Whiley Hill Farm, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington

A versatile, mixed-use farm in a productive and accessible location with good, fixed assets and considerable potential. Farmhouse and secondary accommodation.

About 129.28 acres (52.32 ha)

FOR SALE AS A WHOLE OR IN TWO LOTS

Situation - The farm is well located being situated about 5 miles north of Darlington town centre and accessed directly from Coatham Lane which is a no-through access public road. The road crosses the original Stockton to Darlington branch line owned by Network Rail which also divides the farm into two blocks. Junction 59 of the A1(M) is less than a mile away providing excellent communication links to the wider country and to the main East Coast rail line in Darlington.

Description - Whiley Hill Farm is a compact and versatile mixed-use farm with a traditional, detached stone-built farmhouse, a separate more modern bungalow, a good range of modern and traditional farm buildings and productive arable and grassland extending in total to about 129.28 acres.

It is particularly well located just off the A1(M) at the end of publically maintained no-through road and just to the south of the new Forest Park Development, the expanding Heighington Industrial Estate and the Hitachi Rail plant, offering scope for a range of future development opportunities.The existing access creates a high degree of privacy with no passing traffic.

This is the first time the farm has come to the market since 1850 and has been in the same family for six generations.

The Farmhouse - Whiley Hill Farmhouse is a detached two storey house built of brick under a pitched slate roof. It provides accommodation over two storeys extending to approximately 1,488 ft2 and includes:

Ground floor: Entrance, kitchen, dining room, sitting room and WC.

First floor: Four bedrooms and house bathroom.

The farmhouse has a good sized area of garden ground to the front and is set centrally within the working farmyard. It is attached to a former Mill and range of courtyard buildings, of similar construction, currently used for storage and offering potential to extend into subject to planning approval.

The house has, until recently, been let on an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) arrangement but the outgoing tenants vacated in January 2026. The house is in reasonable condition although would now benefit from some modernisation and refurbishment.

The Bungalow - The Oaks is a detached bungalow located away from the farmyard in its own spacious garden plot and with access off the main farm road.

It was built in the early 1990’s of modern, cavity brick walls under a pitched and tiled roof with accommodation extending to about 1,517 ft2 over a single floor and comprises:

Ground Floor: Porch, spacious hall, sitting room, conservatory, kitchen, dining room / office, WC, three bedrooms and family bathroom. It has an integral single car garage and a separate detached double garage.

The bungalow has been well maintained and is well presented. It is subject to an agricultural occupancy restriction. Further details are available for the Selling Agent.

Farm Buildings - There is an extensive range of modern farm buildings with four cattle courts, grain store, general purpose shed, two open fronted pole barns and feed silo. In addition, there is a range of traditional brick built buildings including the old mill which adjoins the farmhouse and offers scope for redevelopment.

Farmland - The land extends in total to around 129.28 acres (52.32ha) which is divided into two blocks by the railway line. About 86.37 acres of the land is arable with about 40.47 in permanent grass. There is a small area of woodland grazing and a sizeable yard with scope to extend as required.

All the land is generally south and west facing, gently undulating, and lying between 80m and 100 m above sea level.

The land is classified by DEFRA as Grade 3 and the soils as predominantly slowly permeable, seasonally wet, slightly acid but base rich loamy clay soils capable of producing a wide range of arable crops and grassland with moderate to good yields.

Viewing - Appointments to view will be through the Selling Agents only by calling . Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we ask that all parties wishing to view are as vigilant as possible particularly around buildings, machinery, and livestock.