Property description
An opportunity to lease a Grade 3 & 4 Holding on a 15 year Environmental Farm Business Tenancy.
Extending to approximately 177.21 acres of Grades 3 and 4 land, Lilley Hoo Farm situated outside of the village of Lilley is available to let as a whole or in two lots.
Lot 1 comprises approximately 175.88 acres of land, with associated buildings.
Lot 2 comprises the Farmhouse and paddocks, extending to approximately 13.65 acres
Property
The property consists of approximately 177.21 acres (71.713 hectares) or thereabouts.
The Holding is to be made available as a whole or in two separate lots.
Lot 1: Land Only with Buildings – Approximately 177.21 acres
Lot 2: Farmhouse and Paddocks – Approximately 13.65 acres.
Location
The Holding is accessible, being only a short distance from the A505. The most direct route is found by taking the exit for Lilley, from the A505. Continue left onto Hollybush Hill, then left again onto Lilley Hoo Lane. The farm is accessed via a private track along the lane.
Land
The Holding is comprised of Grades 3 and 4 soil as documented in Natural England’s Agricultural Land Classification map for the East Region.
The Land is a combination of Soilscapes 3, 5 and 8 creating a combination of lime-rich loamy soils making it well suitable to a variety of crops and pastureland.
Farm Buildings
Grainstore: 500-600t traditional style grainstore with corrugated cladding and concrete flooring. Accessed via a combination of sliding and roller shutter doors, extending to approximately 7,360 square feet.
Stables: Traditional style brick construction stable block with three defined stalls. Together with an open-sided building under a tin roof, typically used for hay storage.
Farmhouse
A six-bedroom farmhouse subject to full refurbishment works. To be let together with or separately from the eFBTs. Sample designs are available in the Data Room. Please note the Farmhouse will not be available until later this coming autumn.
Method of Letting
The farm is to be let as a whole or in two lots
by informal tender.
Interested parties are asked to submit their
tenders via email to:
kylie.
emily.
marked clearly as ‘Lilley Hoo Farm at Lilley’
by 12 noon on 29th May 2026.
Informal tenders should be submitted
subject to contract and any other conditions
on which the informal tender is made should
be specified.
Applicants are encouraged to provide as
much detail as possible on their covering
letters and application forms.
The Landlord and their Agents will not be
bound to accept either the highest or any
offer for the farm.
Tenders should outline a given sum for the
total annual rent offered and should not be
made by reference to other tenders.
eFBT
The Crown Estate, working with the Tenant
Farmers Association, has developed a new
form of tenancy agreement that will be used
for this letting. This agreement enables
the Landlord and Tenant to agree a set of
shared agricultural, environmental and social
aspirations for the management of the farm,
including diversification opportunities, at the
outset of the agreement. A draft agreement
will be included in the data room.
More details
- Property type
- Land - Land
- Size
- Not specified
- Monthly price
- £
- Weekly price
- Not specified
- Available from
- 9/30/2026
- Bedrooms
- 6
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
Map
This listing is located at Lilley, Luton, Hertfordshire, LU2, Luton.