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4 bedroom country house for sale
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Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Handsome 4 bedroom farmhouse extending to around 2150 sqft
- Potential for modernisation and possible extension (subject LA consent)
- Traditional and more modern farm buildings with potential for a number of usages
- Yards and land extending, in all, to 14.52 acres (further land available by separate negotiation)
- Super semi rural location at the end of a private road in the hamlet of Criftins
*Further land available by separate negotiation*
Description - Halls are delighted with instructions to offer Yew Tree Farm, in Criftins for sale by private treaty, as a whole or in lots.
Yew Tree Farm is a well-appointed small holding comprising an attractive four-bedroom period farmhouse, a range of most useful traditional and more modern outbuildings offering potential, and land extending to around 14.52 acres (further land is available for purchase by separate negotiation) situated in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of a popular rural hamlet.
Situation - Yew Tree Farm is situated in a most attractive and peaceful semi-rural location at the end of a private road, in the small hamlet of Criftins. The Shropshire Lakeland town of Ellesmere is close by (2.5 miles) which provides an excellent range of local Shopping, Recreational and Educational facilities to cater for general day to day needs. The historic county towns of Shrewsbury (19 miles) to the south and Chester (24 miles) to the north are also easily accessible by car. There is a national rail station at Gobowen (5.5 miles) and the area is conveniently placed for Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham airports. Criftins C of E Primary School is within walking distance of the property and there are a number of highly regarded private and state schools close by including Ellesmere College, Moreton Hall and Lakelands Academy.
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From Ellesmere proceed north on the A528 to the village of Dudleston Heath. Continue through the village and on leaving the village turn left signposted St Matthews Church, in to Church Lane. Continue along Church Lane passing St Matthews Church on your left-hand side and after a further approximately 50 yards turn left in to the drive of Yew Tree Farm. The homestead is positioned at the end of the drive.
Farmhouse - The attractive double fronted period farmhouse boasts a wealth of charm and character and has been very well maintained by the current vendors, providing a traditional reception hall with doors into the principal reception rooms, a well-appointed kitchen with separate breakfast room, a large pantry, rear entrance porch, conservatory and ground floor bathroom together with four first floor Bedrooms and a family Bathroom. The property benefits from a number of attractive sash windows, an oil-fired central heating system and is presented for sale with fitted carpets included in the purchase price.
Outside, the property is approached over a long private drive leading to a concreted parking and manoeuvring area to the rear of the house with a single garage/workshop attached to one side of the house. The drive continues to a further open fronted building providing additional parking and vehicle coverage etc.
The gardens are predominantly gravelled at present for ease of maintenance but offer potential for landscaping according to one’s individual tastes and preferences. The old Privy still sits to one corner making an interesting feature.
Outbuildings - The traditional buildings are positioned to the rear of the house, briefly including a former shippon with attached former stabling providing potential for conversion to independent living accommodation, holiday let etc (subject to LA consent).
The more modern buildings include a substantial Dutch Barn (13.5m x 4.5m) with lean-to and an open fronted young stock/machinery storage shed (18m x 9m) with lean-to multi-purpose storage shed (9m x 5.5m), all providing potential for a number of usages, with concreted yards and a wide secondary vehicular access from the approach drive.
Land - The land is an excellent feature of the property and includes three principal enclosures of pasture, the majority of which are positioned to the front of the homestead with additional accesses from the country lane at the far extremity of the property.
The property extends, in all, to around 14.52 acres (delineated in red), however, there is a further 12.2 acres adjacent (delineated in blue) which is available for purchase by separate negotiation.
Method Of Sale - The property is offered for sale by private treaty, as a whole or potentially in lots.
Tenure & Possession - We understand that the property is of freehold tenure and vacant possession will be given on completion of the purchase
Local Authority & Council Tax - Shropshire Council, The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
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Council Tax Band – D.
Services - We understand that the property has the benefit of a mains water, electricity and drainage.
Boundaries, Roads & Fences - The Purchaser/s shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the Vendor, nor the Agents will be responsible for defining ownership of the boundary fences or hedges.
Rights Of Way & Easements - The property will be sold subject to any wayleaves, public or private rights of way, easements and covenants and all outgoings whether mentioned in these sale particulars or not.
The property is crossed by public footpaths.
Overage Agreement - There will be an overage agreement on the field at the northern end of the property, abutting Church Lane, in respect of any future residential/commercial development for a period of 25 years at 30% of the increase in value.
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