"Old House Farm occupies a private yet accessible rural position just outside the Herefordshire market town of Bromyard and is surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside. Substantial Grade II Listed 5 bedroomed farmhouse in need of modernisation with range of modern and traditional buildings, existing motocross track and land in total extending to 70 acres.
Location Old House Farm occupies a private yet accessible rural position just outside the Herefordshire market town of Bromyard and is surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside. Bromyard offers various everyday amenities including local shops, caf s and pubs and small supermarkets. There is also a community hospital and state primary and secondary schooling. Hereford, Great Malvern, Worcester and Cheltenham are all easily accessible, providing a wealth of amenities including large supermarkets, high street retailers, leisure and sports facilities, bars and restaurants and excellent schooling such as Malvern College, Hereford Cathedral, RGS and Kings School in Worcester and Cheltenham College. Local road connections include the A44, which provides easy access to the M5. Rail services are available in Worcester, including direct trains to London Paddington in about 120 minutes and Birmingham New Street in about 45 minutes.
Lot 1
Old House Farmhouse The substantial Grade II Listed five bedroomed farmhouse, built between the 1600s and 1700s, features a blend of stone, brick and partial timber framing beneath pitched tiled roofs. Rich in traditional character, the property boasts far reaching views across the surrounding rural countryside. The property would benefit from modernising.
Ground Floor
Sitting Room with brick inglenook fireplace, multi fuel burner, door to front garden and French doors to Conservatory.
Lounge with tiled fireplace and electric fire, bay window overlooking the front garden.
Kitchen with gas fired Rayburn, range of fitted wall and base units, stainless steel single drainer sink unit, tiled floor, exposed beams, understairs pantry space and dual aspect windows.
Porch & Entrance Hall wooden entrance porch leading to a hallway with quarry tile floor.
Utility Room with Belfast sink unit, quarry tile floor, plumbing for washing machine and window overlooking the front garden.
Freezer Room with stable door to rear garden, quarry tile floor and part exposed stone wall.
Office with vinyl floor, window overlooking the front garden, and part exposed stone wall.
Cloakroom with wash hand basin, toilet and window to the rear garden.
Conservatory Rear Porch timber framed conservatory with views overlooking the rear garden and part exposed stone wall.
First Floor
Landing with window providing natural light along the two part landing and an airing cupboard.
Bedroom 1 double room with exposed beams and triple aspect windows.
Bedroom 2 double room, exposed beams, window overlooking front garden with sloping ceiling.
Sewing Room with carpet floor, Velux window, exposed beams and loft hatch.
Cloakroom with wash hand basin and low level WC.
Bedroom 3 double room, exposed beams, loft hatch, sloping ceiling and window over the side garden.
Inner Landing
Bedroom 4 double room with window overlooking the rear garden.
Bedroom 5 double room and window overlooking front garden.
Family Bathroom with panel bath, pedestal wash hand basin and toilet. separate shower, tiled walls and wall heater.
Outside The property benefits from a landscaped garden and parking area to the front with small pond and vegetable patch. A lawned garden is located to the East and to the West of the house with a driveway through to the modern farm buildings and land.
Farm Buildings The farm benefits from a mixture of modern and traditional buildings conveniently located into two separate yard areas. The modern buildings can be accessed via the main farm drive and by a separate roadside access. The buildings briefly comprise
1 Traditional Two Storey Stone Barn 8.23m x 4.57m 27 x 15 With pitched tile roof divided into two rooms with traditional stable doors, windows and room above currently utilised as a home gym.
2 Traditional Stone And Timber Clad Barn 11.58m x 5.49m 38 x 18 Full height barn under a pitched tile roof with flagstone floor, used historically as a grain store.
3 Traditional Stone Single Storey Barn 16.46m x 4.57m 54 x 15 Constructed of part stone, part concrete block under a pitched tile roof currently divided into three stores.
4 Dutch Barn With Lean To 20.98m x 14.99m 68 10 x 49 2 4 bay barn with clad sides with lean to to one side.
5 Modern General Purpose Building 27.43m x 24.69m 90 x 81 Steel framed with clad sides, roller doors to each end and an earth floor. Adjoining covered yard with a concrete floor.
6 Modern General Purpose Building 18.29m x 27.43m 60 x 90 Substantial steel framed open span building with central concrete feed passage.
7 Dutch Barn 13.72m x 6.40m 45 x 21 3 Bay sheeted barn with lean to.
8 Sheep Shed 13.72m x 5.49m 45 x 18 Steel framed modern barn with part concrete block walls and part corrugated sheeting.
Land The farm in total extends to around 70 acres 28.35 hectares of which we understand around 41 acres is capable of growing arable crops, 21.18 acres is the existing motocross track, around 7 acres of woodland and former railway line and the remainder is farmhouse, buildings, yard and garden.
The main block is in a ring fence around the farmhouse and buildings with just two off lying arable fields located to the west adjoining the B4220.
The land is shown as being primarily Grade 2 land with some Grade 3 in the former Ministry of Agricultural Fisheries and Food MAFF Land Classification in England and Wales. Soilscapes describes the land as slightly acid loamy and clayey soils with moderate to high fertility. There are two public rights of way crossing the land.
Motocross Track An existing motocross track has operated on the farm since 1993 and currently hosts approximately 14 events annually. The vendors may be interested in either continuing to run the facility or leasing the site, subject to the purchasers approval. For further details, please contact the selling agent.
Services The property benefits from mains Electricity, Water and Gas, as well as private drainage. The services have not been tested.
Listing We are advised that the property is Listed Grade II as a building of special architectural or historic interest.
Old House Farmhouse List Entry Number 1082230
The register extract source english heritage.org.uk states
Old House Farmhouse SO 65 SE 13 447 II 2. C18 coursed rubble. Two storeys, two casement windows with semental heads, central door. Hipped tile roof. C17 timber frame south wing largely encased in rubble with red brick end.
Overage The modern farm buildings are sold subject to an overage clause for future residential use or development including holiday lets with a 30% uplift for a period of 30 years.
Council Tax Old House Farm F
Energy Performance Certificate Epc The property has an EPC rating of E.
Tenure The Vendors reserve holdover to harvest the growing crops.
Fixtures & Fittings Any fixtures and fittings not mentioned in these sales details are excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.
Wayleaves, Easements & Rights Of Way The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, quasi easements, wayleaves, and rights of way both declared. There are two public footpaths crossing Lot 1. Further information available via the Council s website and from the selling agent.
Sporting, Timber & Mineral Rights All standing timber, mineral rights and sporting rights, if owned, are included in the sale.
Important Notice These particulars are set out as a guide only. They are intended to give a fair description of the property but may not be relied upon as a statement or representation of facts. These particulars are produced in good faith but are inevitably subjective and do not form part of any Contract. No persons within Sunderlands have any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property.
Viewing Viewing strictly by appointment with the selling agents
Katie Bufton & Peter Kirby
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Directions From Bromyard, take the A44 towards Worcester. After around a mile turn right at the junction signposted Malvern. The property is located around half a mile down the Malvern Road on the right as per the Sunderlands For Sale board.
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