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Herries, Ascott, Shipston On Stour, CV36

Land size
1.01 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
  • BEAUTIFUL PEACEFUL HAMLET
  • SURROUNDED BY FARMLAND
  • 1.013 ACRE PLOT
  • c.2319 SQ FOOT EXISTING HOUSE
  • IN NEED OF RENOVATION
  • OUTBUILDINGS
  • AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY

Description

SITUATED IN THE STUNNING ROLLING COUNTRYSIDE OF THE COTSWOLDS, THE SALE OF "HERRIES" REPRESENTS AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A COUNTRY HOUSE IN JUST OVER AN ACRE OF LAND IN AN AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY. ALTERNATIVELY THERE IS AN EXISTING HOUSE OF SOME 2319 SQ FT PLUS OUTBUILDINGS FOR RENOVATION.

THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN THE SMALL HAMLET OF ASCOTT,. ASCOTT FEATURES A COLLECTION OF HOUSES BUILT WITH DISTINCTIVE HONEY COLOURED COTSWOLD STONE AND LIES BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF CHIPPING NORTON AND SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR. BOTH TOWNS HAVE ALL THE AMENITIES NEEDED FOR EVERYDAY LIFE INCLUDING SEVERAL SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND SHOPS. RAIL CONNECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT MORTON IN MARSH OFFERING DIRECT SERVICES TO LONDON PADDINGTON (1 HOUR 3 MINS) WITH THRE M40 MOTORWAY 12 MILES DISTANT.

Tenure: Freehold,

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-08-08

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 100 Development Land listings in West Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£915,842 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £132,056 / 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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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
Private 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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

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

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Limited NoneO2 Limited 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

  • Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    112
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hook Norton Church of England Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    271
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Acorns Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Brailes Church of England Primary School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    114
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Chipping Norton School5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,035
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shipston High School5.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    526
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Warriner School7.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,553
    Type
    Academy converter
  • North Oxfordshire Academy8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,004
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Wykham Park8.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    800
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Budgens Hook Norton, Hook Norton2.3 miles
Little Waitrose Shell Holywell, Chipping Norton4 miles
Aldi Chipping Norton, Chipping Norton4.4 miles

GP surgery

Sibford Surgery2.9 miles

Pharmacy

Boots4.7 miles

Hospital

Chipping Norton Community Hospital4.4 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces454 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

Moreton-in-Marsh Rail Station7.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bus Shelter817 metres

Typical drive times

Banbury22 min · 11 miles
Oxford (city)50 min · 25 miles
Chipping Norton14 min · 6 miles
Moreton-in-Marsh22 min · 9.1 miles
Shipston-on-Stour21 min · 8.4 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

High risk (1 in 30)

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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