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Guide price£575,000
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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Ashton, Helston
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Detached house
5 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: G*

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band C
Broadband: Super-fast 44Mbps *
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 5 bedroom, 3 reception traditional farmhouse
  • Incredible countryside & distant coastal views
  • Renovation required
  • Modern Barn 45' x 30'
  • In all about 0.34 acres
Occupying a commanding position, this spacious and substantial stone farmhouse faces south-west and enjoys incredible views across countryside toward the sea on the horizon.  This handsome rural property has been in the same family ownership for three generations and once formed part of a long since, broken up farmstead. It sits with a plot of around 1/3rd acre and includes a very useful 1,350sqft modern barn.

Location
This appealing country property is ideally located for easy access to many of south Cornwall's major towns and amenities. Being just 1 mile off the A394 Helston to Penzance road, the villages of Godolphin, Ashton and Breage are all within 1½ mile radius, with the latter having a busy Post Office/store and popular public house. This quiet location is central for a number of picturesque beaches including Prussia Cove, Perran Sands, Praa Sands, Kenneggy Sands and Porthleven Sands, all within a 15 minute drive. The historic market town of Helston, famous for its annual Flora Day is approximately 6 miles away. The County town and Cathedral City of Truro lies about 23 miles away and offers the County's leading administrative, retail and schooling facilities, together with the newly renovated Hall for Cornwall theatre.

The Property
Greenbank Farm requires renovation and features a handsome mellowed cut-granite façade beneath a steeply pitched roof with brick chimney stacks. The property has majority uPVC double glazing and is complemented by a generous lawn to the front with entrance drive leading from the Council road.

The well-proportioned accommodation is arranged over two storeys with entrance hallway, three good reception rooms, kitchen, utility room and separate wc on the ground floor, with five bedrooms at first floor level, together with landing, bathroom, separate wc and store room. Ceiling heights are generous and many rooms enjoy the captivating views.

To the front of the property there is an expansive lawn contained partially by a Cornish hedge. A vehicular parking area lies to the side of the house where there is the modern agricultural outbuilding measures 45ft x 30ft of block and timber construction It is possible that this may have potential for residential conversion under Class Q, subject to the necessary consents.

Property Information
SERVICES
Mains Water and Electricity connected. Private drainage. None of these services have been tested and therefore no guarantees can be given.

COUNCIL TAX BAND C EPC G

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY
The sale will be subject to and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way as may exist.

PARTICULARS & PLAN
Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of these particulars, their accuracy is not guaranteed, and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Any intending purchaser/s must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of these particulars.

Viewing & Directions
VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agents Lodge & Thomas. Telephone[use Contact Agent Button]

DIRECTIONS
From Helston take the A394 towards Penzance and drive through the village of Breage, and continue on to Ashton. Shortly after the Lion & Lamb pub turn right into Higher Lane and drive up the hill for about 1 mile whereupon the property will be found and the gated access is to the front.

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    About Lodge & Thomas We are a long-established firm of Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers, Valuers & Estate Agents. Based in the City of Truro, we offer professional services across the whole of Cornwall. • RICS Professional Services and Valuations inc. valuations for mortgages and secured lending, tax, probate and Inheritance Tax purposes as well as Agricultural Tenancies, Utility Compensation Claims. • Estate Agents specialising in farm agency and land; smallholdings and equestrian; residential and waterside homes and commercial property. • Cornwall’s leading Auctioneers with Truro Livestock Market every Wednesday • Farm and Machinery Auctions as well as bankruptcy and liquidation sales. • Antiques, Fine Art, Silver & Jewellery and General Furniture Auctions at the Truro Sale Room. Our Truro Office is conveniently located in the City centre at 58 Lemon Street. Truro Livestock Market is held every Wednesday and is one of the foremost livestock markets in the West Country selling all classes of cattle and sheep. We hold monthly General Household and Furniture Sales and regular “Live and On-Line” Antiques & Fine Art Sales. Property Negotiators Adam Beverley-Jones BSc Rural Est. Man. Experienced in selling all types of property including residential, farms and smallholdings, commercial freeholds, plots and land having worked throughout Cornwall and South Wales. Paul Thomas - Based in Truro, Paul has over 40 years of experience in selling all types of residential property throughout Cornwall and west Devon. Lauren Symons - Over a decade’s worth of experience in estate agency across Cornwall, with a special interest in equestrian properties and smallholdings. Partners Andrew Body BSc MRICS - Property sales of all types specialising in farms and land, valuations, bankruptcy and insolvency work, compensation, live and deadstock auctioneering. Bob Mosley MRICS FAAV - Live and deadstock auctioneering, valuations, tenancies, Basic Payment Scheme and rural schemes etc. Ross Collins BSc (Hons) MRICS FAAV - Rural Practice Chartered Surveyor and Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers. Over 15 years’ experience undertaking valuations, planning, Landlord & Tenant advice, Estate Management, compensation claims, BPS etc. Sheep Auctioneer at Truro Livestock Market. Manager of the Lettings Department. Ed Harris BSc (Hons) MRICS - Rural Practice Chartered Surveyor, specialising in professional Valuations of land and farms. Landlord & Tenant matters, Basic Payment and Environmental Schemes, Planning Applications. Sheep Auctioneer at Truro Livestock Market. Rural Practice Surveyors & Estate Management Andrew Body, Bob Mosley, Ross Collins, Ed Harris (as above) Nathan Osborne BSc (Hons) RICS FAAV - Graduated from the Royal Agricultural University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Land Management, assisting with general agricultural professional work and auctions.  Tom Hannis BSc (Hons) MSc - Tom completed his MSc in Rural Estate Management at The Royal Agricultural University in 2020. Currently continuing his Chartered Surveyor training. Assists with general rural professional work, specialises in rural planning. Will Biddick BSc (Hons) - Will graduated from the Royal Agricultural University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Land Management. Will is actively involved within the auctions team, and assists the Partners with rural professional work whilst undertaking his professional examinations under the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Central Association of Agricultural Valuers. Truro Sale Room Guy Haskell - Guy joined the Fine Art and Antiques division of Lodge and Thomas in Autumn 2022. He trained at the London College of Furniture and after completion of a course studying furniture history and conservation joined Sotheby’s country saleroom, working in a variety of departments. Subsequently joined Phillips, which eventually merged with Bonhams, working as a General Valuer within their regional network of salerooms. Guy moved to Cornwall in 2017 to join a regional auction house. He has a particular interest in the Art and Crafts movement with a focus on the Costwold School of craftsmen. Shaun Preece - Manager and Auctioneer of the General Household & Furnishings department of the Truro Sale Room and Auctioneer for Poultry and Machinery Sales. Melanie Esdale - Melanie has over 10 years of saleroom experience, encompassing cataloguing, saleroom management, customer relations and administration. Additionally, a further 16 years in film production, working internationally with many blue chip companies that solidifies her skill in business relations. Sam Phillips - Sam is a key part of the Truro Saleroom team and holds the position of Saleroom assistant & media technician. Samuel has had a life-long interest in the antiques and fine art industry and enjoys developing his knowledge within our specialist sales department.

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