Duggleby, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17

Highbury Farmhouse is a substantial period property set around a traditional courtyard, comprising a four-bedroom farmhouse, an adjoining two-bedroom cottage, and excellent outbuildings

Description

Highbury Farmhouse presents a compelling opportunity to acquire a characterful country property with exceptional scope, comprising a principal farmhouse, an adjoining cottage and an extensive range of traditional outbuildings, all set within the tranquil hamlet of Duggleby.

Arranged around a generous courtyard setting, the property extends to approximately 6,909 sq ft of accommodation and offers considerable flexibility for a buyer seeking to reimagine and enhance a period home. The farmhouse retains a number of attractive original features and provides well-proportioned living space including four bedrooms, three reception rooms, kitchen and a family bathroom.

Adjoining the main house is a charming two-bedroom cottage with its own sitting room and bathroom plus store with WC. This would be ideal for guest accommodation, multigenerational living or potential rental income.

A substantial range of outbuildings surrounds the courtyard, including an oil room, barns, stables and a carport. These offer excellent potential for redevelopment or repurposing, subject to the necessary planning consents.

To the rear of the house there is a good sized mature garden.

There is the option to rent an additional parcel of land, about five acres, on a long secure lease, further enhancing its appeal for those seeking a rural lifestyle or smallholding opportunity. Please get in touch with the office if you’d like any further information about the Lease terms.

Highbury Farmhouse combines scale, character and versatility, presenting a rare chance to create a superb country home in a peaceful North Yorkshire setting

Location

Duggleby is a peaceful hamlet set within the attractive rolling countryside of the Yorkshire Wolds, (shortly to be designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). an Area renowned for its scenic chalk valleys, quiet country lanes and excellent walking and cycling.

Malton (7 miles) is now the artisan food capital of North Yorkshire with its award-winning monthly food and farmers markets, as well as a weekly market, and annual Food Lovers’ Festival backed by excellent local shops.

There are supermarkets, two breweries, restaurants, the Talbot Hotel, cookery school, tearooms, a cinema, theatre and Castle Gardens five acres of park. Malton and Norton golf club boasts 27 holes and situated about a mile outside Malton. In addition there is Malton Secondary School (Ofsted Good 2023) located on Middlecave Road.

There is a station at Malton with quick and regular trains to York, with connections to London Kings Cross on the fast East Coast mainline. The Transpennine trains from Malton originate in Scarborough and, after York, go on to Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool.

York is about 22.5 miles providing extensive cultural, educational and rail connections.

Driffield (12 miles) sits in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds and is a bustling market town with a fantastic weekly market, excellent transport links and a great range of traditional shops.

Pocklington (16 miles) market town has an excellent range of amenities, cafes, restaurants, a health centre, dentist, leisure centre, cinema, post office, banks and supermarkets. There are also tennis, football, rugby and a cricket club. Kilnwick Percy Resort and Golf Club is situated just outside the town. Pocklington School is a well-regarded private school taking pupils from ages 4–18 years and Woldgate School and Sixth Form (Academy).

Bridlington is 22 miles away and offers amenities including supermarkets, shops, schools, doctors and a train station on the Yorkshire Coast Line, linking Hull with Scarborough.

Scarborough (24 miles) is a popular seaside resort on the Yorkshire Coast. The town has an array of amenities including restaurants and shops, supermarkets, as well as an open air theatre, Spa complex, art gallery, sea life centre, cricket club, castle and the famous Stephen Joseph Theatre, home of playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn. There are a number of festivals hosted by the town throughout the year.

Beverley (25 miles) is a thriving market town with shops, cafes, restaurants, medieval Minster, racecourse and The Westwood Parkland. Driffield has a fantastic weekly market, excellent transport links and a great range of traditional shops. Both towns offer well connections, on the Hull to Scarborough railway line.

With train links to Hull (15 miles), Beverley has access to the wider rail network. Other stations; Brough, under 15 miles away, with regular services to London King’s Cross - and York, 30 miles away, a major mainline station. The M62 is 16.5 miles from Lockington.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 6,909 sq ft


Acreage: 0.84 Acres

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Additional Info

AGENTS NOTE: The vendor (Birdsall Estate) intends to place a covenant on the outbuildings and land for a 25% uplift in value if planning were to be obtained to turn into residential dwellings. If you would like more information, the office will be happy to provide further details.