Property description
Productive and versatile land available to let on a minimum 6 year fixed Farm Business Tenancy commencing 25 March 2026 from the Knowsley Estate
Description
Description
69.95 acres of productive and versatile land to let on a minimum 6 year fixed Farm Business Tenancy commencing 25 March 2026 to 29 September 2032 at Woodside Farm, Blindfoot Road, Rainford.
Location
The land is situated at Woodside Farm, Blindfoot Road, St Helens, WA11 7HY around 4 miles to Rainford and 14 miles to Wigan.
Land
The holding extends to around 69.95 acres, bound by hedging and woodland. The land comprises a mixture of Grade 1 and Grade 2 agricultural land. Full cropping records from the outgoing tenant have not been provided; however, we understand the land has been sown with a winter bird seed mix for the past two years, and was likely in cereal production for the preceding 3–5 years.
Tenancy
A Farm Business Tenancy agreement is to commence on a 6 year minimum fixed term from 25 March 2026 to 29 September 2032. The tenancy will be subject to rent reviews in accordance with Part II of Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. A copy of the agreement is available as part of the tender pack, the terms of such agreement will not be subject to negotiation unless expressly detailed as part of the tender. The Estate would be open to considering a different term which should be detailed within a tender if required.
Entry
The land will be available for entry on 25 March 2026.
Rent
The rent is to be demanded quarterly in advance on 25 March, 24 June, and 29 September and 25 December.
Repair
The tenant will be responsible for full repairing and insuring the holding.
VAT
The land is likely to be elected for VAT and the rent will therefore attract VAT at the prevailing rate.
Services
The land does not benefit from any known services, including water. The tenant will be responsible for meeting the costs of any services consumed on the holding including, if relevant, any drainage rates.
Rights of Way, Easements and Wayleaves
The land is let subject to all existing rights of way, easements and wayleaves public and private whether specifically mentioned or not. The landlord will reserve the right to enter into any wayleaves or easements as required with the benefit of all payments in respect of any apparatus situated above or below the ground. The tenant will be responsible for maintaining any internal surfaces and tracks in accordance with use within the holding throughout the duration of the tenancy.
Land Drainage
Some of the land may benefit from under drainage.
Designations
The holding is located within an NVZ.
Environmental Schemes
The land is intended to be let without the benefit of any stewardship agreements or payment rights on the holding.
Sporting Rights, Mineral and Timber Rights
The sporting, mineral and timber rights are specifically excluded from the tenancy. The sporting rights may be included within a separate sporting lease to a third party.
Fees and costs
The successful party will be required to contribute £1,500 plus VAT towards the Landlords costs incurred with the letting of this land.
Method of Letting
The land is offered by informal tender. The owners do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any offer. All tenders must be submitted by 12 noon Monday 9th March 2026 on the tender form provided by the Landlord’s agent. Tenders should be submitted in an envelope clearly marked Land at Woodside Farm tender to:
Annabel Gray MRICS FAAV
Savills (UK) Limited
64 Warwick Road
Carlisle
CA1 1DR
Or by receipted email to Annabel. .
All tenders are assumed to be quoted net of VAT which will be chargeable in addition.
Soil Management
The soils are predominantly described as loamy clayey soils (Soilscapes 18), with some of the land being identified as raised peat bog (Soilscapes 26). The Landlord has commissioned soil testing, and the results will form part of the ingoing soil schedule of condition. The outgoing tenant will be expected to leave the land in no worse condition than taken on entry.
Date of information
Photographs and Particulars were prepared February 2026.
Local Authority
St Helens Borough Council
Further information
For a tender pack to include a copy of the Farm Business Tenancy please contact Annabel. or .
Viewings
The land may be inspected at all reasonable times on foot, with a copy of the particulars. Care should be taken, with particular note to open ditches and drains. Please ensure that the gate into the farm is kept closed and parking is in a considerable manner to the existing operation on the farm.
Acreage: 69.95 Acres
Directions
The land is situated at Woodside Farm, Blindfoot Road, St Helens, WA11 7HY around 4 miles to Rainford and 14 miles to Wigan.
Key features
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Land - Land
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More features
All tenders must be submitted by 12 noon Monday 9th March 2026,To let by informal tender,69.95 acres of productive and versatile Grade 1 and Grade 2 land,Bound by hedging and woodland,Some of the land may benefit from under drainage,Tender pack available upon request to include a copy of the Farm Business Tenancy
More details
- Property type
- Land - Land
- Size
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- Monthly price
- £1
- Weekly price
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- Available from
- Ask Landlord
- Bedrooms
- 0
- Bathrooms
- 0
- Furnishing
- not-specified
Map
This listing is located at Land At Woodside Farm, Blindfoot Road, Rainford, St. Helens Merseyside, WA11, ST. HELENS.