Fletchwood Lane, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40

Martins Croft Farm is a residential smallholding located inside the New Forest National Park.

The property comprises a detached 2-bedroom bungalow in a dilapidated state of repair, range of timber farm buildings and permanent pasture.

In all extending to 23.89 acres (9.67 ha).

For sale by private treaty as a whole.

Bungalow
Of block construction under tile and extending to approximately 850 sq ft the bungalow provides an excellent project for significant modernisation and refurbishment. Comprising two bedrooms with sitting room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom there is a lean to outhouse and porch. The current condition is basic and in the agents opinion uninhabitable.

Buildings
In an adjacent yard there is a range of timber pole barn farm buildings used for machinery storage and workshop space extending to about 6,800 sq ft. Further storage in nissen hut style steel and fibre cement buildings and some stables lies adjacent to the field enclosures. In the agents opinion the buildings require complete redevelopment or replacement.

Land
The pasture to circa 22.25 acres (9.00 hectares) and lies in several large enclosures to the north of the property. Suitable for livestock or equestrian grazing. It is mostly enclosed by mature hedgerows and some fencing but would need work to be fully stock proof. In recent years it has been used by to make hay.
The land is classified as Grade 4 on the Agricultural Land Classification Map with the soil further described as slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils.

Overage
The property will be sold subject to an overage reserving 30% of the increase in value outside of the permitted use for a period of 30 years. Draft overage available on request from the selling agent but for the avoidance of doubt the permitted use is as a single private dwelling house, agriculture or personal equine purposes