farm for sale

A superbly situated arable and livestock farm with a substantial range of traditional farm buildings, together with approximately 127.21 acres of versatile, productive arable and grassland.

Situation - Haughton Farm is situated in an attractive unspoilt rural location, yet is only 0.5 miles from the picturesque North Shropshire market town of Ellesmere.
Ellesmere, which is well-known for its beautiful Lakeland landscape and charming high street, has an excellent range of local shopping, recreational and educational facilities including the renowned Ellesmere College. The larger Welsh border town of Oswestry lies approximately 9.5 miles to the south west, and the county town of Shrewsbury is approximately 17 miles to the south east, both offering an extensive range of services and links to main transport networks.

Description - The sale of Haughton Farm offers purchasers a rare opportunity to acquire a well-equipped farm comprising a large and recently part-renovated period farmhouse, a range of useful farm buildings with potential for alternative/diversified uses, and agricultural land, extending in total to approximately 130.97 acres.

Farmhouse - Dating back to the 18th Century, the farmhouse is an imposing and characterful period residence which is situated at the centre of the farmstead and accessed over a private drive.

The extensive accommodation is divided over three storeys, and a substantial section of the house has recently been significantly renovated and modernised with great taste to provide a spacious and comfortable family home. The remainder of the house remains unmodernised but presents an exciting opportunity for a purchaser to continue and complete the project according to their own tastes and preferences.

See attached Brochure for further details.

Outside - The farmhouse is complemented by a large garden with a decoratively stoned parking area, lawns with shrub borders and mature/semi-mature trees, brick paved paths and brick wall, beech hedge and estate fencing boundaries.

Farm Buildings - The farm buildings are located at the head of the private driveway and adjacent to the farmhouse. They are principally set around a concrete yard, and include a useful range of both traditional and modern buildings.

See attached Brochure for further details.

Land - The land comprises of approximately 127.21 acres of arable and grassland, accessed internally via a central stoned track leading from the farm buildings, and externally via gateways leading off quiet council maintained roads.
The land is versatile and productive and classed as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification for England and Wales.

See attached Brochure for further details.

Services - The property is served by mains water together with three phase mains electricity and private drainage. There is underfloor heating beneath the hard floors on the ground floor of the modernised part of the house. There is a 10kw ground-mounted solar PV installation, attracting both generation and export tariffs.

Environmental Stewardship - The land is currently subject to a Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreement which commenced on 1/1/2024 and expires on 31/12/2028. The agreement will be transferred to the Purchaser, subject to the approval of the Rural Payments Agency. A copy of the agreement is available upon request.

Nitrate Vulnerable Zone - Part of the farm is located in an NVZ.

Sporting Rights - As far as we are aware, the sporting rights are in hand. Buyers must verify this for themselves.

Mines And Minerals - The mine and mineral rights are excluded from the sale, having been excepted by a previous conveyance.

Tenure - The property is freehold and vacant possession will be given on completion.

Rights Of Way, Easements And Wayleaves - The property will be sold subject to any wayleaves, public or private rights of way, easements and covenants and all outgoings whether mentioned in these sales particulars or not.

Boundaries, Fences And Roads - The Purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the Vendors nor their Agents will be responsible for defining any ownership of boundaries, hedges or fences. They will however provide whatever assistance they can to ascertain the ownership of the same.

Planning - The property will be sold subject to any development plan, tree preservation order, town planning schedule, resolution or notice which may be or come to be in force, subject to any road or widening or improvement schemes, land charges and statutory or provisional by-laws, without any obligation on the Vendors to specify them.

Local Authority - Shropshire Council, The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire , SY2 6ND. [use Contact Agent Button]

Viewing - Viewings will be accompanied and are strictly by prior appointment with the selling Agents, Halls.

Method Of Sale - The property is for sale as a whole or in lots, by Private Treaty.

Anti-Money Laundering (Aml) Checks - We are legally obligated to undertake anti-money laundering checks on all property purchasers. Whilst we are responsible for ensuring that these checks, and any ongoing monitoring, are conducted properly; the initial checks will be handled on our behalf by a specialist company, Movebutler, who will reach out to you once your offer has been accepted. The charge for these checks is £30 (including VAT) per purchaser, which covers the necessary data collection and any manual checks or monitoring that may be required. This cost must be paid in advance, directly to Movebutler, before a memorandum of sale can be issued, and is non-refundable. We thank you for your cooperation.

Solicitor - Sarah Baugh, FBC Manby Bowdler, Juneau House, Sitka Drive, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LG.
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Sole Agents - Allen Gittins FRICS - [use Contact Agent Button]
Louise Preece BSC (Hons) MRICS FAAV-[use Contact Agent Button]