LOT 1

Guide Price £1,400,000

Lot 1 comprises of a 4/5 bed detached well-presented farmhouse with a range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings together with 67.95 acres (27.5 ha) of quality agricultural land. The farmstead is accessed by a tarmac drive from the public road.

A detached farmhouse of traditional construction under a pitched slate roof, that has been extended to provide additional living accommodation.

The farmhouse offers accommodation extending to approximately 212 sq. m (2289sq. ft) arranged over two floors with four/five bedrooms and two reception rooms, and office space.

There is also a garage, WC and store with a loft above that provides opportunity to further extend the farmhouse (subject to approved planning).

The accommodation is comprised as follows:

Ground Floor

·        Vestibule (2.59x3.38m)

·        Kitchen/Diner (6.27x4.68m)

·        Living Room with Log Burner (5.56x4.34m)

·        Lounge (7.46x4.53m)

·        Play Room/Office (6.34x2.60m)

·        Utility Room (2.45x2.79m)

·        Rear Hallway with stairs leading to first floor (2.36x0.92m)

First Floor

·        Master Bedroom (3.95x4.73m), En-Suite (2.82x3.38m)

·        Double Bedroom (2.58x3.30m)

·        Double Bedroom (3.31x4.50m)

·        Double Bedroom (2.81x4.67m)

·        Bedroom/Dressing Room (6.52x2.69m)

·        Bathroom (2.26x2.79m)

SERVICES

·        Mains electricity and water

·        Drainage is to a septic tank

·        Oil central heating

COUNCIL TAX

·        Council Tax Band: D

·        Local Authority: Cumberland

EPC RATING - Band E

LOT 1 - LAND AT SLEIGHTHOME

The land extends to 67.95 acres (27.5 ha) and comprises of sound agricultural land and having excellent access from the farmstead, there is separate access points from the public road. The land is suitable for cultivation, cropping or grazing, divided into 12 good sized field parcels, the fields are interconnecting, the boundaries are mature hedgerows and post and wire fencing.

The land is identified as Grade 3 by the Agricultural Land Classification, being good to moderate. Most fields have mains water troughs. The land lies approx. 15m above sea level.

LOT 1 - AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AT SLEIGHTHOLME

The buildings at Sleightholme are arranged to be easily worked and comprise a useful range of traditional and modern mainly livestock buildings. The buildings are serviced by Mains water and single-phase electricity.

Please refer to the numbered plan and photograph showing the buildings which comprise the following:

1.     Farmhouse

2.     Calf pens young stock loose housing and bull pen

3.     2 bay loose housing for young stock and feed store

4.     Brick built former byre now used for general storage

5.     Traditional sandstone barn with attached brick-built byers and loose boxes

6.     Mono pitched 4 bay open fronted crop store and loose housing with a lean-to loose housing and a 2 bay workshop and garage

7.     4 bay Dutch barn with lean-to extension

8.     90 stall cubicle shed – 45/45 with central feed passage, auto scrapers and underground slurry collection pit

9.     Silage barn (90’ X 45’) with an open fronted lean-to loose housing with feed barriers and a slatted 18 stall cubicle section with slurry collection pit

10.4 ring slurry store