Properties for sale in Devon and Cornwall
For Sale by Public Auction on Friday 1st October 2010 at 12 Noon at The Best Western Strathaven Hotel, Hamilton Road, Strathaven, Lanarkshire ML10 6SZ (unless sold prior)
A productive, ring fenced stock farm with farmhouse for improvement, stone/brick barns with potential and modern farm buildings. In all about 176 acres. Guide £450,000
SITUATION Redding Farm occupies a rural setting, lying amid gently undulating countryside three miles southwest of the town of Strathaven, which provides local shopping and recreational facilities and both primary and high school education. This is an area of mixed farms supported by an established farming infrastructure. The M74 is around 7½ miles east at Kirkmuirhill, offering fast access to Glasgow with its wide range of facilities, international airport and M8 link to Edinburgh.
DIRECTIONS From Strathaven take the B734 “Muirkirk Road” and continue for around 1½ miles crossing the bridge at Avon Water. Continue on this road for a further 1½ miles where the entrance drive to Redding Farm will be found on the right hand side adjacent to a terrace of eight houses known as Browns Close. Continue down the drive for 500 yds into the farmyard.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION The farm extends in total to around 176 acres and lies within a compact block and within a ring fence. The farmstead is located towards the east of the holding and includes a 3/4 bedroom farmhouse with good sized and height rooms which would now benefit from some refurbishment and redecoration together with a range of traditional stone and brick outbuildings, and more modern farm buildings which could be adapted to a number of different farming policies.
THE FARMHOUSE The farmhouse stands in a slightly elevated position flanked by farm buildings and is constructed of rendered elevations, partly slate hung and under a slate roof. It is a good sized property with plenty of potential but now requires significant modernisation and refurbishment. which will result in a very pleasant family house in a good position. From the courtyard at the rear of the property a Half glazed door leads to a reception hall off which there are and doors to:-
Cloakroom 10’2” x 5’8” (3.09m x 1.72m) with low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 16’2” x 13’11” (4.92m x 4.24m) range of floor and matching eye level cupboards and drawers. Work surfaces with inset 1½ bowl sink.
Storage Room 15’6” x 9’3” (4.72m x 2.81m).
Walk in Cupboard
Reception Room/Bedroom 4 14’4” x 9’1” (4.36m x 2.76m).
Sitting Room 14’11” x 15’3” (4.54m x 4.64m) sliding patio door to the outside.
Dining Room 15’2” x 16’6” (4.62m x 5.02m) sliding patio door to the outside and open plan staircase to the first floor landing. Doors to:-
Living Room 30’4” x 16’3” (9.24m x 4.95m) a large and spacious living room with part timber panelling. Fireplace (not in use), timber slips and mantle shelf. Drinks bar and sliding patio door to balcony with lovely far reaching views.
Bedroom 1 11’11” x 7’6” (3.63m x 2.28m).
Bedroom 2 10’5” (min) x 9’ (3.17m x 2.74m).
Study 5’8” x 9’ (1.72m x 2.74m).
Bedroom 14’6” x 10’10” (4.41m x 3.3m) fitted wardrobe and shelved cupboard.
Bathroom with corner bath, glazed shower cubicle, low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin.
In front of the property are modest gardens which are laid to lawn.
THE FARM BUILDINGS The farm buildings lie in an extensive yard area close to the house and comprise a mixture of traditional stone and brick farm buildings which may well have potential for conversion to non farming uses, subject to the usual planning consent, and more modern livestock and general purpose farm buildings which could be adapted to a number of different farming policies. In more detail they comprise (numbers refer to inset plan):-
1. 36’9” x 22’1” General Purpose Building constructed of stone and box profile roof.
For sale in three lots;
Lot 1: Farmhouse, useful range of outbuildings and 15.49 acres of pasture and woodland. Guide £350,000.
Lot 2: 7.81 acres of level pasture in a single enclosure. Guide £35,000.
Lot 3: 65.21 acres of level pasture, woodland and culm grassland. Guide £275,000.
Lot 1: House, outbuildings and some 2.24 acres - Guide £225,000
Lot 2: Approximately 31.46 acres - Guide 120,000
Lot 3: Approximately 2.70 acres - Guide £10,000
Lot 4: Approximately 4.93 acres - Guide £15,000
Lot 5: Approximately 33.21 acres - Guide £100,000
Lot 1: Approx 13.44 acres - Guide £4500 per acre.
Lot 2: Approx 3.04 acres - Guide £17,500.
Lot 3: Approx 3.75 acres - Guide £20,000.
