For SaleFarm House in Habertoft, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13£3,300,000
Property Type
Farm House
Tenure
Freehold
Guide Price
£3,300,000
Description
A first-class dairy farm
Hasthorpe Grange Farm Hasthorpe Grange Farm has been in the family since 2006, and has been a dairy farm for many years before this. The family run dairy herd is currently milking 240 head, with calves and young stock in addition, and the farm has capacity for a herd in the region of 450 cattle. The current milk contract is with Muller.
Hasthorpe Grange Farm, Habertoft has benefitted from investment and regular maintenance in the dairy equipment and farm buildings, with a 40/40 Delaval herringbone milking parlour with drafting gates, retention bar, a mixture of cubicle housing and loose housing, silage clamps and slurry tanks. Although the farm is currently a dairy farm, the well laid out and smart farm yard could be used for other livestock enterprises.
The main farmstead comprises Hasthorpe Grange Farmhouse, Dairy Bungalow, 5,159.82 sq m (55,539.84 sq ft) of farm buildings including the dairy buildings, and circa 249.67 acres of land, predominately temporary grassland which is both grazed and up to 3 cuts of silage taken per season.
The Bungalow, Hasthorpe is north of the main farmstead, offering a fantastic modernised home, equestrian facilities and additional farm buildings, and circa 15.32 acres of grass. There are four additional lots of off-lying land.
Lot 1 – Hasthorpe Grange Farm, Habertoft About 254.92 acres (103.18 ha) Guide Price: £3,300,000
Hasthorpe Grange Farmhouse This well-presented detached four-bedroom farmhouse was built in 2008 and has been well maintained since. The house is accessed from the main farm drive, with its own private gravel driveway. The Farmhouse is of redbrick construction under a tiled roof. The house main house is arranged over two floors, with a single storey utility room attached, and a detached single storey garage. In total the accommodation is approximately 191.2 sq m (2,058.0 sq ft).
The front door opens into a hallway with doors off into the lounge, sitting room with multi-fuel log burner & kitchen/breakfast room with a feature chimney breast wall and Rangemaster cooker. Beyond the kitchen is a door into the utility room and WC. The ground floor benefits from underfloor heating. Upstairs is a principal suite with dressing room and en suite, with three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The rooms are well proportioned and laid out to suit family living.
Externally the garden is enclosed by fencing, and a wooden gate. The garden wraps around the front and rear of the house mostly laid to lawn with patio between the house and lawn.
It is understood the Farmhouse is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition, further detail is available from the joint selling agents.
New Bungalow The Dairy Bungalow was built in 1978, offering a three-bedroom detached bungalow which was historically used as staff accommodation, but will be sold with vacant possession. The bungalow is accessed from the main farm drive, with its own private gravel driveway and garage. New Bungalow is of brick construction under a pitched tiled roof. In total the accommodation is approximately 97.8 sq m (1,052.7 sq ft).
New Bungalow comprises kitchen/breakfast room, lounge, utility, three bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Externally the garden is enclosed by fencing and a wooden gate. A row of conifer trees sit between the property and the farmyard. The garden is predominately laid to lawn.
It is understood New Bungalow is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition, further detail is available from the joint selling agents.
Farm Buildings Hasthorpe Grange Farm benefits from an extensive range of purposebuilt farm buildings extending to approximately 5,159.82 sq m (55,539.84 sq ft). A full schedule of the buildings can be found in the brochure.
The Land The land is predominately in a single ring fenced block, with one parcel sitting to the east of the Hasthorpe Road. The land is mostly flat and is serviced by tracks that run from the farm yard out to the various parcels. There is 246.8 acres of grass and 1.65 acres of woodland.
The land is classified by DEFRA’s Agricultural Land Classification Maps as being Grade 3. The soils are a mixture of which Wallasey 2 and Holdeness according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales which are characterised as deep stoneless clayey soil and as a fine loamy chalky till respectively.
The land is in a temporary grass rotation, much of which was formerly arable land. The land is grazed and typically 3 cuts of silage taken in a season. The slurry produced on the farm is spread which has created fertile and productive temporary grass leys. Details on the past cropping and fertiliser records are available from the joint selling agents.
EPC Hasthorpe Grange Farm House - C New Bungalow - E
Services & Council Tax A full schedule of services can be found in the brochure.
Method of sale: Hasthorpe Grange Farm is offered for sale as a whole, or in up to 6 lots by private treaty.
Tenure: The freehold of the property is offered for sale with vacant possession except where short term holdover is required.
Holdover: Holdover is reserved on Lot 1 to permit the vendors the storage of live & dead stock until sold separately. Holdover may be required in Hasthorpe Grange Farmhouse (Lot 1) or The Bungalow (Lot 2) following completion to allow the vendors time to vacate the property. Further detail is available from the joint selling agents.
Wayleaves, easements and rights of way: 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 pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not.
Basic Payment: The entitlements to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) are not included in the sale and the vendor reserves the right to any future payments associated with the BPS entitlements.
Schemes: The land is not subject to any environmental schemes. Designations: The Farm is in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).
Ingoing valuation: This may be required by the vendor depending upon the timing of completion of the sale.
Sporting, timber and mineral rights: All sporting timber and mineral rights are included in the freehold sale, in so far as they are owned.
Planning: Prospective purchasers are advised that they should make their own enquiries of the local planning authority.
Overage: The farm is sold subject to an overageon future nonagricultural development. The overage will not apply to any planning permissions granted or development or use in connection with agriculture, equestrian and forestry activities. If development takes place under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Class or any subsequent act or change to the regulations then this will be a trigger event for overage. This overage will be effective for 40 years from the date of completion of the sale and will be payable on the implementation of planning permission (or disposal with planning permission) for such uses (excluding agriculture, forestry or equine use). The amount payable will be 30% of the increase in value resulting from that consent.
Fixtures and fittings: All items usually regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings and equipment, including fitted carpets and curtains, together with farm equipment are specifically excluded from the sale. These may be available to the purchaser by separate negotiation.
Private Drainage: We understand that the private drainage at this property may not comply with the relevant regulations. Further information is being sought.
Drainage Rates: These are charged by the east Lindsey Drainage Board. The 2024/25 rate is to be confirmed.
Further detail is available from the joint selling agents.
Local authority: East Lindsey District Council & Lincolnshire County Council.
VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property, or any part of it, or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition.
Health and safety: Given the potential hazards of a working farm we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety, particularly around the farm buildings and machinery.
Solicitors: Roythornes, Stuart House, St John’s Street, Peterborough, PE1 5DD
Postcode: LN13 9NU & LN13 9NT
What3Words: Lot 1 ///putty.stickler.accented Lot 2 ///array.computer.homeward Lot 3 ///including.guests.staging Lot 4 ///daily.crackled.solar Lot 5 ///third.senders.delighted Lot 6 ///honeybees.courage.anyone
Mobile coverage and broadband: Information can be found here: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/
Viewing: Strictly by confirmed appointment with the joint selling agents, Strutt & Parker in Stamford 01780 484040, or Willsons in Alford 01507 621111
This property has 254 acres of land. Situation
Situation Hasthorpe Grange Farm is in rural Lincolnshire between the Lincolnshire Wolds (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and popular seaside resorts of Skegness & Ingoldmells. Hasthorpe Grange Farm is predominately situated between the villages of Habertoft & Hasthorpe, about 1.5 miles from Welton le Marsh, with offlaying parcels at Sloothby & Orby. The main farmstead is north of the village of Habertoft, and Lot 2, The Bunglow is situated in the hamlet of Hasthorpe.
Nearby villages of Orby, Welton le Marsh and Willoughby offer village pubs and other small amenities. Further afield, the well serviced market town of Alford is just 7 miles from the farm, where a range of shopping, restaurants along with primary & secondary education can be found. The nearest trains run from Skegness (8 miles), where a full plethora of retail services can also be found.