5 bedroom detached house for sale

A rare opportunity to purchase a modern farmhouse and buildings set within approximately 53 acres of grounds with far reaching views over the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Beauty.

Lot One
Highfields Farm
This attractive individual detached spacious farmhouse has a stunning off road mature location overlooking its 10 acre paddock and surrounded by its large mature attractive garden. The farmhouse was built in the mid 1980s and has generous accommodation of character with full double glazing and the benefit of a large conservatory overlooking part of the stunning garden which surrounds the property.

The house is approached over an in/out driveway and the canopied front entrance door leads into a spacious hallway opening off which is the large sitting room, dining room with serving hatch to kitchen, a large fitted study and cloakroom. A door leads into the large fitted kitchen/breakfast room with double doors leading to the large double glazed conservatory overlooking the beautiful garden. Opening off the kitchen also is the sitting room/snug and the utility room which leads to both the front and rear garden.

On the first floor is a spacious landing with five good sized bedrooms, the principal bedroom with an en-suite, a large secondary bedroom, a second en-suite bedroom and two further bedrooms at the east end of the house.

Outside
The property is approached by an in/out drive which leads past the detached double garage. The award winning large mature garden surrounds the property and is laid out with a beautiful and extensive selection of herbaceous plants, shrubs and decorative trees with an interesting range of hand-built flint garden structures, paths, pergolas etc.

The garden has opened regularly in aid of charity. Located within the garden is large store shed/workshop, an attractive garden cloakroom and a rose and clematis clad pergola.

Lot Two
Agricultural Land
The agricultural land lies to the east of Highfield House and is accessed from Dead Lane, a private road which becomes a by-way adjoining the house. The land is divided into two large fields extending to 39.54 acres. A southern field falls within the area of outstanding natural beauty and abuts Nayland End Wood (an area of ancient woodland), and a small area of the woodland lying in the south-west corner of that field. The northern field abuts the Suffolk Wildlife Trust/Arger Fen/Spouses Vale Natural Reserve, an area of ancient woodland within the area of outstanding natural beauty and designated as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).

In recent years this farmland has been managed to provide hay but may be suitable for arable conversion subject to DEFRA screening requirements. The majority of the land is classified Grade 2 and of the Hornbeam 3 Soil Association providing deep fine loam soils over clay.

Lot Three
Highfield Farm Barns
The buildings are approached by an independent access which leads off the private access road and the yard leads into a range of steel-framed agricultural buildings, totally approximately 5,000 sq.ft. and these buildings have been used for general agricultural storage and the rearing of poultry. These buildings benefit from consent under a prior approval for residential conversion (class Q) including partial demolition. The consent provides for a four-bedroom detached dwelling extending to approximately 3,400 sq.ft and it is intended that extra paddock land should be sold with the property giving a total site area of 1.89 acres. The paddock has a natural pond and is currently laid to grass.


Location

Highfields Farm has a sheltered secluded location which is extremely well situated for easy access to the A134 south to Colchester and with easy access to the north to Sudbury and its connections to Ipswich. Mainline Railway Station is available from Colchester and there is a branch line station in the village of Bures which connects to the mainline Marks Tey. Bures also has local facilities including a good primary school and there is a private prep school available close at hand at Littlegarth. The private road that leads to Highfields farm is a byway marked by some beautiful mature Oak trees and the whole property benefits from superb views out across the Stour Valley into Essex, all of which forms part of the Stour Valley/Dedham Vale AONB

Directions

Use the postcode CO8 5BN. For further directions please contact a member of our sales team on[use Contact Agent Button].

Important Information

Services - Mains, water, electricity are connected to the property with oil fired central heating and private drainage.
Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - F
EPC rating - E