A parcel of arable land well-positioned on the edge of the village of Catfield.
Description
INTRODUCTION The arable land at Catfield presents purchasers with the opportunity to acquire an intriguingly positioned parcel of land situated on the edge of the village of Catfield. The land consists of one good sized arable field and its location offers numerous agricultural and amenity benefits. Transport links to the location are good with the A149 Stalham Road running bordering the land to the north east.
SITUATION The land benefits from two accesses, one access is via an 8 metre wide track off Sutton Road the freehold interest in this track is owned and included in the sale of the land. There is a further access off Plumsgate Road to the south-west.
THE LAND The arable land extends to approximately 29.32 acres (11.87 hectares) and comprises a broadly rectangular block of arable land. The land is classified as Grade 2 on the Agricultural Land Classification maps and is of the Gresham soil series which is described as stoneless slowly permeable seasonally waterlogged coarse loamy soils and silty over clayey soils. Such soils can grow a variety of high-yielding cereal crops alongside beans sugar beet and potatoes.
The land consistently produced strong yields being: • Winter Wheat - 9.87t/ha • Spring Barley - 7.96t/ha • Spring Beans - 3.59 t/ha • Sugar Beet - 83.46 t/ha