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£165,000

West Lane, Pirton, Hertfordshire, SG5

Land size
4.42 acres

Key Features

  • Approximately 4.42 acres of Land
  • Good roadside frontage to West Lane
  • Direct and easy access from the highway
  • Attractive position on the edge of Pirton
  • Surrounded by open countryside and farmland
  • Suitable for grazing and agricultural use
  • Well-located for both Bedford and Luton

Description

An opportunity to purchase 4.42 acre of land on West Lane in Pirton The land has road frontage to the entire front of the plot offering easy access and suitability for agricultural, equestrian or amenity use on the edge of the village of Pirton.

This land is sold without any form of consent or planning and this would need to be obtained for any change of use.

Please note that should all or any part of the land obtain planning permission for development, there is an overage provision of 40% until 2053 , Please ask for further details.

Location

The land is located on the edge of the village of Pirton, which has a shop with post office, two pub/restaurants, a pre school, a junior school, two churches, a village hall, and a recreation ground and club house. There is an active community spirit in the village with an array of groups and societies including Pirton Picture House, a craft group, a history group, a tennis club, a walking group, and the Pumpkin Club which organises a programme of community events throughout the year.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-09-11

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 74 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£37,330 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (1+ acres) £39,850 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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

Accessibility
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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 NoneO2 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

  • Pirton School269 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    136
    Type
    Community school
  • Stondon Lower School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 9
    Pupils
    136
    Type
    Community school
  • Shillington Lower School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 9
    Pupils
    94
    Type
    Community school
  • Oughton Primary and Nursery School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    195
    Type
    Community school
  • Ickleford Primary School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    213
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Priory School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,221
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Hitchin Boys' School2.9 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,364
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Hitchin Girls' School3.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,357
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Fearnhill School3.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    597
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Arnold Academy3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    704
    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

Waitrose Hitchin, Hitchin2.8 miles
Budgens Meppershall, Meppershall2.9 miles
Sainsburys Hitchin, Hitchin3 miles

GP surgery

Dr Carragher And Neal And Akhtar2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Cross Chemist2.4 miles

Hospital

Lister Hospital6.3 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces197 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

Hitchin Rail Station3.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

War Memorial347 metres

Typical drive times

Hitchin8 min · 4 miles
Shefford14 min · 6.8 miles
Stotfold16 min · 8.2 miles
Letchworth16 min · 7.2 miles
St Albans (city)32 min · 21 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 10 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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