A highly desirable and attractively situated dairy farm extending to around 195 acres on the Shropshire/Powys borders.

Description - Halls are favoured with instructions to offer Bank Farm at Bulthy for sale by private treaty. Bank Farm has been in the Fairbanks family for some 46 years or so and is now for sale following the owners decision to retire.

Bank Farm is a superbly situated dairy farm extending to around 195 acres or thereabouts, in a well known farming district on the borders of Shropshire and Powys. Interestingly, the farm has a welsh postal address but is actually situated in Shropshire, England. The farm briefly comprises a substantial period farmhouse residence of great character with scope to improve, with good sized gardens, a range of traditional Farm buildings with development potential, more modern multi-purpose livestock buildings and surrounding land within a ring fence extending, in all, to approximately 195 acres, or thereabouts.

. - The sale of Bank Farm offers potential purchasers an unusual
opportunity to purchase a high quality and well situated farm, in a sought after farming district, where a purchaser can move in and start to earn a living from day one.

.. - An inspection of the farm is highly recommended by the sole selling agents, Halls.

Situation - Bank Farm is located in an unspoilt private location in the heart of the Shropshire/Powys borders. Whilst enjoying its peaceful location, it is still within easy motoring distance of the nearby centres of Welshpool (9miles) and the county town of Shrewsbury (12 miles), both of which, have an excellent range of local Shopping, Recreational and Educational facilities.

The Farmhouse - The farmhouse at Bank Farm offers spacious and versatile internal accommodation of great charm and character and is believed to date back, originally, nearly 200 years, or so. The extensive internal accommodation provides three reception rooms, four/five bedrooms , and retains numerous interesting period features and also has great potential for selective modernisation and improvement, according to ones individual wishes.

... - Outside, there is a good sized patio terrace making an ideal outdoor entertaining space leading on to a good sized mature lawned garden.

The Farm Buildings - Bank Farm boasts a very useful extensive range of both traditional and modern farm building set around concreted yards. The farm buildings have been designed for the cubicle and loose housing of dairy cows and the storage of fodder and machinery. The milking parlour is a 12/24 herringbone system with automatic cluster removers, milk meters and individual electronic ID recognition. There are three large loose housing sheds together with a range of cubicle sheds capable of housing 225 cows. In addition to this, there are four silage clamps, two muck stores and a slurry store. There is light, power and water to all livestock buildings.

The Land - The land is a most notable feature of the farm and situated within a ring fence.
There are a number of internal tracks providing easy access to all of the convenient sized enclosures. The land would be classified as Grade 3 A on the Agricultural Land Classification for England and Wales and despite being down to pasture for the dairy enterprise over recent times, it is thought to be perfectly capable of growing arable crops. The soil would be generally considered a loamy, clayey fertile soil type. All fields have the benefit of a water supply (mains and bore hole).

.... - The farm extends, in all, to approximately 195 acres, or thereabouts, of which 188 acres would be cropable or mowable.

Tenure And Possession - We understand that the property is of freehold tenure and vacant possession will be given on completion of the purchase.

Services - We understand that the farmhouse has the benefit of mains water and electricity.
Drainage is to private system.
The hot water system to the house and dairy is by a 60 KW log fired Biomass boiler.
The land and farm buildings have a borehole water supply supplemented by a mains water supply.

Entitlements - There are no entitlements included in the sale of Bank Farm.

Dispersal Sale - The Vendors reserve the right to hold a dispersal sale of Live and Deadstock on the farm prior to completion of the purchase.

Local Authorities - Shropshire Council, The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
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Severn Trent Water, Upper Severn Division, Shelton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
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DEFRA, North Mercia Regional Service Centre, Electra Way, Crewe Business Park, Crewe.
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Council Tax - We understand that Bank Farmhouse is in council tax Band 'E' on the Shropshire Council register.

Holding Number - The holding number for Bank Farm is 35/281/0036.

Sbi Number - The SBI number is 106208118.

Mode Of Offering - Bank Farm will be offered for sale by private treaty.
The selling agents, Halls, as agents on behalf of the vendors, reserve the right to alter, divide, amalgamate or withdraw any of the property for sale at any time.
The selling agents, further, reserve the right to sell the farm without prior notice or explanation and no liability will be accepted to any intending purchaser in consequence of such a decision.