Land for sale

Brandesburton, Driffield YO25

A rare opportunity to buy approximately 49.3 acres of productive arable land as a whole some having road frontage but being accessed by track from the A165 situated between Warley Cross and Brandesburton.

The land has been farmed well and is well suited to a variety of crops. It is predominantly Grade 3 and is in the Landis Soilscape 18 classification being loamy over clay subsoils.

Guide price: Offers in the region of £600,000

method of sale: This property is offered for sale as a whole by Informal Tender, the closing date for which is 12 noon on Friday 08 August 2025. Exchange of contracts will be on or before 30 September 2025 with completion of contract on or before 17 October 2025.
Please obtain the tender pack directly from the agent


General remarks: The fields are all accessed from the Green Lane. The Buyer will be given right of way for agricultural vehicles and on foot across the first 50 metres of track beside the main road (shaded green on the plan) and the remainder of the track will be sold with the land subject to a vehicular and pedestrian right of way for the neighbour shaded yellow for boundary hedge ditch and drainage maintenance.

Property description & rights of way The property comprises bare arable land situated on the west side of the A165 about 2.0 miles north from Brandesburton.

The land is currently let to a Tenant on Farm Business Tenancy under Notice of termination which expires on 30 September 2025. The Tenant would be willing to continue under a new tenancy by negotiation should the Buyer not wish to farm the land purchased.

An agricultural track provides access to all fields. The green shaded track is not included in the sale but rights of way for agricultural vehicle and on foot are to be reserved for the Buyer.

The rest of the track is included in the sale but vehicular and pedestrian Rights of Way will be reserved for the neighbour over the track shaded yellow.

Land classification/soil type: The land is classified as predominantly Grade 3 being in the Landis Soilscape 18 range of soils defined as "slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base rich loamy and clayey soils suitable for arable grassland and some woodland".

Easements/wayleaves: An underground electricity cable from the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore windfarm crosses TA1150 6307B, the approximate location is marked blue on the plan. Overhead cables also cross the land for which the Buyer will receive Wayleave Payments not received by the date for completion of contract.

Cropping: From the cropping table you will see that this is good Wheat growing land and break crops have been used in a rotation that has not included Potatoes.

Stewardship/bps entitlements: The outgoing Tenant will deal with his existing sfi Scheme. There are no Entitlements and the remaining bps payments will not be transferred with the land.

Sporting rights/minerals: In so far as they are owned the land will be sold to include all such rights currently belonging to the Seller.

Buildings & development potential: There are no dwellings or buildings within this sale

A 50% Development Clawback Clause for 30 years will be reserved by the Seller on each and every occasion that the Buyer or its successors in title obtain planning consent for non-agricultural development which results in an uplift in value over the price paid and this will include any renewable energy development.

Contamination: The Seller is not aware of the land having been filled with any contaminated matter referred to in the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Seller does not give any guarantee or guarantees in this respect and advises the Buyer(s) to make such enquiries and investigations which may be necessary to satisfy themselves that none of this land is so filled or otherwise contaminated.

Nitrate vulnerable zone: The property is in the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone and the Drinking Water (surface water) safeguard zone.

Viewing access: The track within the sale is approximately 700 metres long and the gate has been disused to prevent unwelcome access.

There is a vehicle pull in at the gate but no turning area and the A165 has the national speed limit of 60mph at this point.

We therefore request all those interested in viewing to make an appointment through the Agent and we will make the necessary arrangements to enable access as necessary.

Tenure & possessison: The land is for sale freehold with vacant possession available on completion.

Plans, areas & condition: The plans and the areas stated are for guidance only and are subject to verification with the registered Title. All prospective purchasers are deemed to have inspected the property and satisfied themselves as to the condition prior to submitting their bids.

VAT: In the event that the sale of the property or any part of it or any right attached to it is or becomes chargeable to VAT such tax will be payable in addition to the purchase price.

Holdover/pre-entry: Early entry may be available provided that contracts have been exchanged on payment of a double deposit (20% of the purchase price), and the Tenant has harvested the field(s) in question.

Directions: From Bridlington the track entrance to the fields is situated about half a mile south of Warley Cross on the right (west) side of the A165 past the Pet Crematorium and the entrance to Grove Farm.
From the south it is about 2 miles north from Brandesburton on the left.