5 bedroom detached house for sale

There's lots to like about this former farm on a quiet country lane - James Hickman, Rural Property

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A former dairy farm set in a delightful rural location on a quiet country lane between Egerton & Headcorn and comprising a detached 4 bedroom former farmhouse with a separate detached annexe cottage, former farm buildings including 3 barns and grazing paddocks.

The sellers are keen microlight enthusiasts and have principally used the property as a base for their hobby with theirs and their friend’s microlights being kept in the former farm buildings. They have also had use of 2 airstrips belonging to neighbouring landowners. One is directly behind the farm and the other is on land opposite.

About 4.60 acres

Freehold – Council Tax Band E (House) & Band A (Stable Cottage)

Guide Price - £1,275,000


Situation

Barhams Mill Farm is located on a quiet country lane with no close neighbours between the villages of Egerton & Headcorn. The villages of Egerton, Pluckley, Headcorn & Smarden are all within reach by car. Ashford & Ashford Station lie to the east where there are connections to the M20 motorway and regular high speed trains to Ebbsfleet, Stratford & St Pancras. There are local stations at Pluckley & Headcorn on the Ashford to Charing Cross line. Maidstone lies to the north and there is a further motorway connection at Junction 8, near Hollingbourne. There are a number of good local schools in the private and public sectors locally.

House

The house was originally built in 1857 and was extended by the sellers in about 2007/2008 as well as being completely refurbished and modernised. They then added the lovely conservatory in 2014. The house now provides comfortable accommodation on 2 floors with good quality finishes throughout.
The house sits in good size mainly lawned gardens which includes an attractive fishpond.
Stable Cottage
The cottage sits to the front of the house and the farm buildings and is a converted former farm stables of brick construction. The cottage is currently let and provides a useful income or annexe accommodation to the house.

Outside

There are 2 separate entrances off the lane with one entrance serving the house and cottage and a further access serving the former farmyard, farm buildings and paddocks. There is ample space within the yard for parking vehicles, horse boxes etc.

Former Farm Buildings

The buildings have been mainly used by the seller for the storage of microlights which the seller has flown as a hobby for many years
1) Large Barn (Barn 1), about 75’1 x 38’9, an ‘Atcost’ type building used for microlight storage.
2) Barn 2, about 44’7 x 27’0, former farm building which has also been used to store microlights.
3) Microlight Store (Barn 3), about 33’ x 31’6 - a purpose built microlight store building.
4) Barn 4, about 60’6 x 20’0, a timber clad barn used for vehicle storage, to the side of which are 2 concrete block stores.
5) Former Milking Shed/Workshop, about 43’4 x 15’3 and 16’1 x 15’3, used for storage and as a workshop.
6) Outside WC.
Land

There are 2 grazing paddocks on either side of the house and buildings. The one close to the house is divided into a small number of grazing paddocks.

Microlight Runways

The neighbouring landowners are happy to be approached by a potential buyer should they wish to discuss using the runways and would need to reach agreement with them to continue to use the 2 airstrips in the future.

Local Authority

Ashford Borough Council (ashford.gov.uk).

Services/Additional Information

House: Mains water & electricity, Klargester Treatment Plant (shared with Stable Cottage), Oil Boiler for hot water, underfloor heating on the ground floor and central heating radiators on the first floor.

Stable Cottage: Mains water and electricity with electric boiler providing hot water and serving the underfloor central heating. Shared Drainage with house.

Broadband: BT
Mobile: BT
Flood Risk: Low Risk

Buildings Water connected & electricity supplied from the house.

NONE OF THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN TESTED.

Our Ref: FAL220070