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£1,495,000

The Balk, Walton, WF2

Land size
1 acres
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Grade Two Listed Barn Conversion
  • Six Bedrooms
  • Three Bathrooms
  • Breakfast Kitchen
  • Living Room
  • Dining Room
  • Two Bedroom Annex
  • Two Bathrooms
  • Gardens with Tennis Court
  • Council Tax Band G

Description

Holroyd Miller have pleasure in offering for sale "The Old Barn" a Grade Two Listed stunning stone built barn conversion offering over 5,000sqft of extensive family accommodation, ideal for those with extended family with large Annex, offering complete privacy with extensive gardens, tennis courts amounting to around 1 Acre. Offering many features including, exposed stone and beam work and fire places. The accommodation comprises entrance reception hallway with open staircase, cloakroom, living room with sunken seating area, breakfast kitchen with adjacent utility room and pantry, formal dining room, large sitting room with oak flooring and feature brick fire place, via the ground floor is access to adjacent Annex. To the first floor off the main barn, there is five bedrooms, two bathrooms, home office. Annex with entrance reception hallway, family room, living room, one bedroom, ensuite bathroom. Outside, generous gardens, gravelled driveway and turning area leading to double garage, outbuilding, tack room and adjacent stable. Offering superb open views over the countryside. Located on the outskirts of the popular village of Walton with its excellent school, local pub and excellent walks over the countryside of the Waterton Estate, yet at the same time conveniently located just off J39/M1 for those travelling to either Leeds or Sheffield, excellent rail services. Viewing Essential.
EPC Rating: E

Outer Entrance Porch

Leads to...

Impressive Entrance Reception Hallway

With exposed stonework and beam ceiling, open staircase.

Cloakroom

Having wash hand basin, low flush w/c, built in storage cupboard.

Living Room

With three full height double glazed windows, exposed beam ceiling, and stonework and feature niches, feature stone fire place with open grate, sunken seating area, open views. Access to the Annex.

Breakfast Kitchen

Fitted with a matching range of oak wall and base units, contrasting granite worktop, feature Aga separate oven and hob, monobloc tap fitment, tiling between the worktops and wall units, undermounted sink and mixer tap, tiled floor, exposed brickwork, double glazed window, downlighting to the ceiling.

Adjacent Utility Room

With central heating boiler and Pantry Store.

Formal Dining Room

With double glazed window overlooking the courtyard with exposed beamwork, double doors lead through to...

Sitting Room

With feature brick fire surround and hearth with wood burning stove , polished oak floor, double glazed window, downlighting to the ceiling.

Stairs off the Main Hallway

Gives access to spacious landing with feature vaulted and beamed ceiling.

Master Bedroom

With double glazed windows to front and rear with open views, exposed beam ceiling, extensive range of light oak fitted wardrobes and bedroom furniture.

Ensuite Bathroom

Having wash hand basin set in vanity unit, low flush w/c, bidet, panelled bath, double glazed window, beamed ceiling.

Bedroom

With two double glazed windows overlooking the garden, wash hand basin set in vanity unit, fitted wardrobes.

Bedroom/Office

With double glazed window, open views.

Bedroom

With two double glazed windows, fitted wardrobes, wash hand basin set in vanity unit, exposed beamwork.

Bedroom

With two double glazed windows.

Dressing Room/Home Office

Having fitted wardrobes, wash hand basin.

Annexe

With entrance hallway with stone flagged floor, double doors leading through to...

Family Room

With exposed beamwork, dual aspect windows

Bedroom/Sitting Room

With exposed beamwork, central heating radiator, windows to both elevations, laminate flooring, access to...

Bedroom

With dual aspect windows, laminate flooring, central heating radiator.

Bathroom

Having corner shower, wash hand basin, low flush w/c, step upto bath, mixer stem tap, chrome heated towel rail, fully tiled, central heating boiler,

Outside

The property has a private drive off the Balk giving access to the gravelled driveway and turning area leading to double garage, adjacent stable block and tack room and various stores, extensive Yorkshire Stone patio, raised pond, open views over the formal lawn gardens with tennis court and further paddock area amounting to 1 Acre, retaining complete privacy. The property is served by a Septic tank.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-05-22

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 655 Homes with Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (1+ acres).

This Property£1,495,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £156,733 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

31 Mbps

Superfast · available to 33% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

  • Walton Primary Academy662 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    336
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    608
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    233
    Type
    Community school
  • Crofton Infant School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    188
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Crofton Junior School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    231
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Kettlethorpe High School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,616
    Type
    Community school
  • St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    762
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Crofton Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,045
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Trinity Academy Cathedral2.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,028
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Outwood Academy City Fields3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    928
    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

Aldi Sandal Wakefield, Wakefield1.5 miles
Asda Wakefield Superstore, Wakefield1.7 miles
Sainsburys Crofton Local, Crofton, West Yorkshire1.7 miles

GP surgery

Crofton And Sharlston Med Prac1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Bamboo Pharmacy613 metres

Hospital

Pinderfields General Hospital3.6 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces662 metres

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

Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Walton Manor627 metres

Typical drive times

Royston10 min · 4.8 miles
Normanton13 min · 5.7 miles
Featherstone14 min · 5.9 miles
Wakefield (city)12 min · 4.3 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 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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