Frms nd Lnd Wheatsheaf Farm Hazel Street Stockbury RURAL LAND AND PROPERTY Farms and Land HOMES FOR HORSES AND RIDERS #TheGardenOfEngland Wheatsheaf Farm Hazel Street, Stockbury, Kent ME9 7SA A fine country property situated in a convenient rural location high on the North Downs within a small hamlet of properties with little passing traffic. The property comprises a Grade II listed 4 bedroom farmhouse within large gardens with a swimming pool, a detached 2 bedroom cottage, a 3 bay garage / workshop with room above, tractor shed and farmland. Available with either 40 acres or 10.40 acres Guide Price: Whole (40 acres) £ 1.35 million Guide Price: House, buildings and about 10.40 acres £ 1.10 million Accommodation The Farmhouse: Master Bedroom with En-suite Bathroom • 3 Further Bedrooms • Family Bathroom • Sitting / Dining Room • Study • Kitchen / Breakfast Room • Utility Room with Shower • Inner Hall • WC The Old Dairy: 2 Bedrooms • Shower Room • Sitting / Dining Room • Kitchen • External Store Room • Loft Storage • WC Communications • M2 ( Jct 5 ) - 2 miles • Sittingbourne - 5 miles • M20 ( Jct 8 ) - 4 miles • Maidstone - 8 miles • Hollingbourne Station - 3.5 miles Situation Wheatsheaf Farm is situated in a quiet rural location high on the North Downs conveniently located between the M20 and M2 motorways surrounded by beautiful unspoilt countryside well away from busy roads. Nearby Hucking has a country pub, a church and access to the Hucking Estate which is run by The Woodland Trust. The larger village of Hollingbourne is only 3.5 miles to the south and has a mainline station offering regular trains to London. To the north is the A249 which links Maidstone with Sittingbourne and also the M2 and M20 motorways, there are high speed trains from Sittingbourne to London St Pancras from 55 mins. Background The sellers have been at the farm now for about 30 years and in that time have run a flock of Texel sheep, a bed and breakfast and let the cottage to shorthold tenants, all of which has produced extremely useful income. They are now reluctantly selling in order to downsize. The Farmhouse The house is Grade 2 listed and is understood to date to the late 15th century having probably been built as a farmhouse by a yeoman farmer. The sellers extended the house in about 2003/4 by adding a new Kitchen and Breakfast Room to the rear with a Master Bedroom above. The house has all the charm associated with an old Kent farmhouse and makes a wonderful family home. The Old Dairy This lies close to the side of the house and provides extremely useful additional accommodation. In recent years this has been let out to some longstanding tenants for about £800pcm, but is now vacant. In addition to the comfortable accommodation there is a very useful storage room accessed by an external door whilst a further outside door gives access to a WC and stairs to loft storage. There is a small garden area to the rear. Outside The property is approached off Hazel Street through a twelve foot five-bar gate which leads to a gravel entrance drive providing access to the farmhouse, cottage and garage/ workshop and allows ample space for parking and turning cars and vehicles. The Garage/Workshop comprises an open fronted 2 car space garage with a useful Workshop to the side, above which is further loft storage divided into 2 rooms. Gardens There is a neat lawn to the front of the house enclosed by a brick and flint wall and mature hedging whilst to the rear is a further mainly lawned area with some attractive trees which extends around the side of the house to the ‘duck house‘ and the swimming pool. This is about 30 feet in length and is heated by a ground source heat pump. An arbour leads to a large more informal side garden, where there is a grass tennis court together with a large lawn area at the far end of which is a large poultry run and some walnut trees. Farmbuildings These are located behind the garden and comprise : 1) Tractor Shed about 38ft x 16ft with concrete floor, and electricity and lighting connected. 2) Lean-To about 19 ft x 14 ft. 3) Shipping Container which provides useful dry and secure storage. Beside the tractor shed is a sheep sorting area divided into 4 pens on a concrete base. Paddocks and Farmland The property is available with either 10.60 acres as edged blue on the plan, or as a whole with the land edged red, which provides an additional 29.40 acres making a total of about 40 acres. The blue land lies directly to the rear and side of the house and gardens comprising 3 separate pasture fields of different sizes. The red land adjoins this to the south and has long lane frontage with its own access gate. This land is divided into 6 separate fields for rotational grazing. The land is mainly level alongside the lane before dropping down to a very pretty valley sheltered by woodland opposite. The land is well fenced with water troughs connected and is currently grazed by a local farmer. Riding The area is very well suited to riding and hacking on the local lanes. Footpath A footpath runs next to the boundary between the red and blue land, this runs from Hazel Street to Admiral Wood to the east. Basic Payment Entitlements The sellers claim basic payment on the land each year. The entitlements are excluded from the sale but may be available to the successful purchaser by separate negotiation. The sellers will make a claim for 2019 basic payment which they intend to retain. Services Mains water and electricity, septic tank private drainage (shared with cottage), oil fired boiler to the house. Viewings Viewings are strictly by appointment through Hobbs Parker Estate Agents (01233) 506260. Please ask for James Hickman or Sue Savva. (Ref: F2513) Local Authority Maidstone Borough Council. 01622 602000 (Maidstone.gov.uk). Wheatshaf Farm, Hazel Street, Stockbury Up Double Car Barn Workshop 5.60 x 5.20 5.20 x 4.10 N 18'4 x 17'1 17'1 x 13'5 Dn 9.70 x 3.20 31'10 x 10'6 Kitchen Workshop = 51.6 sq m / 555 sq ft Storage Above Workshop = 31.5 sq m / 339 sq ft 3.10 x 1.68 10'2 x 5'6 Lounge / Dining Room Kitchen / Bedroom 4.54 x 3.49 Store Bedroom Breakfast Room 5.07 x 4.08 Bedroom 14'11 x 11'5 Room 3.10 x 2.20 5.73 x 4.08 16'8 x 13'5 5.00 x 3.30 18'10 x 13'5 16'5 x 10'10 10'2 x 7'3 Cottage (Not Shown In Actual Study Location / Orientation) 2.45 x 1.60 8'0 x 5'3 Up Dn Dining Room Fridge Sitting Room Bedroom 5.73 x 3.00 5.71 x 4.05 4.79 x 3.23 18'9 x 13'3 18'10 x 9'10 Utility Room B Bedroom Bedroom 15'9 x 10'7 4.50 x 3.08 3.52 x 3.17 3.97 x 2.96 IN 14'9 x 10'1 11'7 x 10'5 13'0 x 9'9 Oven Ground Floor = 108 sq m / 1162 sq ft First Floor = 103.2 sq m / 1111 sq ft Energy Efficiency Rating Approximate Gross Internal Area = 211.2 sq m / 2273 sq ft This graph shows the Cottage = 51.3 sq m / 552 sq ft Workshop (Including Double Car Barn) = 83.1 sq m / 894 sq ft current energy efficiency Total = 345.6 sq m / 3719 sq ft This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows and door openings are of this property. The full approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan, please check all dimensions, version of the certificate shapes and compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. (ID529502) is available upon request. Farms and Land RURAL LAND AND PROPERTY #TheGardenOfEngland Important Notice photographed are included in the sale, nor Directions that the property remains as displayed From M20 (Jct 8): These particulars have been prepared in in the photograph(s). No assumption all good faith to give a fair overall view should be made with regards to parts Leave the M20 at Junction 8 and join the A20 heading east. of the property and must not be relied of the property that have not been At the roundabout turn left into Hollingbourne village and upon as statements or representations of photographed. fact. Purchasers must satisfy themselves All descriptions, dimensions, areas and follow the road without deviation through the village past by inspection or otherwise regarding the necessary permissions for use and the station, the primary school and The Dirty Habit pub to items mentioned below and as to the occupation and other details are given the very top of Hollingbourne hill. content of these particulars. in good faith but any intending purchaser If any points are particularly relevant to must satisfy themselves by inspection or At the first crossroads turn left towards Hucking/Bicknor. your interest in the property please ask further detailed request. Follow the lane without deviation for approximately 1.5 for further information. The information in these particulars miles and Wheatsheaf Farm will be found on the right hand We have not tested any services, is given without responsibility on the side. appliances, equipment or facilities, and part of the agents or their clients.