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£1,800,000

Whiley Hill Farm, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington

Land size
129.28 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Traditional, stone built, four bedroom farmhouse
  • Three bedroom bungalow (subject to an agricultural occupancy restriction)
  • A mixed range of traditional and more modern farm buildings including livestock, housing grain and general storage.
  • Productive agricultural land, extending in total to about 129.28 acres (52.32 ha)
  • Identified solar site and wider development potential
  • About 129.28 acres (52.32 ha)
  • FOR SALE AS A WHOLE OR IN TWO LOTS

Description

A versatile, mixed-use farm in a productive and accessible location with good, fixed assets and considerable potential. Farmhouse and secondary accommodation.

About 129.28 acres (52.32 ha)

FOR SALE AS A WHOLE OR IN TWO LOTS

Situation - The farm is well located being situated about 5 miles north of Darlington town centre and accessed directly from Coatham Lane which is a no-through access public road. The road crosses the original Stockton to Darlington branch line owned by Network Rail which also divides the farm into two blocks. Junction 59 of the A1(M) is less than a mile away providing excellent communication links to the wider country and to the main East Coast rail line in Darlington.

Description - Whiley Hill Farm is a compact and versatile mixed-use farm with a traditional, detached stone-built farmhouse, a separate more modern bungalow, a good range of modern and traditional farm buildings and productive arable and grassland extending in total to about 129.28 acres.

It is particularly well located just off the A1(M) at the end of publically maintained no-through road and just to the south of the new Forest Park Development, the expanding Heighington Industrial Estate and the Hitachi Rail plant, offering scope for a range of future development opportunities.The existing access creates a high degree of privacy with no passing traffic.

This is the first time the farm has come to the market since 1850 and has been in the same family for six generations.

The Farmhouse - Whiley Hill Farmhouse is a detached two storey house built of brick under a pitched slate roof. It provides accommodation over two storeys extending to approximately 1,488 ft2 and includes:

Ground floor: Entrance, kitchen, dining room, sitting room and WC.

First floor: Four bedrooms and house bathroom.

The farmhouse has a good sized area of garden ground to the front and is set centrally within the working farmyard. It is attached to a former Mill and range of courtyard buildings, of similar construction, currently used for storage and offering potential to extend into subject to planning approval.

The house has, until recently, been let on an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) arrangement but the outgoing tenants vacated in January 2026. The house is in reasonable condition although would now benefit from some modernisation and refurbishment.

The Bungalow - The Oaks is a detached bungalow located away from the farmyard in its own spacious garden plot and with access off the main farm road.

It was built in the early 1990’s of modern, cavity brick walls under a pitched and tiled roof with accommodation extending to about 1,517 ft2 over a single floor and comprises:

Ground Floor: Porch, spacious hall, sitting room, conservatory, kitchen, dining room / office, WC, three bedrooms and family bathroom. It has an integral single car garage and a separate detached double garage.

The bungalow has been well maintained and is well presented. It is subject to an agricultural occupancy restriction. Further details are available for the Selling Agent.

Farm Buildings - There is an extensive range of modern farm buildings with four cattle courts, grain store, general purpose shed, two open fronted pole barns and feed silo. In addition, there is a range of traditional brick built buildings including the old mill which adjoins the farmhouse and offers scope for redevelopment.

Farmland - The land extends in total to around 129.28 acres (52.32ha) which is divided into two blocks by the railway line. About 86.37 acres of the land is arable with about 40.47 in permanent grass. There is a small area of woodland grazing and a sizeable yard with scope to extend as required.

All the land is generally south and west facing, gently undulating, and lying between 80m and 100 m above sea level.

The land is classified by DEFRA as Grade 3 and the soils as predominantly slowly permeable, seasonally wet, slightly acid but base rich loamy clay soils capable of producing a wide range of arable crops and grassland with moderate to good yields.

Viewing - Appointments to view will be through the Selling Agents only by calling . Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we ask that all parties wishing to view are as vigilant as possible particularly around buildings, machinery, and livestock.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
D
Date Posted
2026-04-14

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 10 Farms & Smallholdings listings in North East England (100+ acres).

This Property£13,923 / acre
Farms & Smallholdings Average (100+ acres) £9,710 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
39 E
89 B

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Yes
Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

16 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    179
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Heighington Church of England Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    248
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • West Park Academy2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    464
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Harrowgate Hill Primary School2.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Community school
  • Mount Pleasant Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    259
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • UTC South Durham1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    421
    Type
    University technical college
  • Longfield Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    660
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Wyvern Academy2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    464
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Greenfield Academy3.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    566
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Haughton Academy3.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    854
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Forest Park S/Stn (Newton Aycliffe) Express Petrol, Coatham Mundeville0.7 miles
Spar Forest Park Services, Coatham Mundeville0.7 miles
Spar - Njb, Newton Aycliffe0.8 miles

GP surgery

Bewick Crescent Surgery2.8 miles

Pharmacy

West Park Pharmacy2.1 miles

Hospital

West Park Hospital2.4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Heighington Rail Station1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Foresters Arms0.8 miles

Typical drive times

Shildon15 min · 7.7 miles
Darlington13 min · 5.2 miles
Sedgefield13 min · 9.3 miles
Durham (city)24 min · 19 miles
Newton Aycliffe9 min · 3.9 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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