The land comprises a number of blocks of arable land, two of which are comprised of strips of land all within the “Open Fields,” which are a feature of the Isle of Axholme. The land is classified as being part Grade 2 and part Grade 3 on Sheet 104 of the Provisional Agricultural Land Classification Maps as historically published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The soils are identified by the Soil Survey of England and Wales as being from the “Blackwood and Worcester" associations with their characteristics described as “deep permeable sandy and coarse loamy soils” and “reddish clayey soils over mudstone” and as suitable for “cereals, potatoes and sugar beet” and “cereals, sugar beet and potatoes and winter cereals,” respectively. The soils for the Lots 1 and 2 are all from the “Worcester” association as described above The soils for Lots 3 and 4 are from the “Blackwood” association, also as described above.
The property is for sale by Informal Tender, as a whole or in up to four Lots, with a closing date of 12 Noon Friday 4 July 2025
The guide prices are as follows:
Lot 1 – £16,000
Lot 2 - £16,000
Lot 3 - £95,000
Lot 4 – £28,000
Whole - £155,000
