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Church Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield

Land size: 8.4 acres

Key Features

A parcel of high quality grassland extending to approx 8.4 acres (3.39 hectares)
Superb location in Gawsworth
Road Access

Description

8.4 acres (3.39 hectares) of high quality grassland located in the rural yet accessible off Gawsworth, just off Congleton Road, approximately 4.2 miles from Macclesfield town centre.

Land Classification - The Agricultural land classification details the land as Grade 3, good to moderate quality. The land is classified as Soilscape 10, freely draining slightly acid sand soil.

Tenure - The land is held on a freehold basis and shall be sold with vacant possession.

Value Added Tax - The parcel of land known as 'Lot 2' , Land to the West of the Harrington Arms' is opted for tax and therefore the sale is subject to VAT.

Directions And Travel - Travelling along the A536 towards Macclesfield, immediately before the Harrington Arms, the land can be found on the left hand side. Access is gained via two field gates on the roadside.

Conditions Of Sale - The land shall be sold subject to a restrictive covenant, strictly preventing any future development of the land.

Wayleaves, Easements, Rights Of Way - The land is sold subject to all existing Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way. Whether public or private, or Wayleaves, Easements and any other Rights specifically referred to or not.

Services - The vendor is not aware of any services to the land although service connections are available nearby. Interested parties are encouraged to make their own investigations.

Sale Plan And Particulars - The sale plan is based on the Ordnance Survey Sheet, prospective purchasers should check the contract documents. The purchasers shall raise no objection or query in respect of any variation between the physical boundary and the Ordnance survey sheet plan. Plans are made strictly for identification purposes only.

Greenfield Land Agricultural Vacant Land Undeveloped Land Fields Freehold Bare Land Grazing Land Rural properties

Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: Ask Agent
Date Posted: 2026-08-05

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 138 Farmland & Pasture listings in North West England (5+ acres).

This Property£15,476 / acre

Farmland & Pasture Average (5+ acres) £8,351 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity: Ask Agent
Water: Ask Agent
Heating: Ask Agent
Broadband: Ask Agent
Sewerage: Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Listed Property: Ask Agent
Restrictions: Ask Agent

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

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Ask Agent
Garden: Ask Agent

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 17% of premises

Suitable for

4K streaming on every screen
Full-time home working
Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Good

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

Gawsworth Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
198
Type
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Ivy Bank Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
387
Type
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Ash Grove Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
227
Type
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St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
237
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
233
Type
Academy sponsor led

Secondary

The Macclesfield Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
614
Type
Academy sponsor led
All Hallows Catholic College1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,216
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Roman Catholic
The Fallibroome Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,532
Type
Academy converter
Tytherington School2.4 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,421
Type
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Eaton Bank Academy4.8 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,062
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 Thornton Square - Macclesfield, Macclesfield0.7 miles

Co-op Ivymeade, Macclesfield1.1 miles

Iceland Macclesfield Food Warehouse, Macclesfield1.1 miles

GP surgery

High Street Surgery1.9 miles

Pharmacy

Peak Pharmacy1.2 miles

Hospital

Spire Regency Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field514 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

Macclesfield Rail Station2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Danes Moss Farm85 metres

Typical drive times

Poynton17 min · 9.2 miles

Congleton10 min · 6.3 miles

Bollington13 min · 6 miles

Macclesfield6 min · 2.5 miles

Stoke-on-Trent (city)34 min · 20 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 marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, 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

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

Not at the pin: mapped about 50 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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