57 Derby Street, Leek Staffordshire, ST13 6HU Tel: 01538 373308 Graham Watkins & Co. Fax: 01538 399653 Email: [email protected] gw www.grahamwatkins.co.uk Chartere d Surveyors, Estate Agents, Auctioneers & Valuers Narrowdale Estate, Alstonefield, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2FT For Sale By Private Treaty Narrowdale Estate Alstonefield, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2FT This property comprises an extremely rare opportunity to purchase an historical farm nestled in the heart of the Peak District National Park. The property, well known locally as ‘Narrowdale’ will be of interest to many, with a long, private drive, and a range of traditional stone buildings, some with planning permission granted for residential use. The Estate comprises of Priory Farm, and the adjoining farm known as Narrowdale Farm, together with a range of primarily stone farm buildings and land extending to 335 Acres or thereabouts. Narrowdale Estate offers a truly rare and exceptional opportunity to acquire an unspoilt and undeveloped country estate, offering an enormous range of possibilities. The property is on offer as a whole or in six individual lots, as shown on the attached plans. The Property is For Sale by Private Treaty as a Whole or in Six Individual Lots as Described Below:- Lot One Priory Farm Including House, Farm Buildings and Land extending to 31.46 Acres or thereabouts Lot Two Narrowdale Farmhouse, Traditional Stone Barn and Land extending to 1.43 Acres or thereabouts Lot Three Top Barn with Residential Planning Permission and Land extending to 167.14 Acres or thereabouts Lot Four A Block of Land known as ‘Narrowdale Hill’ extending to 60.88 Acres or thereabouts Lot Five A Block of Land known as ‘Narrowdale Hollow’ extending to 17.05 Acres or thereabouts Lot Six A Range of Traditional Stone Barns and Land extending to 57.70 Acres or thereabouts Situation The property is situated in the Peak District National Park in picturesque countryside at Narrowdale, a short distance from the village of Alstonefield with Leek being 11.5 miles, Ashbourne being 9 miles and Buxton 14 miles. Directions The property is approached from off the Hulme End to Alstonefield Road as indicated on the attached plans. The road leading down to the homestead, we understand is council maintained and the various lots are shown on the particulars and also by our ‘For Sale’ boards that are erected at the property. Description - Lot 1 – Priory Farm – Offers over £550,000 An imposing Grade II listed country residence set in a traditional courtyard of stone properties. The whole property and outbuildings require a comprehensive scheme of full refurbishment. The dwelling however could provide extensive living accommodation on site, overlooking the 31.46 acres included with the property. The outbuildings are in varying conditions but some offer potential for alternative uses. At present the accommodation briefly comprises the following: Rear Entrance Door Rear Hall With stone flagged floor, staircase off, understairs cupboard and door off to:- Cellar Living Room / Kitchen – 4.63m x 6.90m With stone sink, original fire place with cupboards to either side, stone flagged floor and exposed beams to ceiling Pantry/Parlour – 4.67m x 3.62m With stillages, salting stone and stone flagged floor Front Room – 4.25m x 4.59m With fire place and stone flagged floor and built in cupboards Dining Room – 4.57m x 3.67m With open fire place Staircase leading to First Floor Landing and giving access to:- Bedroom Number 1 – 6.895m x 4.671m Front bedroom with fireplace Bedroom Number 2 – 4.24m x 4.59m With ceramic tiled fireplace Bedroom Number 3 – 4.57m x 3.67m Box Room – 2.129m x 1.630m Bedroom Number 4 – 4.640m x 4.035m Double Sized Bedroom Number 5 – 4.630m x 4.038m Double Sized Second Staircase leading to Second Floor Landing and giving access to:- Three Attic Rooms OUTSIDE To the front of the property there is a garden plot and to the side there is a stone and slate roofed small range comprising:- Fuel Store – 2.58m x 3.15m Earth Closet Wash Room – 2.60m x 3.27m FARM BUILDINGS To the front of Priory Farmhouse , there is a traditional courtyard range of farm buildings being Grade II listed, some of which are only part remaining, but offer enormous potential. Stone and tiled range comprising:- Loosebox – 3.10m x 4.70m Loosebox – 4.70m x 6.80m Stone and tiled barn range comprising:- Loosebox – 5.06m x 9.75m With loft over part Services We understand the property is connected to mains water and electricity. Please note that there are currently no sanitation facilities, therefore the property has no drainage arrangements. LAND The land contained within this Lot is all laid to permanent grassland, being undulating in nature but considered to be capable of growing good crops of grass which traditionally have been used for grazing purposes by livestock. The land is detailed in the following schedule: OS Number Description Size (Ha) 3485 Grassland 3.92 4674 Grassland 2.04 3961 Grassland 2.24 3753 Grassland 0.05 3953 Grassland 0.16 4452 Grassland 0.29 4846 Garden 0.13 5853 Grassland 0.73 5770 Grassland 0.14 5873 Grassland 0.23 5461 Grassland 2.12 - Homestead 0.35 - Track 0.22 - Grass Track 0.11 12.73 Hectares or 31.46 Acres or thereabouts Description – Lot 2 – Narrowdale Farm – Offers over £400,000 A substantial traditional stone and tiled Grade II listed farmhouse, together with a range of stone outbuildings which includes a large two storey stone and tiled barn, with planning consent for a residential use. This Lot comprises an original farmhouse known as Narrowdale Farmhouse which has been unoccupied we understand since 1971. Planning consent has been obtained from Peak District National Park Authority under reference number NP/SM/1018/0986 for the reinstatement of the use of the building as a permanent dwelling. Copies of this detailed consent are available from Peak District National Park authority’s website and also from our office. It will be noted from inspection that the property is constructed partly of brick and partly stone under a slate roof and at present briefly comprises the following accommodation which is in need of complete refurbishment as will be seen from inspection. Entrance Door Kitchen – 4.09m x 4.07m With Belfast sink, original fire place and quarry tiled floor Room 2 – 4.70m x 4.23m With entrance door off, built in cupboard, staircase off and under stairs cupboard and stone flagged floor Room 3 – 2.92m x 2.45m With fire place, wooden floor and shuttered front windows Room 4 – 3.37m x 4.24m With fire place, built in cupboard and stone flagged floor Entrance Hall With front door and stone flagged floor Pantry – 4.29m x 2.37m With stone flagged floor, original salting stone and stillages. Former Pantry 2 – 2.26m x 2.38m With stone flagged floor and stillages and window Staircase leading to Half Landing and giving access to:- Landing Area with window and giving access to: Bedroom Number 1 – 4.26m x 2.31m Main Landing Area giving access to:- Bedroom Number 2 – 3.32m x 4.31m With fireplace Bedroom Number 3 – 4.56m x 4.69m With fireplace Bedroom Number 4 – 3.40m x 4.27m With fireplace Bedroom Number 5 – 4.19m x 4.28m With fireplace Outside To the front of the dwelling house there is a garden plot as will be seen from inspection and as shown on the attached plans. Farm Buildings Close by there is a comprehensive range of stone built farm buildings, part of which have the benefit of a planning consent obtained from Peak District National Park Authority under reference number NP/SM/0618/0489 dated the 25th August 2020 for listed planning consent for the conversion of a redundant agricultural building to a single open planned dwelling. There is also an associated planning consent under reference number NP/SM/0618/0488 for the conversion of the redundant agricultural building to a single open market dwelling which was approved on the 27th August 2020. Copies of both these planning consents are available from Peak District National Park Authority’s website and also from the agent’s office but briefly the proposed accommodation for the barn, a copy of which is attached provides for on the ground floor an entrance hall with staircase off and cloakroom, spacious lounge, separate dining room and kitchen/living room. On the first floor there is a landing giving access to three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The buildings briefly comprise the following:- Courtyard effect of stone buildings to the front of Narrowdale Farmhouse comprising:- Stone and asbestos Former Dairy – 3.63m x 2.36m Stone and tiled double storey range comprising:- Shippon for 10 – 5.30m x 10.40m With loft over Shippon for 5 – 5.20m x 5.10m With loft over Single storey range comprising:- Loosebox – 3.40m x 2.80m Loosebox – 3.20m x 4.70m Loosebox – 2.50m x 2.40m Loosebox – 2.50m x 2.10m Loosebox – 2.40m x 4.50m Outside Earth Closet Away from the main range there is a further range of stone and tiled Looseboxes and Shippon for 3 with Loft Over LAND The land is detailed in the following schedule; OS Number Description Size (Ha) 4740 Grassland 0.11 Pt 2532 Grassland 0.25 3751 Grassland 0.02 4051 Grassland 0.03 - Homestead 0.17 0.58 Hectares or 1.43 Acres or thereabouts Services We understand that the property is connected to mains electricity. There is currently no separate mains water supply, however an easement will be granted in favour of the property to make a new connection, subject to Severn Trent connection charges.