FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY 28TH JANUARY 2026 - Guide price £200,000 - £250,000
A rare opportunity to acquire a development site with the benefit of full planning consent for a pair of three-bedroom detached houses within the sought-after village of Bishop Wilton. The site is situated to the rear of 64 and 65 Main Street and is accessed via an unadopted lane that runs between Main Street and Park Lane. The approved dwellings provide approximately 1300 sq ft of accommodation over two floors and will enjoy South-facing gardens and two off-street parking spaces each. Although the plot has approval for two dwellings, in the auctioneers opinion, it would also suit a single dwelling (subject to planning approval).
The plot extends to approximately. 0.17 acres and has a frontage onto the lane of approx 130 ft (40 m) and a maximum depth (width) of approx. 65 ft (20 m) and a minimum depth of 36 ft (11.2 m).
LOCATION
Ranked in the top five of the Sunday Times top 20 secret villages to live in, Bishop Wilton is a picturesque village set within the Yorkshire Wolds, located approximately 4 miles north of Pocklington. The village has a real sense of community and benefits from a good pub, primary school, parish church, shop and café and is known for its annual country show every July. A shallow stream passes through the centre of Bishop Wilton, flanked by wide, open verges, creating a very pretty setting. The nearby market town of Pocklington offers an excellent range of day-to-day amenities, and the village is less than a mile from the A166, providing easy access to York and the A64 trunk road for travelling further afield.
PLANNING APPROVAL
Full planning consent was approved on 25th November 2025 under Application No: 25/02635/PLF for the Erection of 2 dwellings with associated parking and landscaping. Copies of the Notice of Decision and approved plans are available for download from the East Riding of Yorkshire council public access website by entering the postcode or the planning reference number given above.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
Please refer to the legal pack for details of any restrictive covenants.
SERVICES
Mains water, electricity and drainage are all available within the village. Purchasers will need to make their own enquiries regarding the exact location of these services and the cost of connecting thereto.
TENURE
The property is Freehold and is offered with vacant possession upon completion.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the Auctioneers on 0845 400 9900.
Method of Sale
The property will be offered for sale by online auction with bidding commencing at 12 noon on Monday, 26th January 2026 and closing on Wednesday, 28th January 2026 at 1.00 pm. For further legal information relating to this lot, please log on to auctionhouse.co.uk/hullandeastyorkshire.
Conditions of Sale
The property will be sold subject to conditions of sale, copies of which will be available for inspection at the auctioneer’s offices, with the solicitors and on-line at auctionhouse.co.uk/hullandeastyorkshire prior to the date of the auction.
Additional Fees
The purchaser will be required to pay an administration charge of 0.3% subject to a minimum of £900 (£750 plus VAT) and a buyer’s premium of £720 (£600 + VAT) in addition to the purchase price of the property.
Guide Price
Guides are provided as an indication of each sellers minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures that a property will sell for and may change at any time before the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction), which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.
Disbursements
Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.
Solicitors
Wrigleys 3rd Floor, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4AP
Online bidding
If you want to bid on this property, copy and paste the link below into your URL bar or into a Google search and it will take you to a video that explains the process: youtube.com/watch?v=ImXr4HXR36c
Tenure : Freehold
Using your investment as a 25.00% deposit and £ 5,833 in costs for purchasing and getting ready to let.
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| Tax Band | % | Taxable Sum | Tax |
| less than £250k | 0 | ||
| £250k to £925k | 5 | ||
| £925k to £1.5m | 10 | ||
| rest over £1.5m | 12 |
| Tax Band | % | Taxable Sum | Tax |
| less than £250k | 3 | ||
| £250k to £925k | 8 | ||
| £925k to £1.5m | 13 | ||
| rest over £1.5m | 15 |
| Tax Band | % | Taxable Sum | Tax |
| less than £425k | 0(5)** | ||
| £425k to £625k | 5 | ||
| £625k to £925k | 5 | ||
| £925k to £1.5m | 10 | ||
| rest over £1.5m | 12 |







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