Decent parcels of bare land set to come to market

Bare land parcels are the main imminent launches this week, with some sizeable offerings of very different land types.  

The two principal blocks are in North Yorkshire, where agent Robin Jessop is bringing 170 acres of productive Grade 3 land to the market shortly.

This is at Kirby Sigston near Northallerton, adjacent to the A19, with several access points.

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The land ranges from very productive, well-drained peat to fertile sand and gravel and has been down to grass for a couple of years, giving a good entry for first wheat, says the firm’s Andrew Dickens.

In a ring fence with mains water, the block has carbon offsetting potential and is not in any environmental schemes, nor is it in a nitrate vulnerable zone.

A guide price of £9,000/acre has been set.

Also in North Yorkshire and set for launch next week is 760 acres of hill and peat moorland at Cosh, near Skipton.

This could appeal to a range of buyers, given the rising interest in natural capital and environmental-focused schemes, says Savills, which is joint agent with WBW surveyors.

It comes to the market because its owners, who farm a large acreage of hill, are downsizing.

The land is classified as Moorland and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with a Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship agreement which is due to expire in 2030.

This brings an annual income of £22,450.

Extensive areas of deep peat have been restored through agri-environment schemes over the past 20 years and offer potential for enhancement.

Formerly part of Cosh Farm – one of the most remote properties in Littondale – the land includes a derelict cow shed and will come to the market with a £1.2m guide price.

Vale of Glamorgan land and buildings

Also with Savills is about 191 acres of cropping and grazing land, with a good range of modern open-span buildings suitable for livestock, feed and machinery.

Ystradowen, near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, has a guide price of £2.4m. A stone barn with conversion potential is included.

As well as being productive farmland, it has potential environmental, renewable energy schemes and tourism diversification uses.