamy and clayey soils. Such soils are well suited to autumn sown crops and grassland.

The soils have been well managed as is evident upon inspection. The majority of the land has been sensitively farmed in a cereal rotation for a number of years. Further cropping details upon request.

Situation
The village of Woodford Halse is only 1 mile away. The thriving community offers an excellent range of day-to-day amenities, including a Co-op, post office, butchers, pharmacy, a well-regarded primary school, and several public houses.

Leisure and sporting facilities are also available within the village. Close by are state and private schooling.

Banbury is 10 miles to the south, with convenient access to the M40 and trains to London Marylebone around an hour

Daventry to the north is 9 miles, beyond which is access to the M1, and Long Buckby station for journeys north.

Services
No services are connected. Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the availability of services and any future connections.

Tenure
The land is to be sold freehold with vacant possession, subject to a contract farming agreement which ends on 30th September 2026.

Method of sale
The land is offered for sale by Private Treaty method. However the vendor reserves the right to conclude the sale by an alternative method if required.

Local Authority
West Northamptonshire Council

Land Quality and Soil Type
The soils have been well managed as is evident upon inspection. The majority of the land has been sensitively farmed in a cereal rotation for a number of years. Further cropping details upon request.

Public rights of way, wayleaves and easements
The land is sold subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are defined in this brochure.

The land benefits from road frontage and access to the south. There is a public bridleway which crosses the land on the outer edge of the northern boundary. The property is sold subject to all other rights of way, wayleaves and easements so far as they exist.

Basic Payment Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive
The land has historically been registered for payments under the Basic Payment Scheme and all delinked payments relevant to the land will be retained by the vendor and will not be available to the purchaser/s on completion of the sale.

There is a Mid Tier Countryside Stewardship scheme which expires in December 2026.

Ingoing Crop Valuation and Holdover
If required, provision may need to be made for holdover and an ingoing valuation of the growing crops.

Planning
The selling agents will not provide advice/guidance on the planning history for the property/land. Interested parties are advised to make their own investigations. It is assumed that enquiries have been satisfied, prior to an offer being made.

Anti Money Laundering Regulations (AML)
In accordance with Anti Money Laundering Regulations (AML), we are required to request forms of identification and carry out due diligence on any parties connected to a successful offer. Should an offer be made on behalf of a business/company, AML due diligence will also be necessary. Proof/source of funding must be supplied, prior to offer acceptance.

Plans and boundaries
The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Viewings
Strictly by appointment through Fisher German LLP.

Directions
Postcode – OX17 1AL
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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-06-03

Price history

DateChangePrice
29 Aug 2026Reduced 6.2% (−£45,000)£675,000
Until 29 Aug 2026Asking price£720,000

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 42 Farmland & Pasture listings in East Midlands (50+ acres).

This Property£10,640 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (50+ acres) £9,564 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

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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

25 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good NoneThree Good GoodVodafone Good Limited

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

  • Byfield School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    108
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Chipping Warden Primary Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Boddington Church of England Primary Academy2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    52
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Chenderit School5.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,104
    Type
    Academy converter
  • DSLV E-ACT Academy7.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 18
    Pupils
    997
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Parker E-ACT Academy8 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,132
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • North Oxfordshire Academy8.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,004
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Futures Institute Banbury8.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    14 to 18
    Pupils
    116
    Type
    Studio 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 Byfield, Byfield1.2 miles
Spar - Byfield Fiveways, Byfield1.3 miles
Co-op Woodford Halse, Hinton, Northamptonshire1.3 miles

GP surgery

Byfield Medical Centre1.1 miles

Pharmacy

Popson Chemist1.4 miles

Hospital

Danetre Hospital7.2 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces0.8 miles

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

Banbury Rail Station7.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Demand Responsive Area475 metres

Typical drive times

Banbury19 min · 9.4 miles
Southam24 min · 11 miles
Brackley31 min · 17 miles
Daventry21 min · 10 miles
Coventry (city)47 min · 24 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 90 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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