DESCRIPTION Southford Farmhouse is a well-appointed and recently refurbished detached Victorian property with potential adjoining annexe, garden, grounds & parking. Southford Farmhouse has been used as a successful holiday let, further information on this can be made available by the selling agents. 

GROUND FLOOR Accessed via either the principal entrance or, the west facing porch, you are welcomed into the farmhouse with flagstone flooring. From the entrance hall, is the recently modernised kitchen, providing plenty of natural light and dining space. The kitchen has a good range of unit space with under and above counter cupboards, oil-fired Aga (currently disconnected) and central island with a wonderful window seat overlooking the gardens. The sitting-room is accessed from the kitchen and entrance hall; a delightful family room with woodburning stove, there is also a second sitting-room to the north of the farmhouse featuring a fire place. The hallway featuring impressive tiled flooring, leads you into the formal dining room featuring attractive pine flooring, triple aspect windows and a useful serving hatch window into the kitchen. Additionally, the ground floor offers a useful utility room with oil-fired boiler and cloak room.

Off the inner hall (south) there is a large lobby area with flagstone floors, and a separate adjoining building currently comprising of a kitchen, store area and w/c. This space, along with the lobby (subject to necessary consents) could be utilised as a separate annexe, if required. 

FIRST FLOOR The first floor welcomes you to a large landing leading to the five double bedrooms. Each generously sized bedroom provides views across the surrounding grounds and countryside. The master bedroom has an en suite and good-sized walk-in wardrobe, additionally the first floor provides a family bathroom. 

SITUATION Southford Farmhouse is situated on the south of the Isle of Wight on the outskirts of the small village of Whitwell. Whitwell village supports a garage, a 700-year-old church and one of the Isle of Wight's oldest pubs, The White Horse. Southford Farmhouse is surrounded by glorious countryside, comprising many miles of local footpaths and bridleways to explore. The property is also within 5 minutes from the picturesque village of Godshill, 15 minutes' drive to Newport town and a short drive to the seaside resort town of Ventnor.

The Isle of Wight is celebrated as an international yachting and sailing venue, with the annual Cowes Week Regatta in August attracting competitors from all over the world. A full range of yacht and sailing clubs provide a social hub. There are nearby golf courses including Westridge, St Georges & Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club. Ryde School with Upper Chine is the main independent (HMC) School on
the Island, offering co-education from pre-school to sixth form on a daily, full or weekly boarding basis. Many Island children commute to mainland schools such as Portsmouth Grammar, St Edward's
and Hordle Walhampton Prep and there are good feeder links to conveniently located public schools such as Winchester College and St Swithuns' in Winchester, Bryanston, Canford, and the Sherborne
schools in Dorset and Malborough College in Wiltshire. The Island is blessed with a number of boutique hotels and restaurants, including The George in Yarmouth, The Royal in Ventnor; The Hut (recently voted by GQ Magazine as the best experience 4 years running), North House and The Smoking Lobster. 

GARDENS AND GROUNDS Southford Farm is appointed by its own a private driveway, offering ample parking for several vehicles. The farmhouse offers a large, well landscaped garden comprising well established planted fruit trees and mature hedgerows sheltering the gardens with a wraparound paved path around the farmhouse, a separate patio area and front garden. The gardens and grounds around the house extend to half an acre.  

LAND AND BUILDINGS To the north of the main house, there are several grass paddocks. The paddocks are mostly all enclosed by post and rail fencing and mature hedgerows and provide good drainage allowing all year turnout. There is a mobile field shelter on the first paddock (closest to the house). There are an additional 6 acres that could be available for an additional price by separate negotiation. 

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS  

METHOD OF SALE Southford Farmhouse is offered for sale by private treaty. 

TENURE Freehold. 

ACCESS The property is accessed directly from the public highway, Whitwell Road via a private lane (within ownership of Southford Farmhouse) – this is hatched orange on the sale plan. Two neighbours benefit from a right of way over the access hatched orange. 

SERVICES Southford Farmhouse is served by mains water, electric, and drainage.

The property is heated via an oil-fired central heating system.

The land at Southford Farmhouse is connected to mains water. 

PLANNING The property is outside of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is not listed. 

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not. 

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS The paddocks to the north of the orange hatched area on the slae plan, would be subject to a restrictive covenant restricting the use of the land to agricultural, equestrian, forestry or horticulture only. 

BASIC PAYMENT The vendor currently claims Basic Payment Entitlements on the land being sold. TThe Vendor will retain all Basic Payment monies from the 2023 subsequent claims. 

LOCAL AUTHORITY Isle of Wight Council 

COUNCIL TAX BAND / BUSINESS RATES F - The vendor currently pays business rates for the property as it is being used currently as a holiday let, with a rateable value of £5,100 per annum. The vendor however currently claims small busniess relief. 

EPC E 

POSTCODE PO38 2QH 

WHAT3WORDS galaxy.readers.plod 

PLANS, AREAS AND SCHEDULES These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. They have been checked and computed by BCM and the Purchaser (s) shall be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the description of the property. Any error or miss-statement shall not annul a sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof. 

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS BCM will supply a list of requests, identifying clearly which items are included within the sale, which are excluded, and which may be available by separate negotiation. This list is the sole arbiter of this regardless of whether items are referred to or photographed within these particulars. 

VIEWINGS Viewings strictly by appointment with BCM. 

SELLING AGENT BCM, Isle of Wight office Red Barn, Cheeks Farm, Merstone Lane, Merstone, Isle of Wight,
PO30 3DE