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Guide Price£125,000

Woodland at Hamps Valley, Waterfall

Land size
26.05 acres

Key Features

  • 26.05 Acres of Woodland
  • For sale by Private Treaty
  • All Enquiries to Ashbourne Office

Description

An excellent and quite unusual opportunity to purchase 26 acres of woodland within the Hamps Valley adjoining the Manifold Trail.

Description - An excellent and quite unusual opportunity to purchase 26 acres of woodland within the Hamps Valley adjoining the Manifold Trail.
This area is of considerable landscape and conservation value and within the woodland are two areas of grazing. The land is SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). There is a mixed species of generally native trees and shrubs with an abundance of diverse flora.

Location - The woodland is situated approximately a mile north of Waterhouses by following the Manifold Trail running along side the River Hamps.

Directions - Follow the Manifold Trail from Waterhouses for about a mile and the woodland will be found on the left hand side.

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Services - No services are connected

Sporting, Timberland And Mineral Rights - It is understood that these are included in the sale as far as they exist.

Viewing - Interested parties may view during daylight hours when in possession a set of these particulars. Please ensure all gates are left as found. Do not disturb any livestock. For further information please contact Ashbourne Office or email

Rights Of Way, Wayleaves And Easements - There are no rights of way, wayleaves or easements crossing the land and access to it is via the Manifold Valley

Method Of Sale - The land is for sale by private treaty.

Local Authority - fordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street,
Leek, ST13 6HQ. T:

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
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Date Posted
2026-06-05

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 5 Woodland listings in West Midlands (10+ acres).

This Property£4,798 / acre
Woodland Average (10+ acres) £3,389 / 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
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Garden
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone 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

  • Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy240 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Faber Catholic Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    72
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Ilam Church of England Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    40
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Leonard's Church of England First School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    40
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Valley Primary School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    39
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Leek High School6.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    261
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Painsley Catholic College6.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,340
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Cheadle Academy6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    380
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School6.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,276
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Christian
  • Ryecroft CofE Middle School6.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Morrisons Cheadle, Cheadle, Staffordshire6.1 miles
Spar - Leek, Leek6.2 miles
Asda Cheadle Supermarket, Cheadle, Staffordshire6.2 miles

GP surgery

Waterhouses Medical Pract145 metres

Pharmacy

Ratcliffe Pharmacy6.2 miles

Hospital

Leek Moorlands Hospital6.3 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

Blythe Bridge Rail Station9.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Waterfall Lane114 metres

Typical drive times

Leek12 min · 7.4 miles
Cheadle16 min · 9 miles
Ashbourne14 min · 7.8 miles
Uttoxeter27 min · 16 miles
Stoke-on-Trent (city)29 min · 16 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. The map pin for this listing is approximate, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 60 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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