Bull Piece Farm, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland

Best and Final offers to be received into the office by 12.00pm on the 26th June 2026.

An opportunity to purchase a 2-bedroom farmhouse, with a range of outbuildings and two paddocks, extending to approximately 3.68 Hectares (9.10acres) in total. Bull Piece Farm is conveniently situated in a semi-rural location being set back from a minor road on the outskirts of Butterknowle village. The property requires upgrading and will suit a variety of buyers seeking a small holding with lifestyle potential.

The front of the property faces southeast with views over the adjoining land and on towards Cockfield and Butterknowle. Bull Piece Farm benefits from a private entrance road with land and buildings in a ring fence.

ACCOMODATION

The farmhouse comprises as follows:

Ground Floor

Rear Lobby 1.56m x 3.72m

Utility 1.71m x 2.61m

WC 1.69m x 0.89m

Kitchen 3.30m x 2.41m

Pantry 1.97m x 2.12m

Living room 0.89m x 1.69m

Inner hall

Sitting room 4.48m x 4.26m

First Floor

Landing

Bedroom 1 (front) 4.81m x 4.34m

Bedroom 2 (rear) 3.64m x 3.63m

Bathroom (rear) 1.98m x 2.09m

FARM BUILDINGS

1. Stone Barn comprising

Ground floor Byre 6 stand (6.36m x 4.43m) with First floor loft over.

2. Cattle shed (11.78m x 15.08m) with block walls and dual pitch steel sheet roof.

3. Cattle Shed - 8 stand (8.37m x 9.17m) with stone and block walls dual pitch steel sheet roof.

4. Cow byre - 6 stand (3.72m x 5.83m) with stone walls dual pitch roof clad with asbestos slates.

EXTERNAL

The farm track from the adopted road is hardcore and leads to the farm steading and farmyard. There is a front garden to the farmhouse.

SALE PLAN

The land is shown edged red on the attached sale plan.

LOCATION

Bull Piece Farm is located on Loop Lane, on the outskirts of South Side near Butterknowle village. Local amenities are available in Cockfield. A wider range of shops and services is available in Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle.

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SERVICES

The mains electricity supply will require re-connection. It is understood the property is not connected to mains drainage or mains water. The farmhouse has a spring water supply. No warranty is given or implied regarding water quality or continuity of supply. Purchasers wishing to connect to mains services should make their own enquiries regarding connection costs.

COUNCIL TAX

Bull Piece Farm is assessed as Band C. Annual Price: £2,331

EPC RATING

TBC

SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS

The land included in title DU325092 was formerly copyhold of the Manor of Wolsingham.

The sporting and mineral rights are excluded from the sale.

TENURE

The property is freehold and is registered under title DU325092.

The land included in title DU325092 was formerly copyhold of the Manor of Wolsingham.

The property is available with vacant possession.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS OF WAY

The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, drainage, water courses, light and other easements, quasi or reputed easements and rights of adjoining landowners (if any) affecting the same and all matters registerable by any competent authority pursuant subject to statute.

The land is crossed by a public right of way which runs adjacent to a short section of the northern boundary.

The vendor is not aware of any private rights over the land.

The land is crossed by an overhead electricity line.

OVERAGE

The property is sold subject to a development clawback provision (in favour of the vendors and their successors in title). The payment due being equivalent to 25% of the uplift in value arising on the grant of a planning permission for anything other than an agricultural or equestrian use for a term of 50 years. The farmhouse and connecting barn are not subject to the overage conditions.

METHOD OF SALE

The land is offered for sale by private treaty. All interested parties are advised to register their interest so they can be advised on how the sale will be concluded. We reserve the right to proceed to final offers.

GUIDE PRICE

£395,000

COSTS

Each party is to bear their own costs.

LEGAL FORMALITES

Exchange of contracts will take place as soon as possible, but in any event no later than the expiry of 8 weeks from instruction of solicitors, with completion 7 days thereafter.

VIEWINGS

Viewings will be arranged by the selling Agent.

LOCAL AUTHORITY

Durham County Council, County Hall, Aykley Heads, Durham DH1 5UL.

Telephone

S21 ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1979

Mr Richard Henderson Chair of the Trustees of The Poor’s Land and Stock Charity (the vendor) is an employee of Addisons Chartered Surveyors.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Title Number(s)- DU325092

Conservation Area - No

Flood Risk - Very low

Mobile coverage- EE, Three, O2

Broadband- Basic 29 Mbps, Ultrafast 8500 Mbps

Satellite / Fibre TV Availability- BT & Sky

SURVEY

We have not undertaken a survey of the property and therefore are unable to comment on its structural condition.

BROCHURE

Brochure prepared May 2026