S OUTH H ILL F ARM BLEADON • WESTON-SUPER-MARE SOUTH HILL FARM BLEADON • WESTON-SUPER-MARE • BS24 0BD Weston-super-Mare about 4.3 miles | Bristol about 26.5 miles | Taunton about 25.4 miles (Distances are approximate) ‘Down by the river’ Delightfully located farm with substantial income potential Accommodation summary Spacious 5 bedroom farmhouse with integral bedroom annexe 2 farm cottages Barns with PP for 3 residential dwellings Range of traditional & modern farm buildings On the banks of the River Axe 129.66 acres in all Savills Exeter The Forum, Barnfield Road, Exeter EX1 1QR Tel: 01392 455755 Fax: 01392 455701 [email protected] www.savills.co.uk SITUATION South Hill Farm is located in a pretty position on the outskirts of the village of Bleadon. Bleadon benefits from a post office and store, pubs and church. Nearby Weston-super-Mare has additional amenities and facilities whilst Bristol offers a full range of services expected of a city. A variety of primary schools are available locally as well as secondary education at Weston, Burnham, and Cheddar whilst independent schooling is available at Bristol, Taunton and Millfield as well as locally; Sidcot. The area is well serviced for leisure purposes with a number of golf courses and tennis clubs within easy reach, whilst the Mendip Hills to the east and the Bristol Channel to the west are both within easy reach. Communication links are excellent; with the M5 at junctions 21 and 22, mainline rail services to Paddington from Weston-super-Mare in 1 hour 40 minutes and Bristol Airport a short distance away providing a range of international destinations. LOT DESCRIPTION ACRES HECTARES 1 5 bedroom farmhouse with 1 bedroom annexe, stone barns with PP for 3 dwellings, 86.31 34.9 further stone buildings and extensive modern farm buildings. 2 Productive run of pasture land on the banks of the River Axe 42.54 17.2 South Hill Farmhouse The farmhouse offers spacious and flexible accommodation in a lovely setting with views over the garden and land to the River Axe. The house, which is comprised of stone elevations under a tiled roof provides a lovely family home with the additional benefit of an integral annexe which would ideally suit two generations of family. The house is approached via the open porch through the substantial front door into the: Hall with parquet flooring. Sitting Room a spacious room with delightful French doors opening to garden, traditional shutters, feature brick fireplace with wood burner, parquet flooring and chamfered beams. Dining Room with fireplace inset with wood burner, French windows opening to the garden and parquet flooring. Farmhouse Kitchen with terracotta tiled floor, solid fuel Stanley, Belfast sink, bespoke base units with wooden work tops and dining area with windows over looking the garden, glazed door providing direct access to the garden. Utility Room a most useful room with access to the rear of the property, terracotta tiled floor, stainless steel sink, plumbing for white goods. Cloakroom WC and wash basin. Bathroom WC, bath, pedestal wash basin and substantial additional accommodation with a separate entrance. It Games Room with bi-folding doors providing an airing cupboard. could easily be reincorporated into the main house should a uninterrupted view over the garden. Whilst currently Bedroom 2 with cupboards and en-suite bathroom with purchaser wish to do so. From the entrance door: used as a billiard room this room provides a wealth of WC, wash basin, shower and heated towel rail. Entrance Hall with attractive stone staircase. potential for a variety of uses. The room also benefits from Master bedroom substantial bedroom with lovely views over Bathroom with WC, shower, washbasin. a radiator connected to the back boiler of the Stanley and a the garden, large integral wardrobe and en-suite bathroom Bedroom a substantial double bedroom with French woodburner. with coloured suite, wash basin, WC, shower, bath and windows looking over the garden and land. Rear porch a substantial roofed area, open fronted on one airing cupboard. Stairs leading to: side providing a most useful space. Bedroom 3 a large, light room, overlooking the rear of the Landing with base units and roll top work surfaces suitable From the hall there is also access to the: property, large double. for conversion to kitchen. Office which has a dual aspect and exterior door. Integral annexe WC Balustrade staircase leading to upstairs. The two storey annexe originally formed part of the main Living Room with a feature slate fire place, wood burner Bedroom 4 double, loft access with views over garden. house, having been recently converted it provides useful and views over the garden. South Hill Farm Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: 345.7 sq.m. (3,721.5 sq.ft) For identification only. Not to scale. Ground Floor 203.9 sq.m. (2,194.2 sq.ft) First Floor 141.9 sq.m. (1,527.2 sq.ft) Cottage 1: Ground Floor Cottage 1: First Floor 39.8 sq.m. (428.8 sq.ft) 38.8 sq.m. (417.2 sq.ft) GARDENS AND GROUNDS FARM COTTAGES To the front of the property lies a The farm cottages at South Hill provide private and south facing lawn leading to useful additional income or alternatively South Hill Cottages a small brook. An attractive stone wall accommodation should a purchaser not Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: forms the eastern boundary effectively wish to develop the buildings closer Cottage 1: 78.6 sq.m. (846.0 sq.ft) creating a walled garden and there are to the main dwelling. Located some Cottage 2: 75.7 sq.m. (815.2 sq.ft) two terraces providing raised dining distance from the main dwelling the For identification only. Not to scale. and relaxation areas. In addition to the cottages have been renovated by the lawned areas the garden also benefits present owner, the renovation having from raised beds suitable for vegetables included re-roofing and the installation and a substantial greenhouse. To the of double glazing. The cottages are west side of the garden, above one currently let for £650 per calendar terrace, there is a small stone built month under Assured Shorthold ‘grotto’ whilst adjacent to the farmhouse Tenancies. are two substantially built garages. Cottage 1 Cottage 2 Cottage 2: Ground Floor Cottage 2: First Floor 40.9 sq.m. (440.3 sq.ft) 34.8 sq.m. (375.0 sq.ft) FARM BUILDINGS Located to the east of the farmhouse and benefitting from a separate access lies the extensive range of traditional and modern farm buildings. The buildings closer to the house comprise a range of traditional stone built barns in a loose courtyard arrangement and are currently used as workshops. These buildings would be eminently suitable for conversion to a residential, commercial or other alternative use, subject to the usual planning constraints. The buildings further away from the house comprise a range of modern farm buildings currently used by the vendor for fattening cattle, forage and machinery storage. The buildings are surrounded by an extensive concrete apron and comprise the following: 1 Dutch Barn & lean-to BPMS roof, steel frame, part pre-cast concrete panels, part wooden slat, part CGI walling, concrete floor, external 22.70m x 6.817m yard with galvanised livestock barriers 4.31m x 18.47m 2 Dutch Barn & lean-to CGI roof, steel frame, earth floor, exterior cattle yard with galvanised livestock barriers. Lean to: BPMS roof, steel 17.78m x 5.88m frame, pre-cast concrete panel walls, tubular frame, steel plated doors 17.78m x 4.45m 3 Covered silage clamp and lean-to CGI roof, steel frame, part CGI and part pre-cast concrete walling, concrete floor. Lean-to: CGI roof, steel frame, 18.39m x 6.8m concrete block walling, concrete floor 18.29m x 5.57m 4 Machinery shed Fibre cement roof, steel frame, part block walling, part fibre cement cladding, concrete floor 23.21m x 17.86m 5 Livestock shed Fibre cement roof, steel frame, block walling, concrete floor 13.64m x 18.19m 6 Covered yard CGI roof, steel frame, concrete floor 18.17m x 7.24m 7 Covered yard BPMS roof, steel frame, block walling, external yard with galvanised livestock barriers 13.60m x 18.21m 8 Forage building Fibre cement roof, steel frame, part pre-cast concrete panel, part BMPS, part wooden slat walling 27.38m x 11.53m including lean-to. 9 Machinery shed Fibre cement roof, steel frame, part pre-cast concrete panel, part wooden slat walling, concrete floor 23.45m x 16.30m 10 Livestock shed Fibre cement roof, steel frame, block walling 17.20m x 8.39m 11 Old Stables Fibre cement roof, part stone, part block walling, earth floor 8.05m x 3.67m 12 Machinery store and Workshop Fibre cement roof, steel frame, part stone, part pre-cast concrete panel and wooden slat walling, concrete floor 7.39m x 11.31m BPMS roof, steel frame, part stone, pre cast concrete panel, concrete floor, roller door 7.30m x 11.29m 13 Traditional farm building Tiled roof, stone elevations, concrete floor 18.75m x 5.5m 14 Traditional farm building BPMS tiled roof, stone walls, concrete floor 5.42m x 8.97m 15 Stables & Kennels Fibre cement roof, block walling, concrete floor 4.48m x 4.57m 16 Traditional farm building Fibre cement roof, part block walling, part stone walling 17 Former milking parlour Tiled roof, part stone, part block walling, concrete floor 12.26m x 5.02m Traditional Farm Buildings Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: 519.5 sq.m. (5592.0 sq.ft) NOT SHOWN IN ACTUAL LOCATION For identification only.