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LOT 5 – Land at Forbury Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0DD (Kintbury Holt Estate)

Land size
119.33 acres

Key Features

  • A productive block of farmland with good road access
  • The land has mainly been used for growing wheat or maize silage crops
  • The woodland has sporting and amenity value with good timber providing a commercial opportunity
  • Arable: 69.73 acres (28.22 hectares)
  • Grassland: 8.41 acres (3.40 hectares)
  • Woodland: 41.19 acres (16.67 hectares)

Description

LOT 5 – Land at Forbury Lane (Kintbury Holt Estate)

A productive block of farmland with good road access onto Burgess Lane. The land has mainly been used for growing wheat or maize silage crops. The woodland has sporting and amenity value with good timber providing a commercial opportunity. Overall, extending to over 119 acres the farmland is summarised as follows:

Arable: 69.73 acres (28.22 hectares)
Grassland: 8.41 acres (3.40 hectares)
Woodland: 41.19 acres (16.67 hectares)
Total 119.33 acres (48.29 hectares)

Lot 5 – Land at Forbury Lane forms part of Kintbury Holt Estate which comprises of three farmsteads which previously formed part of The Craven Estate and is now offered for sale having been farmed as a dairy enterprise by the Vendors for over 60 years.

The farms sit within glorious open countryside and comprise of large open arable and intensive grassland fields with high quality mixed age native broadleaved woodland. The land is classified as mainly Grade 3, with some Grade 4, and the soil described as predominately slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils. There is an element of freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soils to the north. Numerous gateways onto the public highways and good internal farm tracks provide access to all fields.

Further details on the soil descriptions and cropping history can be found in the online Data Room.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 8 Farmland & Pasture listings in South East England (100+ acres).

This Property£10,056 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (100+ acres) £10,081 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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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

1 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 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

  • Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    113
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Inkpen Primary School2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Community school
  • Enborne C.E. Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stockcross C.E. School2.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    83
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    101
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • John O'Gaunt School3.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Park House School3.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    981
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bartholomew's School4.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,905
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Trinity School5.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,349
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Clere School5.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    382
    Type
    Community school

* 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

Sainsburys Newbury Andover Road Local, Newbury3.9 miles
Co-op Newbury - Monument Close, Newbury3.9 miles
Tesco Hungerford Superstore, Hungerford, Berkshire4 miles

GP surgery

Kintbury & Woolton Hill Surgery0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Boots4 miles

Hospital

West Berkshire Community Hospital6.1 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

Kintbury Rail Station1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Tinkers Corner228 metres

Typical drive times

Newbury17 min · 8.8 miles
Thatcham22 min · 11 miles
Hungerford11 min · 5.4 miles
Marlborough25 min · 15 miles
Winchester (city)43 min · 28 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

High risk

Not at the pin: mapped about 200 metres away.

Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 200 metres away.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 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.

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