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St. Margarets Church, St Margarets Church, Church Lane, Hooley, Surrey

Guide price

£20,000

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0.007203

Tenure

Freehold

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  • Parking
  • Transport links
  • Well connected
  • Natural light
  • Open plan

Key features

  • Freehold plot of land, Parcel A53, registered under Title TN-SY851471
  • Size: 302.89 sq m (3,261 sq ft), broadly square and level
  • Guide price: £20,000
  • Auction date: 23rd September 2026, 1pm, St James Room, Claridge's, Mayfair, London (live & online bidding)
  • Prime setting opposite the historic 12th-century St Margaret's Church, Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon
  • Accessed via Hogscross Lane and Church Lane, with clearly defined boundaries
  • Excellent rail links — Coulsdon South and Coulsdon Town stations offer 30–40 minute services to London Victoria and London Bridge
  • Strong road connections via the A23, M25, and M23, with Gatwick Airport also nearby
  • Bordered by green spaces — Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Common, and Happy Valley Park
  • Flexible future-use potential (subject to planning consent) — amenity land, private parking, storage, or residential/commercial development

Description

Lot 76 – Freehold land at auction. Parcel A1 is a broadly square plot of about 313.76 sq m (3,377 sq ft / 0.078 acre) on Church Lane, Chipstead, Coulsdon. It sits opposite St Margaret's, a Grade I listed church dating from the 12th century. The land has no planning permission, and any future use is subject to consent from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Guide price £20,000. To be sold by auction at Claridge's, Mayfair, on Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1.00pm. Buyer's premium 2%, minimum £2,000 + VAT, plus a contract documents charge of £850 + VAT.

Rightmove full description

LOT 76 – FOR SALE BY AUCTION
Parcel A1, Church Lane, Chipstead, Coulsdon CR5
Guide Price £20,000*
Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1.00pm – Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR

THE LAND
A broadly square freehold parcel of about 313.76 sq m (3,377 sq ft / 0.078 acre) on Church Lane, opposite St Margaret's Church in the village of Chipstead. The land has no planning permission. Any future use or development depends on consent from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Buyers should allow for the setting of the Grade I listed church opposite and for any Green Belt or other designations. Please take your own planning advice before bidding.

LOCATION
Chipstead is a village on the North Downs, south-west of Coulsdon. Footpaths and open countryside surround it. Chipstead station on the Tattenham Corner line is nearby, and the A23 and M25 are within a short drive. Coulsdon's shops, services and mainline stations are a few miles away.

TENURE
Freehold. Buyers must check the legal pack for any rights, easements or restrictions.

VIEWING
Open site. Please contact the auctioneers before visiting.

AUCTION TERMS

10% deposit on exchange; contracts are unconditional and binding
Buyer's premium of 2%, minimum £2,000 + VAT
Contract documents charge of £850 + VAT
At a hammer price equal to the guide, fees total £3,420 including VAT, giving £23,420 overall before SDLT, Land Registry fees and legal costs
Completion as stated in the Special Conditions of Sale
Register in advance; ID/AML checks apply

CONTACT
Edward Swindells, Auctioneer – –
Bridgett D Dickens, Senior Negotiator –
Office – –

*A guide price is not a valuation. With a single-figure guide, the reserve will be within 10% of that figure. The guide and reserve may change up to auction day. Please read the legal pack and Special Conditions before bidding.
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St. Margarets Church, St Margarets Church, Church Lane, Hooley, Surrey

NEAREST STATIONS

National Rail

Chipstead Station

1.21 miles

National Rail

Coulsdon South Station

1.89 miles

National Rail

Merstham Station

2.01 miles

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