5 bed detached house for sale

Church Bank Farmhouse, Binton, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37

The Grade II listed Church Bank Farmhouse and its associated barn, annexe, and garden offer a rare opportunity to create a handsome detached dwelling with an annexe and with a stone, brick and timber-frame barn with scope for ancillary use associated with the farmhouse as additional accommodation, party room/games room or home office.

With mellow lias elevations clad with wisteria, the farmhouse, which, with attached outbuildings, extends at about 5,146 square feet (478 m2) of accommodation, has been empty since January 2025 and last occupied in two halves by the extended farming family, the farmhouse is well-preserved, and although requiring significant updating, is a project waiting for a new buyer to enjoy.

The principal bedrooms and reception rooms face south, overlooking the mature garden and the view of the Cotswolds, some of which have window seats. Off the hall is a family room, with wood burner to the fireplace, dual aspect sitting room with a fine brick and stone fireplace and ceiling timbers, dining room with window seat and shutters and fireplace with stone surround, drawing room with a brick fireplace, but with an inglenook behind waiting to be revealed. The kitchen and utility room/ second kitchen farm office are accessed externally, and extensive back offices include a boot room, scullery, and stores, again with a concealed fireplace with range, copper, and bread oven.
The first-floor accommodation accessed by two staircases is currently temporarily divided but can easily be reconnected, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms and a large landing to the west end with restricted ceiling height. The principal bedroom gets the best of the views.

Across the back yard is a detached one-bedroom annexe, also requiring renovation, and an attached garage.
Across the drive, backing on the traditional duck pond is a detached open-fronted former cart barn that can provide additional garaging with stables/stores at either end.

To the east side of the house is a fine, large double-height barn, requiring renovation, with central driftway, over 60 feet long and 20 feet wide, with steps down to stores at the south end with a loft over and with a barn and stores with loft above to the south end, and with lean-to additions all offering tremendous potential. (More modern building to the east of the barn has been retained by the vendor as a tree nursery, with a separate access).

The property has two accesses to a parking area behind the house. The first part of both accesses are shared with neighbouring properties. There are stunning views over the surrounding Warwickshire countryside.

The garden is lawned, with fine trees and shrubs including a cedar, laburnum, cascading pear, evergreens, yew and apple and with a stone garden wall to the east side and against the lane. There is a rockery, greenhouse and former privy/ store.

Binton is an attractive village with stone and brick-built properties. The village has a parish church and village hall, and both Welford-on-Avon and Bidford-on-Avon nearby have a range of shops, schools and other facilities. Stratford-upon-Avon, with its Shakespearean heritage, is about 5 miles away.

There is an excellent range of state, grammar and private schools in the area to suit most requirements. There is a primary school at Temple Grafton and Welford-on-Avon nearby, Stratford and Alcester grammar schools and The Croft Prep School in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick Prep School and Public School in Warwick, with school buses to Warwick, Alcester and Stratford from the village. The M40 is readily accessible, and Birmingham, Coventry and Warwick are all within easy commuting distance. The Cotswolds lie a short distance to the south.

There are a number of golf courses in the area. Racecourses at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham and leisure facilities at Stratford-upon-Avon.