4 bedroom detached house for sale

Detached four bedroom property ripe for renovation with range of agricultural buildings, livery facilities and grass paddocks.

Description

Situation
Fairfields is situated on the fringe of Newton Bewley village between Stockton-on-Tees and Hartlepool. The property is a short distance from local amenities in the surrounding towns and villages, overlooking open countryside to the south. The property has good transport connections being adjacent to the A689 beyond which the A19 is 2.5 miles to the west. Middlesborough Train Station is 10 miles to the south.

Description
Fairfields Farmhouse is an 18th century spacious detached property with four bedrooms. It presents an attractive opportunity to renovate and extend the accommodation (subject to consents). The farm has previously been run as an equine Livery, with the basic facilities arranged in a multitude of traditional agricultural buildings. There is an extensive yard and grass paddocks which are used in conjunction with the Livery. The equine facilities do require investment and could be improved or redeveloped for alternative uses or an agricultural smallholding.

Fairfields Farmhouse
Fairfields Farmhouse is a substantial residential property situated at the entrance to the farm. The property is of brick construction and rendered with a slate roof. Ground floor accommodation includes kitchen with fitted units, dining room with pantry adjacent, living room and sitting room. There are various traditional features including fireplaces and large timber sashed windows which flood the house with natural light. The property has one bedroom on the half landing above a ground floor store with external door. The first floor extends to three bedrooms and is served by a large family bathroom.

The property has a gas central heating system and is connected to mains electricity water and drainage. At the northern elevation, there is a large garden bordered by a mature hedgerow providing a sheltered and private space. The entrance track running adjacent to the property leads to a substantial parking area and several further brick outbuildings which provide storage.

Whilst in need of extensive refurbishment throughout, the farmhouse provides an opportunity to create a wonderful family home.

Farm Buildings
The farm buildings at Fairfields Farm are predominantly traditional with several modern additions. These are largely of red brick construction with slate or fibre cement roofs. The modern buildings are steel framed and walled with concrete blocks and Yorkshire boarding. Most recently the buildings have been used as part of a Livery. To the south of the farmstead is a further yard area with freestanding steel portal framed buildings and a gated entrance.

In summary, the buildings include:
-Nine annexed stables constructed of red brick with fibre cement roof sheets and concrete flooring, accessed along a central passageway.
-Three annexed stables constructed with concrete blocks and corrugated roof sheeting.
-Grain Store (12.5m x 10m) – accessed via the annexed stables. Steel portal frame with concrete block walling, concrete flooring, corrugated roof sheets and Yorkshire Boarding.
-Tack room (4.95m x 4.04m)- red brick construction with slate tiled roof.
-Stable Block- double height unit constructed with red brick and a slate tiled roof comprising stables at the lower level and storage at the upper level.
-Dutch Barn (6.45m x 5.95m)- steel portal framed unit with
corrugated roof sheeting.
-Three outdoor stables of concrete block construction with timber roofs.
-A range of miscellaneous storage buildings.

The holding has a large yard area giving scope for the construction of additional buildings (subject to the appropriate consents) or the storage of agricultural machinery.

These buildings provide substantial stabling for horses but could also be utilised to house livestock and other produce.

Development opportunity
Notwithstanding the current use, the buildings could form part of ancillary accommodation to the main farmhouse or create an extensive and unique additional residential property, holiday cottages, office space, storage, equestrian facilities or other amenity use, subject to the necessary consents.





Additional Info

Rights of Way, Easements and Wayleaves - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way, public and private whether specifically mentioned or not. There is a public right of way which runs north to south through the holding. There is an easement and associated access rights in relation to the Northumbrian Water pumping station located within the land.

Services - Mains electricity, water and gas.

Designations and Restrictions - The vendor is not aware of any designations or restrictions.

Local Authority - Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY

Subsidies & Grants - The vendor has no knowledge of any subsidy or grant applications over the land and it is assumed the land is not registered on the Rural Land Registry.

Access - The property has direct access to the A689 at the entrance to the North.

Sporting Rights - The sporting rights are included in the sale insofar as they are owned.

Minerals - The vendors reserve all mines and minerals from the sale, with surface searching and underground working powers only.

Boundaries - The vendor and vendor’s agents will do their best to specify the ownership of boundaries, hedges, fences and ditches but will not be bound to determine these.

Council Tax - Band E

Sale Conditions - The property is sold subject to a restrictive covenant on use. This limits the consented use of the property to agriculture, horticulture, forestry and equestrian purposes. Development of the traditional and modern buildings is limited to four dwellings, plus the existing farmhouse.

VAT - VAT is payable in addition to the purchase price on the non-residential element of the property, being the agricultural land and buildings. An apportionment of the price agreed will be made by Savills. For the avoidance of doubt, Stamp Duty Land Tax is payable on the total price of the property including VAT. All offers will be assumed to have been made on a VAT exclusive basis unless otherwise stated.

Energy Performance Certificate - EPC E (52)

Method of sale - Fairfields Farm is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole. It is sold with vacant possession upon completion. All prospective purchasers are encouraged to register their interest with Savills as soon as possible.

Nearest Post Code - TS22 5PQ

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Viewing - Strictly by appointment through the selling agents, Savills York.

Solicitors - Farrer & Co, 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH.

Health and Safety - Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when inspecting the farm for your own personal safety - in particular around the farm buildings.