Townhead New Farm, Melmerby, Penrith, CA10 1HG
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- FOR SALE IN FOUR LOTS OR AS A WHOLE
Description
Townhead New Farm, Melmerby, Penrith CA10 1HG
Townhead New Farm
Melmerby, Penrith CA10 1HG
Penrith Appleby-in-Westmorland Alston Carlisle
9.3 miles 13.3 miles 10.9 miles 23.2 miles
(all distances are approximate)
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A DESIRABLE PROPERTY COMPRISING A FIVE BEDROOMED DWELLING, RANGE OF MODERN FARM BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 173.64 HECTARES (429.06 ACRES).
FOR SALE IN FOUR LOTS OR AS A WHOLE
Lot 1 – Townhead New Farm. Comprising of five bedroomed Farmhouse set in an attractive position.
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Lot 2 – Land and Buildings at Townhead New Farm. Comprising of extensive range of modern farm buildings and approximately 123.90 acres of agricultural land.
Offers Over – £1,400,000 (One Million, Four Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Lot 3 – Land at Townhead New Farm. Comprising of agricultural land extending to approximately 50.71 acres.
Offers Over – £300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Lot 4 – Land at Townhead New Farm. Comprising of agricultural land extending to approximately 254.27 acres along with approximately 950 Fell Rights on Melmerby Fell
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Whole: 173.64 Hectares (429.06 Acres)
Offers Over – £2,670,000 (Two Million Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand Pounds)
Introduction
Townhead New Farm presents an exciting opportunity to acquire a desirable rural property in the village of Melmerby. The property sits in attractive rolling countryside and is accessed directly from the public highway. The property is located a 20-minute drive from the market town of Penrith and only 20 minutes from the picturesque town of Alston.
The holding includes:
Townhead New Farmhouse, a five-bedroom dwelling constructed in 2003.
An extensive range of modern farm buildings.
Good Quality Agricultural land split into several field parcels extending to approximately 173.64 hectares (429.06 acres).
Fell Rights on CL0124 – Melmerby Fell.
Location
The property is located in a rural position on the outskirts of the village of Melmerby and benefits from expansive views of the local countryside.
The property lies within a favoured farming district in close proximity to Penrith and Alston, where livestock rearing forms the predominant agricultural enterprise.
Local Amenities
The City of Carlisle lies some 23.2 miles from the property and benefits from a broad range of amenities, being the central hub for Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.
Lot 1
Townhead New Farmhouse
A 5-bedroom farmhouse located on the outskirts of the village of Melmerby, constructed around 2003 with large garden surrounding the property.
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Townhead New Farm
A spacious newbuild (2003) farmhouse spanning 3,471.8 sq. ft. (322.6 sq. m) over two floors and a basement. The property is of block/sandstone construction under a slate roof and also benefits from solar panels.
The property benefits from a mains water supply, mains electricity supply and private sewerage connection. The property benefits from mains gas central heating.
The property briefly comprises:
Basement
Store Room: 5.95m x 4.15m
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall: 3.45m x 3.82m
Wooden floor covering.
Kitchen/Dining Room: 7.20m x 3.95m
Electric oven and hob, wall and base units, lino floor covering.
Dining Area: 4.92m x 2.96m
Utility Room: 2.30m x 3.94m
Sink, wall and base units, electric shower and W/C, lino floor covering. External door
Study: 2.14m x 3.95m
Office: 3.60m x 3.80m
Living Room: 5.92m x 4.13m
Fireplace.
First Floor
Landing
Bedroom: 5.94m x 4.13m
Bedroom: 3.68m x 2.50m
With store room: 3.64m x 1.22m
Bedroom: 2.36m x 4.00m
Bathroom: 3.64m x 2.83m
W.C, Bath, Shower and Sink
Bedroom: 4.60m x 4.00m
With Ensuite
W.C, shower and sink
Bedroom: 6.22m x 4.20m
Garage: 6.26m x 3.15m
Outside
There is large lawned garden around the property along with parking to the rear and side. Offering a tranquil space for relaxation and outdoor activities.
Lot 2 – Land and Buildings at Townhead New Farm extending to approximately 50.14 hectares (123.9 acres)
Offers Over: £1,400,000 (One Million Four Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Buildings
The property comprises of a number of modern agricultural buildings which comprise the following
Livestock Shed: 18.25m x 13.75m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, lose house.
Lean To: 18.25m x 8.88m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, used for crop storage.
Livestock Shed: 18.85m x 13.79m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, feed barriers to front.
Livestock Shed: 26.78m x 13.60m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, feed barriers to front and feed bunker.
Crop Store: 9.07m x 11.37m
Timber framed pole barn with tin roof.
Livestock Shed: 8.87m x 17.89m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, loose house.
Lot 3 – Land at Townhead New Farm extending to approximately 20.52 hectares (50.70 acres).
Offers Over – £300,000 (Three Thousand Pounds)
Lot 4 – Land at Townhead New Farm extending to approximately 102.9 hectares (254.27 acres) along with approximately 950 fell rights on Melmerby Fell.
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand Pounds)
Access is gained directly off the public highway and then up a shared access track.
Boundaries
The boundaries are composed of a mix of post-and-wire fences, hedgerows and stonewalls.
Land Classification
The land in Lot 2 is classified as predominantly Grade 3/4 agricultural land, which is mainly suited to grazing, mowing and cropping.
The land in Lots 3 and 4 is classified as predominantly Grade 5 agricultural land, which is mainly suited to grazing.
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 not entered into an schemes.
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. Tel: – Mr Matthew Bell or Miss Kate Armstrong.
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 a mains water supply. Foul drainage is to a private system. 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.
Fell Rights
Included within the sale of Lot 4 is approximately 950 Fell rights on CL0124 Melmerby Fell. There is also a sheep flock which will be required to take over on valuation.
Tenure and Possession
We understand the property is held freehold.
Vacant Possession will be available upon completion.
Fixtures and Fittings
Fitted carpets, where present in the farmhouse, are included within the sale.
Sporting and Mineral Rights
Sporting rights are owned by a third party. The mines and minerals are excluded as they are owned by a third party.
Energy Performance Certificate
Townhead New Farmhouse EPC is B.
The EPC documents are available from the selling agents on request.
Council Tax
Townhead New Farmhouse – Band E (Westmorland and Furness Council)
Plans and Schedules
These are based on Ordnance Survey and Rural Land Register, to be observed for reference only.
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.
Townhead New Farm
Melmerby, Penrith CA10 1HG
Penrith Appleby-in-Westmorland Alston Carlisle
9.3 miles 13.3 miles 10.9 miles 23.2 miles
(all distances are approximate)
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A DESIRABLE PROPERTY COMPRISING A FIVE BEDROOMED DWELLING, RANGE OF MODERN FARM BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 173.64 HECTARES (429.06 ACRES).
FOR SALE IN FOUR LOTS OR AS A WHOLE
Lot 1 – Townhead New Farm. Comprising of five bedroomed Farmhouse set in an attractive position.
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Lot 2 – Land and Buildings at Townhead New Farm. Comprising of extensive range of modern farm buildings and approximately 123.90 acres of agricultural land.
Offers Over – £1,400,000 (One Million, Four Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Lot 3 – Land at Townhead New Farm. Comprising of agricultural land extending to approximately 50.71 acres.
Offers Over – £300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Lot 4 – Land at Townhead New Farm. Comprising of agricultural land extending to approximately 254.27 acres along with approximately 950 Fell Rights on Melmerby Fell
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Whole: 173.64 Hectares (429.06 Acres)
Offers Over – £2,670,000 (Two Million Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand Pounds)
Introduction
Townhead New Farm presents an exciting opportunity to acquire a desirable rural property in the village of Melmerby. The property sits in attractive rolling countryside and is accessed directly from the public highway. The property is located a 20-minute drive from the market town of Penrith and only 20 minutes from the picturesque town of Alston.
The holding includes:
Townhead New Farmhouse, a five-bedroom dwelling constructed in 2003.
An extensive range of modern farm buildings.
Good Quality Agricultural land split into several field parcels extending to approximately 173.64 hectares (429.06 acres).
Fell Rights on CL0124 – Melmerby Fell.
Location
The property is located in a rural position on the outskirts of the village of Melmerby and benefits from expansive views of the local countryside.
The property lies within a favoured farming district in close proximity to Penrith and Alston, where livestock rearing forms the predominant agricultural enterprise.
Local Amenities
The City of Carlisle lies some 23.2 miles from the property and benefits from a broad range of amenities, being the central hub for Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.
Lot 1
Townhead New Farmhouse
A 5-bedroom farmhouse located on the outskirts of the village of Melmerby, constructed around 2003 with large garden surrounding the property.
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Pounds)
Townhead New Farm
A spacious newbuild (2003) farmhouse spanning 3,471.8 sq. ft. (322.6 sq. m) over two floors and a basement. The property is of block/sandstone construction under a slate roof and also benefits from solar panels.
The property benefits from a mains water supply, mains electricity supply and private sewerage connection. The property benefits from mains gas central heating.
The property briefly comprises:
Basement
Store Room: 5.95m x 4.15m
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall: 3.45m x 3.82m
Wooden floor covering.
Kitchen/Dining Room: 7.20m x 3.95m
Electric oven and hob, wall and base units, lino floor covering.
Dining Area: 4.92m x 2.96m
Utility Room: 2.30m x 3.94m
Sink, wall and base units, electric shower and W/C, lino floor covering. External door
Study: 2.14m x 3.95m
Office: 3.60m x 3.80m
Living Room: 5.92m x 4.13m
Fireplace.
First Floor
Landing
Bedroom: 5.94m x 4.13m
Bedroom: 3.68m x 2.50m
With store room: 3.64m x 1.22m
Bedroom: 2.36m x 4.00m
Bathroom: 3.64m x 2.83m
W.C, Bath, Shower and Sink
Bedroom: 4.60m x 4.00m
With Ensuite
W.C, shower and sink
Bedroom: 6.22m x 4.20m
Garage: 6.26m x 3.15m
Outside
There is large lawned garden around the property along with parking to the rear and side. Offering a tranquil space for relaxation and outdoor activities.
Lot 2 – Land and Buildings at Townhead New Farm extending to approximately 50.14 hectares (123.9 acres)
Offers Over: £1,400,000 (One Million Four Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Buildings
The property comprises of a number of modern agricultural buildings which comprise the following
Livestock Shed: 18.25m x 13.75m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, lose house.
Lean To: 18.25m x 8.88m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, used for crop storage.
Livestock Shed: 18.85m x 13.79m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, feed barriers to front.
Livestock Shed: 26.78m x 13.60m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, feed barriers to front and feed bunker.
Crop Store: 9.07m x 11.37m
Timber framed pole barn with tin roof.
Livestock Shed: 8.87m x 17.89m
Steel portal frame with fibre cement roof, loose house.
Lot 3 – Land at Townhead New Farm extending to approximately 20.52 hectares (50.70 acres).
Offers Over – £300,000 (Three Thousand Pounds)
Lot 4 – Land at Townhead New Farm extending to approximately 102.9 hectares (254.27 acres) along with approximately 950 fell rights on Melmerby Fell.
Offers Over – £485,000 (Four Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand Pounds)
Access is gained directly off the public highway and then up a shared access track.
Boundaries
The boundaries are composed of a mix of post-and-wire fences, hedgerows and stonewalls.
Land Classification
The land in Lot 2 is classified as predominantly Grade 3/4 agricultural land, which is mainly suited to grazing, mowing and cropping.
The land in Lots 3 and 4 is classified as predominantly Grade 5 agricultural land, which is mainly suited to grazing.
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 not entered into an schemes.
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. Tel: – Mr Matthew Bell or Miss Kate Armstrong.
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 a mains water supply. Foul drainage is to a private system. 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.
Fell Rights
Included within the sale of Lot 4 is approximately 950 Fell rights on CL0124 Melmerby Fell. There is also a sheep flock which will be required to take over on valuation.
Tenure and Possession
We understand the property is held freehold.
Vacant Possession will be available upon completion.
Fixtures and Fittings
Fitted carpets, where present in the farmhouse, are included within the sale.
Sporting and Mineral Rights
Sporting rights are owned by a third party. The mines and minerals are excluded as they are owned by a third party.
Energy Performance Certificate
Townhead New Farmhouse EPC is B.
The EPC documents are available from the selling agents on request.
Council Tax
Townhead New Farmhouse – Band E (Westmorland and Furness Council)
Plans and Schedules
These are based on Ordnance Survey and Rural Land Register, to be observed for reference only.
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.
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Townhead New Farm, Melmerby, Penrith, CA10 1HG
About EDWIN THOMPSON PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED, Carlisle
Founded in the English Lake District in 1880, Edwin Thompson now operate from eight offices in Northern England and the Scottish Borders - Berwick-upon-Tweed, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Galashiels, Keswick, Kendal, Newcastle and Windermere, as well as their original office in Keswick - with a client list ranging from major national companies , institutions and pension funds to smaller local companies and individuals, with interests throughout the UK.
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