Lot 3, Station Road, St. Helens
- SIZE AVAILABLE
33,541 sq ft
3,116 sq m
- SECTOR
Land for sale
Description
Whole - £1,445,000
Lot 1 (Station House, Annexe, Gardens and 12.6 acres) - £1,195,000
Lot 2 (1.48 acres land with positive pre app for nine dwellings)- £200,000
Lot 3 (0.77 acres of woodland)- £50,000
Land - Lot 1 - Approximately 12.64 acres of marshland enjoying an abundance of wildlife throughout the year. With direct links to the formal gardens and grounds at The Station House, it is an ideal opportunity for bird watching or wildlife spotting from your own home.
Lot 2 - Adjoining the Station House gardens, is a separate block of pastureland which benefits from a positive pre-application response from the Local Authority for up to nine residential dwellings. Further details can be requested from the selling agents.
Lot 3 - Adjacent to Station House, on the other side of the main road is a block of woodland which may have potential for alternative uses, stpp, which extends to 0.77 acres.
Situation - Ideally located between St Helens Green and Bembridge, with the harbour just moments away, the property offers access to coastal walks leading to the dunes at the Duver and family friendly beaches. Alternatively, scenic routes through the nature reserve provide inland adventures toward the downs. St Helens itself is a vibrant village, home to two convenience stores, a pub, cafés, two restaurants, an antiquarian bookshop, and the largest village green in the UK.
Boating enthusiasts will appreciate the nearby moorings, situated just across the road from the front entrance, offering easy access to the extensive facilities and yacht clubs at Bembridge and Brading Haven. The neighbouring village of Bembridge also provides local amenities such as a farm shop, butchers, and cafés. Further afield, the town of Ryde-approximately 3 miles away-offers comprehensive services and mainland transport links, as well as access to popular beaches including Appley and Priory Bay. The Isle of Wight is celebrated as an international yachting and sailing venue, with the annual Cowes Week Regatta in August attracting competitors from all over the world. A full range of yacht and sailing clubs provide a social hub.
There are nearby golf courses including Westridge, St Georges & Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club. Ryde School with Upper Chine is the main independent (HMC) School on the Island, offering co-education from pre-school to sixth form on a daily, full or weekly boarding basis. Many Island children commute to mainland schools such as Portsmouth Grammar, St Edward’s and Hordle Walhampton Prep and there are good feeder links to conveniently located public schools such as Winchester College and St Swithuns’ in Winchester, Bryanston, Canford, and the Sherborne schools in Dorset and Marlborough College in Wiltshire. The Island is blessed with a number of boutique hotels and restaurants, including The Duck, Ryde, The George, Yarmouth, The Royal, Ventnor, The Hut, Colwell Bay and The Smoking Lobster, Cowes.
General Remarks - Method of Sale
Station House is offered for sale by private treaty, as a whole or in 3 separate lots. NB. Lots 2 & 3 will not be sold separately until Lot 1 has transacted.
Rights of Way
There are no public rights of way over the property. There is access granted to the environment agency to the sluice gates and bridge over the River Yar. There is also a secondary pedestrian only access off Station Road to Lot 1.
Access
The property (Lot 1) is accessed from the public highway, Station Road, along a privately owned track leading to the property.
Lot 2 - Can be accessed off Station Road. Currently there is no vehicular access.
Lot 3 - Has a pedestrian only access off Station Road.
Services
The main house (Lot 1) benefits from all mains services. Heating is via a gas fired boiler and delivered via radiators. There are separate meters for the house and annexe. We assume some of the buildings benefit from mains water and or mains electric.
Lot 2 - No services
Lot 3 - No Services
Planning
Planning application for remodelling Station House (Plot 1) LPA Ref No: 24/00411/HOU has been approved on 9.8.24 as follows: Demolition of the existing lean-to; proposed single and part two storey extension with balcony; replacement garage.
Lot 2 benefits from a positive pre-application response from the local authority under planning reference IW23/8/43601.
Broadband
The property has no broadband connection.
Tenure and Possession
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.
Plans, Areas and Schedules
These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. They have been checked and computed by BCM Wilson Hill and the Purchaser (s) shall be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the description of the property. Any error or miss-statement shall not annul a sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.
Fixtures and Fittings
BCM Wilson Hill will supply a list of requests, identifying clearly which items are included within the sale, which are excluded, and which may be available by separate negotiation. This list is the sole arbiter of this regardless of whether items are referred to or photographed within these particulars.
Wayleaves and Easements
The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including; rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other popes whether referred to in these particulars or not.
Sporting, timber and mineral rights
All sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in the freehold sale, in so far as they are owned.
Health and Safety
Given the potential hazards of open water and marshland, we would ask you to be as vigilant as possible for your own personal safety when making your inspection.
Fencing
Should Lots 1 and 2 sell separately to two different buyers, the purchasers would need to erect a stock proof fence with share responsibility thereafter.
EPC
Lot 2 - N/A
Asbestos
An Asbestos Management Report can be made available from the selling agents.
Postcode
PO33 1YF
Local Authority
Isle of Wight Council
Council Tax
Band - G
Flooding
Part of the property, namely the marshland is in flood zone 3.
SSSI
An area of approximately 14 acres, including the marshland form part of a Site of Specific Scientific Interest. Full details can be obtained from the selling agent.
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Viewings
By appointment with BCM Wilson Hill only.
Selling Agent
Thomas Dawson
BCM Wilson Hill – Isle of Wight Office
Red Barn, Cheeks Farm
Merstone, Merstone Lane
Isle of Wight, PO30 3DE
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NB
These particulars are as at April 2025 and the photos range from June 2024 to April 2025.
Brochures
Lot 3, Station Road, St. Helens
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Brading Station1.7 miles
- Smallbrook Junction Station2.3 miles
- Ryde St. Johns Road Station2.9 miles
About BCM Wilson Hill, Isle of Wight
BCM, Red Barn, Cheeks Farm, Merstone Lane, Merstone, Isle of Wight, PO30 3DE

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