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Guide Price£150,000

Poplar Farm, High Street, East Butterwick, Scunthorpe DN17

Land size
1.4 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • DETACHED
  • FOUR BEDROOM
  • FAMILY BATHROOM
  • UTILTY ROOM
  • DOWNSTAIRS WC
  • IDEAL FOR INVESTOR/DEVELOPER

Description

*ONLINE Unconditional Auction Opening 2 November 2026*
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Situation
Poplar Farm is prominently located on High Street, East Butterwick, well positioned for access to the surrounding villages, along with the towns of Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, both offering a wide range of amenities and facilities. Access to the M180/M18 road network is convenient and the City of Doncaster by default.

Description
A wonderful and rare opportunity to acquire this detached family property, in need of a full scheme of renovation and improvement works throughout, but providing significant scope for the potential purchaser to create a wonderful homestead in this sought after village. Viewing highly recommended to appreciate the potential on offer.

Accommodation Ground Floor
Entrance Hallway
Breakfasting Kitchen
Sitting Room
Dining Room
Utility/Laundry Room
WC

First Floor
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bedroom 4
Family Bathroom

Outside
A wide range of attached barns, outbuildings and storage sheds are to the rear of the property. The property offers a driveway and ample courtyard parking, leading to a garage and large 2 bay car port area of one of the barns. The property occupies a site of approximately 1.4 acres in total, with a range of mature trees and shrubs, along with lawned garden area.
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Tenure:
The property is freehold. All prospective bidders should satisfy themselves of terms of the tenure, ground rent and service charge if applicable, by inspecting the legal pack.

Council Tax:
The property falls within North Lincolnshire Council

Viewing:
Strictly by appointment with Auction House.

Services:
Prospective purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries of the relevant statutory authorities. NB: Services, Apparatus and Equipment have not been tested by Auction House and therefore cannot be verified as being in working order. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor/Surveyor.

These particulars are believed to be correct but their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not form any part of any contract. Information relating to Rating and Town and Country Planning matters has been obtained by verbal enquiry only. Prospective purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries of the appropriate Authority. Information relating to Phone & Broadband can be found by visiting Ofcom. All measurements, areas and distances are approximate only. Potential purchasers are advised to check them.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-09-25

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 690 Homes with Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (1+ acres).

This Property£107,143 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £243,898 / 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
Parking Available
Garden
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 · available to 95% of premises

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 Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Limited 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

  • West Butterwick C of E Primary Academy532 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    53
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    102
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Enderby Road Infant School2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    112
    Type
    Community school
  • Althorpe and Keadby Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    186
    Type
    Community school
  • Westcliffe Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    322
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Melior Community Academy3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    747
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • South Axholme Academy4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    910
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Frederick Gough School4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,334
    Type
    Community school
  • St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy4.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    694
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The St Lawrence Academy4.2 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    789
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    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

Asda Scunthorpe Superstore, Scunthorpe2.5 miles
Tesco Lichfield, Scunthorpe3 miles
Co-op Willoughby Road Food Store, Scunthorpe3.1 miles

GP surgery

West Common Lane Teaching Practice3 miles

Pharmacy

Allied Pharmacy Scotter Road2.6 miles

Hospital

Scunthorpe General Hospital4 miles

Green space

Playing Field187 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

Althorpe Rail Station2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Chapel Lane210 metres

Typical drive times

Brigg20 min · 12 miles
Crowle17 min · 9.1 miles
Scunthorpe16 min · 9.2 miles
Doncaster (city)38 min · 25 miles
Kirton in Lindsey15 min · 9.7 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 40 metres away.

Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 30 metres away.

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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