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Guide price£145,000
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Farm land for sale

The Nook, Aikton CA7
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Farm land
0 bed
0 bath
EPC rating: E*
635 sq ft / 59 sq m

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Property description & features

Moordyke Farm, Aikton, Wigton CA7 0JF


A FORMER DAIRY FARM COMPRISING OF THE MAIN FOUR BEDROOM FARMHOUSE WITH AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS, WIND TURBINE AND AGRICULTURAL LAND. A ONE BEDROOMED COTTAGE/HOLIDAY LET ADJACENT TO THE MAIN FARMHOUSE, AND A TWO BEDROOMED COTTAGE LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE. LAND EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 97.56 HECTARES (241.07 ACRES).


FOR SALE IN FIVE LOTS OR AS A WHOLE


Lot 5 – Number 2, The Nook, Aikton, Wigton, CA7 0JB

Offers Over - £145,000 (One Hundred and Forty-Five Thousand Pounds)


Whole: 97.56 Hectares (241.07 Acres)

£3,825,000 (Three Million Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Pounds)


Introduction

Moordyke Farm offers an exceptional opportunity to purchase a former dairy farm with extensive range of modern agricultural buildings and the very best quality agricultural land. The property is located close to the village of Aikton and only a 20-minute drive from the city of Carlisle.

The main holding includes:

• A very well presented four bedroomed dwelling.

• An extensive range of modern agricultural buildings including 20/20 Fullwood milking parlour, 80 KW wind turbine, cubicle sheds, silage pits and the very best agricultural land extending to approximately 95.44 Hectares (235.52 Acres)

• “Brunos Bothy” – a one bedroomed cottage located close to the main holding. The bungalow is currently used as a holiday let.

• Number 2, The Nook – a two bedroomed cottage located half a mile from the main farm, within the village of Aikton.


Location

The property is located in a rural position close to the village of Aikton and benefits from expansive views of the local countryside.

The property lies within a favoured farming district in close proximity to Wigton and Carlisle within the Solway Plain where dairy production and livestock rearing form the predominant agricultural enterprises.


Local Amenities

The City of Carlisle lies some 10.7 miles from the property and benefits from a broad range of amenities being the central hub for Cumbria and Scottish Borders.

The surrounding area is a traditional and productive livestock area with local auction marts of Hopes Auction Mart (5.6 miles), Harrison and Hetherington, Carlisle (11.5 miles) Mitchells Auction Mart (21.8 miles) and Penrith & District Farmers Mart (26.1 Miles).


Lot 5

Number 2 The Nook, Aikton, Wigton, CA7 0JB

A two bedroomed terraced property.

Guide Price: £145,000 (One Hundred and Forty-Five Thousand Pounds)

Number 2 The Nook

A two bedroomed terraced property, fully refurbished in 2023, extending to approximately 662.3 sq. ft (61.5 sq. m). The property is of stone construction under a slate roof. The property is located a 2 minute drive from Moordyke Farm within the village of Aikton.

The property benefits from a mains water, mains electricity, mains drainage and is centrally heated by an oil fired boiler.

The property briefly comprises:

Ground Floor

Living / Dining Room: 4.06m x 5.55m

Wood Burning Stove.

Kitchen: 4.06m x 5.55m

Electric oven and hob, wall and base units.

Bathroom:

Shower, W/C and sink.

First Floor

Bedroom 1: 3.20m x 4.40m

Carpeted floor.

Bedroom 2: 4.22m x 2.70m

Carpeted floor.


Outside

On road parking is available to the front of the property. There is a paved/stoned garden area with small wooden shed to the rear of the property.


General Rights and Stipulations

Rights, Easements and Outgoings

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private and any existing proposed wayleaves, easements, rights of servitude restrictions and burdens of whatever kind whether referred to in these particulars or not.

The buyer(s) will be held to satisfy himself or herself on all such matters.


Environmental Stewardship

The property is currently entered into a Mid-Tier which expires on the 31st December 2025. Further details are available upon request.


Basic Farm Payment

The delinked payments will be retained by the Seller.


Viewing

The property is available to view strictly by prior appointment with Edwin Thompson. [use Contact Agent Button] - Mr Matthew Bell.


Method of Sale

The property is offered for sale by private treaty in lots or as a whole. Offers should be submitted to Edwin Thompson, FIFTEEN Rosehill, Montgomery Way, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2RW.

A closing date for offers may be fixed, and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agents following an inspection. The vendor and their agents reserve the right to amalgamate, withdraw or exclude any of the land shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars of sale.

The agents also reserve the right to conclude negotiations by any other means at their discretion and a degree of flexibility is available to prospective purchasers.

The vendors reserve the right to sell the property without notice.


Services

The property is serviced by a mains electric supply and mains water supply. Foul drainage is to a septic tank. All telephone connections are subject to BT regulations. There is also a borehole water supply on Lot 1.

Please note we have not been able to test services or make judgement on their current condition. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries.

The property benefits from solar panels on Moordyke Farmhouse and also a WES Wind Turbine. Further details are available upon request.

Please note that no formal investigation has been carried out on the septic tank. This may not meet the General Binding Rules 2020 and the property is being sold on this basis.


Tenure and Possession

We understand the property is held freehold.

Vacant Possession will be available of the agricultural land on the 1st October 2024.


Fixtures and Fittings

Fitted carpets, where present in the farmhouse, are included within the sale.

The content of Brunos Bothy can be made available at an additional cost.


Sporting and Mineral Rights

Sporting rights are included within the sale so far as the sellers have title to them. The mines and minerals are excluded as they are owned by a third party.


Energy Performance Certificate

Moordyke Farmhouse EPC is D.

Brunos Bothy EPC is C.

2 The Nook EPC is D.

The EPC documents are available from the selling agents on request.


Council Tax

Moordyke Farmhouse – Band D (Cumberland Council)

Brunos Bothy – Rateable Value £1,100 (Cumberland Council)

Number 2, The Nook – Band A (Cumberland Council)


Water

The purchasers of the agricultural land will be required to install sub metres to the mains supplies. They will then be billed for this supply. Further details are available from the sole selling agent.


Tyres

The tyres in Lot 1 are included within the sale.


Plans and Schedules

These are based on Ordnance Survey and Rural Land Register, to be observed for reference only.


Money Laundering Regulations

The successful purchaser(s) will have to provide the selling agents with documents in relation to the Money Laundering Regulations. Further details are available upon request.


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    Established over 100 years ago, Edwin Thompson is a multi-discipline practice of Chartered Surveyors operating throughout the UK from offices at Carlisle, Keswick, and Windermere in Cumbria, Berwick upon Tweed and Newcastle in the North East and Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

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