Farm land for sale

Fordsyke Farm & Heathwaite Lodge, Scaleby, Carlisle CA6 4LW

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A DAIRY FARM COMPRISING OF NEW BUILD FOUR BEDROOMED DWELLING, GRADE II LISTED FOUR BEDROOMED FARMHOUSE IN NEED OF REFURBISHMENT, RANGE OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FARM BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 40.14 HECTARES (99.18 ACRES)

FOR SALE IN FOUR LOTS OR AS A WHOLE

Lot 3 - Land at Fordsyke Farm extending to approximately 21.66 hectares (53.52 acres)

Offers Over - £525,000 (Five Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Pounds)

Whole: 40.14 Hectares (99.18 Acres)

£1,760,000 (One Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Pounds)

Introduction:

Fordsyke Farm & Heathwaite Lodge offers an opportunity to purchase a dairy farm with two dwellings, range of buildings and agricultural land. The property is located close to the village of Scaleby and only a 10-minute drive from the city of Carlisle.

The property includes:

A very well-presented new build four bedroomed dwelling constructed in 2004.

A four bedroomed Grade II listed farmhouse in need of refurbishment.

A range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings.

Agricultural land extending to approximately 40.14 hectares (99.18 acres)

Location:

The property is located in a rural position close to the village of Scaleby and benefits from expansive views of the local countryside. The property lies within a favoured farming district in close proximity to Carlisle where dairy production and livestock rearing form the predominant agricultural enterprises.

Local Amenities:

The City of Carlisle lies some 7.1 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 C&D Auction Marts, Longtown (7.2 miles), Harrison and Hetherington, Carlisle (9.2 miles), Hopes Auction Mart (18.2 miles), Penrith & District Farmers Mart (27.2 Miles) and Mitchells Auction Mart (34.2 miles)

The Land:

Lot 3 - Land at Fordsyke Farm extending to approximately 21.66 hectares (53.52 acres)

Offers Over - £525,000 (Five Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Pounds)

The land in Lot three lies within a ring fence to the east of Lot 1/2 and is comprised of mowing and cropping land. Access is gained directly off the public highway and then from field to field.

Boundaries

The boundaries are composed of a mixture of post and wire fences and hedgerows.

Land Classification

The land is classified as predominantly Grade 3 agricultural land, which is suited to arable and grassland Production.

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 / SFI

The property is currently entered into a Mid-Tier which expires on the 31st December 2028 and an SFI which expires on the 28th February 2027. 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.Please note we have not been able to test services or make judgement on their current condition. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries.

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.

Fixtures and Fittings

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

The dairy/feed equipment, milking parlour and free standing troughs are specifically excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.

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.

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.

Plans and Schedules

These are based on Ordnance Survey and Rural Land Register, to be observed for reference only and should not be relied upon.

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.