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High House Farm
Guide Price
£675,000
High House Farm, Gawthrop, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5TA
A peaceful and traditional upland hill farm accessed via a private hardcore track, located within the centre of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Key Features:
Traditional Hill Farm with lots of potential.
Characterful 3-bedroom, Grade II Listed Farmhouse, in need of full renovation, set within a range of traditional, stone-built agricultural buildings.
A mixture of productive meadow, pasture and allotment land extending to 128.91 acres (52.17 hectares).
The sale of High House Farm presents the opportunity to acquire a rural smallholding in an idyllic location within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Rural dwelling in need of full refurbishment ideal for those looking for a project.
Description
The property comprises a historic, three-bedroom farmhouse, in need of full renovation
and modernisation, set within a small range of stone-built farm buildings which benefit from development potential, subject to the necessary consents. Grade 4/5 agricultural grazing meadow and allotment land. Extending in total to circa 128.91 acres (52.17 hectares).
Property Description
High House Farm presents a rare opportunity to purchase a scenic hill farm within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. In the centre of the steading lies a Grade II Listed, three-bedroom farmhouse, full of character and original features. The property is in need of complete renovation and is currently in an uninhabitable condition. The sale presents an excellent opportunity for those looking for a rural lifestyle, or to expand their existing farming enterprise. The farmhouse is surrounded by traditional stone-built agricultural buildings and benefits from circa 128.91 acres (52.17 hectares) of meadow, pasture and allotment land, ideal for livestock grazing and with potential for providing an income from environmental schemes.
Comprising a historic Grade II Listed, three-bedroom stone-built farmhouse dating to 1687 which is in need of complete renovation. Set within a range of traditional, stone-built agricultural buildings, providing agricultural storage and livestock housing. Good quality meadow, pasture and allotment land extending to 128.91 acres (52.17 hectares) set within a ring-fence surrounding the farm steading.
High House Farm is accessed via a Right of Access over the hardcore track running through the adjoining farmland and abutting the Stone Rigg Outrake Highway.
Farmhouse
Grade II Listed, traditional three-bedroom property constructed of coarse sandstone rubble with quoins and a whitewash rear wall, set under a stone slate roof. The property was constructed in 1687, as demarked on the first-floor window.
Measurements & Additional Information
Rooms:
| Ground Floor |
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| Entrance Porch |
09.m x 2.22m
The entrance porch provides access to the kitchen. Flag stone floor. Window.
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| Kitchen |
4.2m x 4.5m
Mullion windows, traditional Twyford sink, block fireplace, electric oven, open wooden beams, 2 x traditional single glazed windows and double-glazed uPVC window (not consented) found on the southern elevation.
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| Lounge |
3.89m x 4.53m
Open fireplace, understairs cupboard, double glazed window on southern elevation.
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| Front Porch |
0.61m x 1.18m
Concrete floor, impressive character studded front door.
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| Pantry |
1.30m x 4.93m
Concrete floor, built-in store cupboard, stone flagged shelving. The ceiling is in an unstable condition with signs of woodworm infestation throughout.
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| Hallway to Stairway |
1.88m x 0.68m
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| First Floor |
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| Landing |
5.32m x 0.53m
Provides access to all bedrooms, signs of damp, uPVC window.
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| Bedroom No.1 |
2.12m x 4.62m
Single Room. Unstable floorboards.
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| Bathroom |
2.47m x 3.57m
W/C, bath, wash hand basin, cistern cupboard.
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| Bedroom No.2 |
3.55m x 2.30m
Double Room, double window. Unstable floorboards.
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| Bedroom No.3 |
4.19m x 2.30m
Double Room, double window. Unstable floorboards.
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| Agricultural Buildings |
High House Farm benefits from a small range of traditional outbuildings that have been utilised for stock housing and storage with potential for future development and expansion, subject to the relevant permissions from the Local Authorities. All buildings would benefit from repairs and maintenance. Details and approximate internal measurements of buildings included within Lot 1 are as follows:
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| Hay Barn |
14.65m x 6.93m
Traditional stone barn, re-slated in the 1980s with ornate cast iron guttering and mews beneath.
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| Byres |
14.59m x 5.44m
Traditional stone building with slate roof.
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| Loose Housing |
3.90m x 4.60m
Concrete block building with tin roof.
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| Traditional Building |
2.00m x 2.00m
Traditional building with stone flagged roof.
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| Cooling House |
2.36m x 3.34m
Block built building with rough cast finish under asbestos roof.
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| Farm Store/Loosebox |
4.78 x 3.96m
Concrete and timber framed building with tin roof.
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| Field Barn |
8.68m x 6.49m
Traditional stone barn under a slate roof, located between field parcels 11 and 12. Used as hay storage and an old byre.
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