6 bedroom house

A rare opportunity to acquire a 6-bed farmhouse for modernisation and renovation and a useful range of buildings in an elevated position with far reaching views in a ring fence to over 40 acres.Extending to in all 40.49 acres in all.

Situation
Hill Farm is located on the Byfield to Priors Marston Road, approximately 1 mile to the north of the village of Byfield. Byfield has a useful range of everyday facilities, including a petrol station, public house and Co-op food store, with the A361 giving access to Daventry (9 miles) to the north and Banbury (11 miles) to the south which provide a more
comprehensive range of facilities and amenities.

The market town of Southam is approximately 8 miles distant with road networks also close by, including the A5 11 miles to the east, the M1 approximately 14 miles to the east with access north and south and the M40 is approximately 10 miles to the south.

There is a direct train service to London from Rugby which takes approximately 1 hour, with Milton Keynes station being approximately 28 miles to the south taking approximately 0.5 hour.

The location is shown in greater detail on the location plan.

Description
Hill Farm is a detached six-bedroom farmhouse of rendered brick construction under a tiled roof which has been occupied by the same family for over 85 years. To the northern elevation of the property is a farmyard with a range of useful outbuildings incorporating a traditional brick and tile courtyard, next to a range of steel frame buildings along the
farm drive.

The accommodation within the farmhouse comprises:

• Entrance Porch leading to:
• Inner Hall
• Utility
• Pantry
• Snug
• Family Room
• Sitting Room
• Kitchen with door to garden

Two sets of Stairs to First Floor landing leading to

• Airing Cupboard and storage
• Bedroom 1
• Family Bathroom
• Bedroom 2
• Bedroom 3
• Bathroom 2
• Bedroom 4
• Bedroom 5
• Bedroom 6

Outside
The property benefits from a south facing garden which has far reaching views to the south and west, laid mainly to lawn incorporating and bordered by a number of mature shrubs, trees and borders

Farm Buildings
To the northern elevation of the house are a range of single and double storey brick and tile outbuildings in a U shape around the edge of the concrete and tarmac hardcore yard. An archway leads through from the main farm drive to the courtyard. The buildings would make attractive additional accommodation, storage units or potential offices, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consent.

Accessed off the farm drive are three further buildings:

Dutch barn (24m x 16m) – open fronted steel frame with tin clad side wall and roof with earth floor.

Livestock Building (18m x 8.8m) - open fronted steel portal frame building with Yorkshire boarded gable ends, fibre cement clad roof and overhang feed area, with concrete floor and being open fronted.

Hovel (10m x 4.3m) – being open fronted, of brick construction under timber frame and timber clad roof with earth floor.

The farm is accessed off a tarmac driveway leading directly off the Priors Marston Road that also leads to field gates that lead into the land.

The Land
According to Natural England the western land as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification Maps with the soil described as a freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soil.

The farmed land extends to approximately 39 acres in two principal enclosures both with road frontage and access from the farmyard. The land has been used for hay making and sheep grazing over the last number of years the land is enclosed by mature hedgerows and post and wire fencing. The southern edge of field 1828 being the highest point on the farm.

Schedule of Acreages
OS No. Description AcresHectares
SP5055 1828Pasture 22.899.26
SP4955 9934Pasture 16.616.72
SP5055 1040House & Buildings 0.99 0.40
Total40.4916.38

Tenure and Possession
The property is offered for sale freehold (Title No. NN304849) with vacant possession being given upon completion

EPC Rating
The current EPC rating for the house is F21 with potential to be C69.

Council Tax
Hill Farm is within Council tax band E with the amount payable for 2021/22 being £2,449.95

Basic Payment Scheme
The land is registered to receive payments under the Basic Payment Scheme. Depending on the completion date a claim will be submitted by the vendor for the 2022 scheme year. The vendor will ensure that the appropriate number of entitlements are transferred upon completion (or when the RPA system allows) to the successful purchaser to enable a claim
to be made for following scheme year.

Overage
The vendor reserves the right to retain 30% of any increase in value due to development on the land only for any non-agricultural or equestrian development that takes place on the land over the next 30 years. For the avoidance of doubt this will not include a new agricultural building or stables.

The house and buildings are excluded from this clawback clause.

Services
The farmhouse benefits from a private water supply, electricity, oil fired central heating and a private drainage system.

None of the above services have been tested and purchasers should note that it is their specific responsibility to make their own enquiries of the appropriate authorities as to the location, adequacy and availability of the aforementioned services.

Local Authority and Utility Companies
West Northamptonshire District Council Tel. 0300 126 7000
Western Power Tel. 0800 0963080

Rights of Way Etc
A right of access into the land and farm will be granted over the area hatched blue that leads into the wind turbine (retained by the vendors).

The property is sold subject to the benefit of all public footpaths, wayleaves, easements, and rights of way that may exist although it is understood there are none except those serving the property

Sporting, Timber & Mineral Rights
All rights are believed to be held with the freehold owner and will be included within a sale of the land.

Lotting
The property is for sale as a whole and the vendor reserves the right to offer the property in any order other than that described in these particulars, to sub-divide, amalgamate or withdraw the property from sale without prior notice

Plan, Area & Description
The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way, but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or the agents in respect of any error, omissions or misdescriptions. The plan is for identification purposes only. (Note. The field numbers quoted may differ to those quoted by the RPA).

Vendor Solicitor
Arnold Thomson, 205 Watling Street West, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6BX.
Tel. 01327 350266
Ref. Kate Austin

Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment through the sole agents at the Rugby Office on 01788 564680

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