CROOK HOUSE FARM, , With 58.75 AC (23.78 HA) OR 128.30 AC (51.92 HA)

Crook House Farm

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CROOK HOUSE FARM RICCAL MOOR LANE, HAROME, YORK YO62 5JJ

An opportunity to acquire a productive arable and livestock farm in a delightful and peaceful rural setting, with considerable residential appeal just outside the National Park. Harome 1½ miles. 3½ miles. Malton 12 miles. York 24 miles.

The Farm is offered as 58.75 acres and the option to extend to 128.30 acres with a four bedroomed Farmhouse plus attic bedroom. The Farm also benefits from a modern purpose built livestock shed of over 11,000 sq. ft. and a further 11,000 sq. ft. of shed space.

For Sale by Private Treaty

GUIDE PRICE: LOT 1: House Buildings totalling 60.49 Acres £1,125,000 LOT 1 + 2: House Buildings totalling 128.30 Acres £1,750,000

General Information

Foreword: Crook House Farm is a desirable mixed farm comprising a 4 bedroom farmhouse, plus attic bedroom, modern agricultural buildings and land extending to either 60.49 acres (24.48 ha) or 128.30 acres (51.92 ha). The arable land extends to 86.80 acres (35.13 ha) and is capable of growing good yielding cereals, and root crops. The grass land extends to 39.63 acres (16.04 ha) and is well fenced.

Directions from Helmsley: Leave the market place on the A170 Scarborough road. After less than one mile turn right signposted Harome. Proceed to the village, and follow the road through the village. 500 metres after the village turn right towards Nunnington, and after a further 600 metres turn right onto the private drive

FARMHOUSE: The farmhouse is accessed from the farm drive via a separate driveway running parallel to the with grass borders and is a stone built period property under a pantile roof with UPVC double glazed window units throughout. The Snug: Adjoining kitchen with brick floor; radiator farmhouse has been modernised over recent years and provides comfortable family beamed ceiling. accommodation. Oil fired central heating.

Utility Plumbing for washing machine; fitted shelves. The accommodation comprises:

Downstairs Bathroom: Comprising panelled bath, low flush WC, Glazed front door through With radiator. pedestal wash basin, separate shower; radiator. to Hall:

Staircase to First Floor: Sitting Room: Brick fireplace with timber mantle and stone

hearth; radiator; cornice to ceiling. Landing: with radiator, off which are:

Dining Room: Timber fireplace with cast iron surround and Bedroom 1 (N): Radiator; beamed ceiling; walk in wardrobe tiled hearth, radiator.

Bedroom 2 (SW): Radiator. Kitchen: Fully fitted kitchen with oil fired 2 oven Aga.

Belfast sink unit with built in cupboards; beamed Bedroom 3 (SE): Cast iron fireplace with Victorian grate; radiator ceiling. Open arch to:

Bedroom 4 (NE): Radiator.

House Bathroom: A modern suite of cast iron free standing bath; low flush WC, pedestal wash basin, separate shower unit.

Staircase to:

Attic Bedroom: Radiator (eaves restrict height).

Outside: There are attractive gardens to the south, west and north of the property and a stone built range of domestic outbuildings comprising a fuel store and wash house.

Services: The house benefits from mains water and electricity and has septic tank drainage. Mains water is laid to the majority of the fields.

Buildings: Produce Yard: (12) Large concrete yard with 300t silage clamp. The farm benefits from an extensive range of farm buildings comprising: Lean To (S): (13) 32.91m x 7.92m North Range: (2,3,4 & 5) Stone built with box profile roof comprising loose 6 bay building of steel and timber construction with box, and further stores together with large garage concrete floor, block walls to south with with concrete floor. boarding above, and fibre cement roof comprising cattle handling area and 2 sheep/poultry pens Cattle Yard West: (6) 46.63m x 22.86m adjoining. Former dairy of concrete block Constructed in 2012 and providing first class construction. livestock accommodation designed by a stockman for ease of movement and using quality galvanized Buildings Plan: gates.

An 8 bay steel portal building with fibre cement roof and concrete paneled walls with box profile steel sheets above. Reinforced concrete floor together with a circulation and sorting area divided into 5 cattle pens. Purpose built double dog kennel.

Feed Store: (7) 12.27m x 6.04m 2 bay building of steel construction with 3 height concrete panelled walls with box profile sheets above, full height roller shutter door 8.1m to eaves to allow lorries to tip within.

Concrete Yard: (8) An extensive concrete yard which can be enclosed, separates this range of buildings from the following range comprising:

Cattle Yard East: (9) 32.91m x 9.14m 6 bay building of steel construction with fibre cement roof, part block walls with concrete floor and feed troughs.

Lean To (N): (10) 32.91m x 6.70m With concrete floor.

Dutch Barn: (11) 32.91m x 6.09m 6 bay building of timber construction with corrugated iron roof and corrugated iron cladding NOT TO SCALE FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY to the north.

Wayleaves & Easements: Schedule of Land: There is a single pole electricity line running along the western and northern Field Number Cropping 2016/2017 Hectares Areas Claimable boundaries of NG7658 and then crossing field NG9090, 0487 and 2588. 2017/2018 Area

LOT 1 There is an underground water pipe running north to south through the farm servicing a neighboring property to the south. Homestead 0.70 1.74 0.0000 SE 6681 1422 F Beet W Wheat (2) 4.14 10.22 4.0398 Rights of Way: SE 6681 0607 Perm Pasture Perm Pasture 0.99 2.45 0.9924 There is a public bridleway and footpath running across the land as per the green line SE 6681 1002 Track Track 0.05 0.12 0.0000 on the boundary plan above. SE 6681 1304 Perm Pasture Perm Pasture 0.37 0.91 0.3684 SE 6581 7803 Perm Pasture Perm Pasture 5.92 14.63 5.8216 The vendor will not need access to Lot 2 over Lot 1, if Lot 2 is retained. SE 6580 9090 Perm Pasture Perm Pasture 3.85 9.51 3.8535 SE 6680 0487 Perm Pasture Perm Pasture 4.56 11.28 4.5636 Land: SE 6680 2588 W Wheat (1) Temp Grass 3.55 8.77 3.5548 The land is situated in a ring fence with road frontage to the main council road Riccal SE 6680 2498 Perm Pasture Perm Pasture 0.35 0.86 0.3549 Moor Lane, to the north. The soil type is classified as in the Enborne Series being a SUBTOTAL 24.48 60.49 deep stoneless fine loam and clay soil which can be affected by groundwater and LOT 2 floodwater. It has had the benefit of generous applications of livestock manure and SE 6680 2453 Plough W Wheat (2) 6.83 16.88 6.8296 is farmed to a high standard. Although not root cropped in recent years the majority SE 6680 0853 W. Wheat (1) Temp Grass 7.51 18.56 7.5103 of the arable land would grow root crops. SE 6580 9150 Plough W Oats 8.77 21.67 8.7655

SE 6580 7658 Plough W Wheat (2) 4.33 10.70 4.3302 SUBTOTAL 27.44 67.81 TOTAL LOT 1 & 2 51.92 128.30 50.9846

Growing Crops: In addition to the purchase price the purchaser will buy the growing crops to be valued at the date of completion. The value will be the costs incurred of seeds, fertilisers and sprays plus the cost of cultivation at CAAV rates.

There will be no additional charge for enhancement. Alternatively the vendor would consider a right of holdover after completion to harvest the 2018 crops.

Energy Performance Certificate: Assessed in band F. The full EPC report can be viewed at the agent’s office.

Tenure: The farm is offered for sale with vacant possession upon completion.

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Outgoings: The Farm House is Council Tax Band D.

Drainage Rates are payable to the River Rye Internal Drainage Board.

Method of Sale: The land is offered for sale by Private Treaty, as Lot 1 only or as a whole.

Agent Contacts: Boulton & Cooper, St Michael’s House, Market Place, Malton YO17 7LR Tel: 01653 692151 Fao: Jack Ayres Sumner Email: [email protected] Website: www.boultoncooper.co.uk

Stephenson & Son, York Auction Centre, Murton, York, YO19 5GF Tel: 01904 489 731 Fao: Rod Cordingley Email: [email protected] Wesbite: www.stephenson.co.uk

Photographs taken December 2017

Local Authority: District Council, Ryedale House, Old Malton Road, Malton, YO17 7HH.

VAT: Any price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that the sale of the property becomes a chargeable supply for VAT, such tax will be payable by the purchaser is additional to the purchase price.

Vendor’s Solicitor: Crombie Wilkinson, Forsyth House, 3 Market Place, Malton YO17 7LP Fao: Mrs J Bartram Tel: 01653 600070

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