4 bed property for sale

Church Street, Woodhurst, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28

Manor Farm
Manor Farm has come to the market for the first time since 1957, when the family purchased the farm. In this time the farmhouse has been renovated, and the farm buildings have been extended to offer additional grain storage.

Manor Farmhouse is a Georgian style farmhouse, spread across two floors with the option to reinstate the attic rooms to provide further bedrooms. The farmhouse seamlessly blends a character property into family living with well laid out accommodation such as the large open plan kitchen-diner living space, and four double bedrooms.

The farm is a predominately arable farm, interspersed with small parcels of woodland, and a grass paddock which adjoins the house.

The Grade 2 farmland has been well farmed, and the farms large field sizes are well suited to modern farm machinery. There is a game shoot run for personal use across the farm utilising the woodland, arable land and ponds on the land.

Lot 1 – Manor Farmhouse
About 7.01 acres (2.83 ha)
Guide price: £1,200,000

This characterful farmhouse offers spacious living accommodation in the setting of a Grade II listed house. The farmhouse is set back from the road, and accessed by the tree-lined private tarmacked driveway. The views from the farmhouse are of the farmland and wider countryside that surrounds Manor Farm.

Manor Farmhouse is in total 4,436 sq ft of living accommodation. Through the front door you enter into a hallway with two large reception rooms on either side being the sitting room and dining room. Going through the hallway you enter into a cloakroom & wc. Beyond this is the open plan kitchen-diner living space, the focal point of this home. The kitchen space is in what is believed to be the oldest part of the house, featuring sash windows, an Aga and exposed beams on the ceiling. To the rear of the kitchen is a door into the large utility room that is fitted with full units for storage and butlers sink. The utility room has a door opening out into the garden which is used as a rear entrance to the house. At the far end of the house is a large reception room currently used as study, which could be used as a guest bedroom if desired.

Upstairs the first landing opens up to two large double bedrooms, one of which is used as the master bedroom, benefitting from an ensuite bathroom. The main staircase leads up to two attic rooms which currently not used, but with conversion could offer a further two large bedrooms. A smaller set of steps takes you through to the back of the house where there are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The bedrooms at the back of the house have views over the garden and surrounding farmland.

Garden & outbuildings
Outside, Manor Farmhouse has a tarmacked area for parking and also a Grade II listed granary building, and a more modern red brick garage which has been built in keeping with the traditional granary. To the front of the house is a pretty oval shaped lawn within a path leading to the front door. The front lawn is bordered by a small brick wall that is planted with a variety of flowering plants.

The rear garden is largely laid to lawn with mature and wellestablished borders. Adjoining the house is a paved patio area, and to the far side of the garden is a swimming pool, which is not currently in use. The garden sits within a brick wall which shelters the garden from the farm.

Behind the garden wall is an open fronted mono-pitched building constructed of concrete frame, block walls and corrugated fibre cement sheets on the roof. The building has four open bays, and in front of it is a small area of farmyard.

Land
In front of Manor Farmhouse is a grass paddock of 1.39 acres that the driveway cuts through. Adjoining the farmhouse to the west is a paddock of 2.32 acres, bordered by trees and mature hedgerows. Closer to the house is another area of grass covering 1.64 acres and mature trees including a variety of fruit trees occupy 0.36 acres around the house.

Lot 2 – Land at Manor Farm
279.33 acres (113.05 ha)
Guide price: £2,700,000

Lot 2 is 279.33 acres (113.05 ha) in total and is predominately arable along with some permanent pasture, woodland, and ponds. Lot 2 also benefits from a farmyard with grain storage and additional general purpose storage.

Land
The land comprises 268.19 acres (108.54 ha) of arable land, 4.01 acres (1.62 ha) permanent pasture and 3.05 acres (1.23 ha) of woodland. The farmyard, tracks and ponds total 4.08 acres (1.65 ha). The land is accessed from Wheatsheaf Road, Woodhurst and also from Oldhurst Road, Pidley. A number of internal tracks link the fields and farm yard. The arable land is generally level and divided into large field sizes.

The land is mostly classed as Grade 2, with part of the land classed as Grade 3 according to the Agricultural Land Classification of England. The soil is a combination of Evesham 3 and Cannamore soil series, according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales. Evesham 3 is described as a slowly permeable calcareous clayey and fine loam over clayey soils, suitable for winter cereals and grassland. Cannamore soil series is described as a deep calcareous and non-calcareous fine loamy and clayey soil, suitable for cereals and field vegetables.

Cropping has been a combination of malting barley, milling wheat, oilseed rape and beans in recent years with other crops such as sugar beet having been grown on the farm historically. A full schedule of cropping is available from the vendor’s agent.

Farm buildings
The farmyard is made up of five portal framed buildings with a concrete apron connecting the purpose built farm buildings. The farm buildings extend to approximately 1,403.76 sq ft.

A full table of description for the buildings is set out on Page 9 of the Brochure.

Solar panels
There is a 28kw solar panel array on the rooves of the two grain stores (building 6 & 7). Further detail is available from the vendor’s agent.

Lot 3 – Land north of Oldhurst Road, Pidley
70.83 acres (28.66ha)
Guide price: £625,000

Lot 3 is a single parcel of 70.83 acres of arable land. The land adjoins Oldhurst Road, and is bordered by hedgerows, ditches and residential properties on the edge of Pidley.

The land is mostly classed as Grade 2, with part of the land classed as Grade 3 according to the Agricultural Land Classification of England. The soil is a combination of Evesham 3 and Cannamore soil series, according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales. Evesham 3 is described as a slowly permeable calcareous clayey and fine loam over clayey soils, suitable for winter cereals and grassland. Cannamore soil series is described as a deep calcareous and non-calcareous fine loamy and clayey soil, suitable for cereals and field vegetables.

Cropping has been a combination of malting barley, milling wheat, oilseed rape and beans in recent years with other crops such as sugar beet having been grown on the farm historically. A full schedule of cropping is available from the vendor’s agent.

Lot 4 – Land south of Oldhurst Road, Pidley
41.59 acres (16.83 ha)
Guide price: £350,000

Lot 4 is a single parcel of 41.49 acres of arable land. The land adjoins Oldhurst Road, and is bordered by hedgerows, ditches and a stock proof fence.

The land is mostly classed as Grade 2, with part of the land classed as Grade 3 according to the Agricultural Land Classification of England. The soil is a combination of Evesham 3 and Cannamore soil series, according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales. Evesham 3 is described as a slowly permeable calcareous clayey and fine loam over clayey soils, suitable for winter cereals and grassland. Cannamore soil series is described as a deep calcareous and non-calcareous fine loamy and clayey soil, suitable for cereals and field vegetables.

Cropping has been a combination of malting barley, milling wheat, oilseed rape and beans in recent years with other crops such as sugar beet having been grown on the farm historically. A full schedule of cropping is available from the vendor’s agent.

General
Method of sale: Manor Farm is offered for sale as a whole, or in up to 4 lots by private treaty. Subject to the holdover provisions outlined below. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent.

Holdover: In Lot 1 holdover will be required of the whole until 15th September 2025. In Lot 2,3 & 4 holdover is reserved to permit the harvesting of all growing crops, storage and disposal of the crops and farm machinery. Further information is available from the vendor’s agent.

Services: Manor Farm has mains water and electricity to the farmhouse. The farmhouse is also connected to mains sewerage.

There is a separately metered three phase mains electricity supply to the farm buildings.

EPC Rating: Manor Farmhouse - Band F

Council tax: Manor Farmhouse - Band G

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.

There are two public footpaths over the land, one across Lot 2 and one across Lot 3. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent.

A permissive footpath runs along Lot 2 from Wheatsheaf Road to connect to the public footpath. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent.

Environmental Schemes: The vendor reserves the right to all future de-linked payments associated with the Basic Payment Scheme. The land is not entered into any environmental schemes.

Designations: Manor Farmhouse & The Granary Building are Grade II listed. The Farm is in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (nvz).

Ingoing valuation: In addition to the purchase price the purchaser will be required to pay for: Growing crops and all beneficial cultivations, sub soiling, moling and acts of husbandry since the last harvest at current caav rates or contract rates where applicable; Seed, fertilisers, manures and sprays applied to the growing crops since the last harvest at invoice cost; All seeds, sprays, fertilisers, fuel, oil and other consumables in store at invoice cost. Enhancement of £30/ acre/ month from the date of establishment to completion. Lime and chalk applied since the last harvest at invoice cost of the materials and spreading.

Early Entry: Early Entry may be permitted on to fields that have been harvested at the purchasers own risk following exchange of contracts. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent(s)

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: Lots 1,2,3 & 4 are sold subject to an overage on future non-agricultural 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.

The overage is not intended to apply to the farmhouse. An Overage Plan is available from the vendor’s agent.

Fixtures and fittings: All items usually regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings and equipment, including fitted carpets and curtains, together with farm machinery are specifically excluded from the sale. These may be available to the purchaser by separate negotiation.

Drainage Rates: These are charged by Environment Agency at a rate of £2.19/ha on the farmland.

Local authority: Huntingdonshire District Council and Cambridgeshire 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: Mills & Reeve, Botanic House, Hills Road, CB2 1PH

Postcode: PE28 3BN

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Viewing: Strictly by confirmed appointment with the vendor’s agents, Strutt & Parker in Stamford.

Agents note: The vendor of this property is a relative of an employee of Strutt & Parker.

Situation
Manor Farm is situated north of Church Street, Woodhurst. Woodhurst is a popular village in north-west Cambridgeshire, which has a village hall and church. The village is close to the popular commuter town of Huntingdon and the pretty market town of St Ives. Huntingdon is well connected both by road (A14 & A1) and rail (London Kings Cross 54 minutes). Both St Ives and Huntingdon offer a variety of schools, shopping and leisure facilities. The cities of Cambridge and Peterborough are both within 40 minutes’ drive of Woodhurst.

Two parcels of additional land (Lot 3 & 4) are situated to the west of Pidley Village. By road these additional parcels are just 3 miles north from the main farmstead.