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Little Breach Cottage, Barham

Land size
45.5 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • A detached Grade II Listed farmhouse
  • Modern farm buildings
  • 45.5 acres/18.41 hectares of arable pasture and woodland
  • Located in the Elham Valley, south of Barham village
  • Located at the end of a no through road

Description

A detached Grade II Listed farmhouse with adaptable traditional and modern farm buildings with 45.5 acres / 18.41 hectares of arable pasture and woodland in a favoured location in the popular Elham Valley.

SITUATION: Little Breach Cottage is located in the Elham Valley to the south of Barham village which offers good local amenities including a popular primary school. Further educational, recreational and shopping facilities are provided in Canterbury (9 miles to the north west) and Folkestone (10.2 miles to the south east). Canterbury has two mainline stations with direct services to Central London. The farm is located a short distance from the A2 with its onward links to the M2 and national motorway network.

METHOD OF SALE: The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty. The agent may set a deadline for Best & Final Offers in the event that significant interest is received.

LOCAL AUTHORITY:  Folkestone and Hythe District Council. Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2QY (Tel:01303 853 000).

PLANNING:  The property is within Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2QY. A list of historical planning applications is available on request.

SERVICES:  Mains water, electricity, oil fired central heating and cesspit.

EPC:  Not applicable as the house is listed.

FLOOD ZONE:  The property is predominantly in Flood Zone 1. One of the fields adjoining the River Nailbourne is within Flood
Zones 2 and 3.

COUNCIL TAX:  Little Breach Cottage is in Council Tax Band G.

VIEWING:  Strictly by appointment only. Please contact the selling agent’s Paddock Wood office with enquiries to Alan
Mummery or Antonia Mattinson on 01892 832325 Option 3.
[email protected]
[email protected]

To download the full particulars please see the attached links below. Should you wish to have a copy of the brochure posted to you or discuss details further please don't hesitate to contact Will Jex on 01892 832325 Option 3.

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Property details

Tenure
Unknown
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-23

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 33 Farms & Smallholdings listings in South East England (25+ acres).

This Property£30,769 / acre
Farms & Smallholdings Average (25+ acres) £18,026 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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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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

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

  • Barham Church of England Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Selsted Church of England Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    96
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Elham Church of England Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    79
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Aylesham Primary School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    382
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury5.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,116
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys5.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,226
    Type
    Foundation school
    Gender
    Boys
  • Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,258
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Gender
    Girls
  • Barton Manor School6.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    596
    Type
    Free schools
  • Folkestone Academy6.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    936
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Co-op Aylesham, Aylesham3.7 miles
Co-op Shepherdswell, Shepherds Well3.7 miles
Tesco Hawkinge Express, Hawkinge5 miles

GP surgery

Hawkinge And Elham2.8 miles

Pharmacy

Boots3.7 miles

Hospital

The Bmi Chaucer Hospital5.7 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

Snowdown Rail Station3.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Vineyard45 metres

Typical drive times

Hythe16 min · 10 miles
Fordwich16 min · 11 miles
Folkestone16 min · 9.9 miles
Canterbury (city)14 min · 9.1 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.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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