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Guide Price£1,500,000

Wheel House Farm, Sowerby, Near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7

Land size
6.3 acres
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Superb 4 bedroom principal property with 2 bedroom cottage
  • Large modern outbuilding and parking
  • Land extending to 6.22 acres (2.52ha)
  • Well presented & spacious accommodation throughout
  • Private semi-rural location
  • Good road and rail links nearby

Description

A generous 4-bedroom family home together with a 3-bedroom cottage, excellent modern outbuilding and land extending to approximately 6.3 acres (2.52ha) in total including two grass paddocks. The property is well presented throughout and set in a private semi-rural position just to the south of Thirsk with excellent road and rail links nearby.

Wheel House Farm – Reception hall, cloakroom, sitting room, dining room, spectacular living kitchen, family room/gym, study and a utility room. Four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Wheel House Cottage – Reception hall, living kitchen with sitting and dining areas, three bedrooms and a house bathroom.
Formal gardens and south facing courtyard gardens for both properties. Extensive hard standing and parking area, substantial modern barn and land extending to 6.3 acres in total.

THE PROPERTY
Wheel House Farm comprising of a very well-presented period barn conversion that provides a spectacular family home together with a separate adjoining three-bedroom cottage, which is ideal for either multi-generational living or for the owner to generate a healthy income. There are many stunning features throughout such as exposed beams, trusses and brickwork and both properties offer stylish and generous accommodation that open on to their own private south facing courtyard gardens.
Wheel House Farm is approached through a reception hall with a cloakroom off which in turn leads to the large sitting room with a wood burning stove and the dining room with a study off. There is a family room that is currently used as a gym, but could accommodate several uses. The large living kitchen sits within the former wheelhouse and includes an extensive range of fitted units with integrated appliances and a sitting area with wood burning stove and a side porch/boot room. On the first floor, there are four bedrooms and house bathroom.
The cottage adjoins the main house and offers well-presented accommodation including a living kitchen with sitting, dining and kitchen area with glazed doors opening to the courtyard. There are three bedrooms and a house bathroom.

OUTSIDE
Both properties enjoy their own private courtyards which are paved and accessed directly from the property. There is a large parking and turning area which lies to the front of each house and then continues around the barn. There is a private terrace leading to a large lawned garden and orchard to the side of the principal property. The land and buildings make it ideal for anyone with equestrian interests as there are the two grass paddocks and the substantial modern barn which is currently used for storage but could be used for a variety of uses.

LOCATION
Wheel House Farm enjoys a semi-rural location just to the south of Sowerby and Thirsk and is surrounded by open countryside. Thirsk is approximately 2 miles away and offers a good range of everyday amenities including schools, shops and various facilities including the race course, a train station with direct links to York and London Kings Cross and access to the A168/A19 which in turn leads to the A1(M) & national motorway network and the surrounding commercial centres. It is ideally positioned for exploring the picturesque North York Moors which are on your doorstep as well as some lovely walks.

Postcode: YO7 3AG
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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-10-01

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 193 Homes with Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (5+ acres).

This Property£238,095 / acre
Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £139,624 / 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
65 D
74 C

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

Property Features

Accessibility
No Wheelchair Access
Parking
Garage, Driveway
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

19 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

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Keeble Gateway Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    204
    Type
    Free schools
  • Sowerby Primary Academy1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    279
    Type
    Academy converter
  • All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    94
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Thirsk Community Primary School1.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    122
    Type
    Community school
  • Carlton Miniott Primary Academy3.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Thirsk School & Sixth Form College1.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,029
    Type
    Community school
  • Outwood Academy Easingwold8.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    823
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Boroughbridge High School8.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    388
    Type
    Community school
  • Northallerton School & Sixth Form College9.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,002
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ripon Grammar School10 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    957
    Type
    Community school

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

Spar - Harvest Retail Ltd - Thirsk, Thirsk1.2 miles
Budgens Sowerby, Thirsk1.3 miles
Aldi Thirsk, Thirsk1.4 miles

GP surgery

Thirsk Doctors Surgery1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.8 miles

Hospital

Lambert Memorial Community Hospital1.7 miles

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Thirsk Rail Station2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Caravan Park770 metres

Typical drive times

Thirsk5 min · 2 miles
Easingwold15 min · 9.1 miles
Ripon (city)20 min · 13 miles
Boroughbridge18 min · 13 miles
Northallerton17 min · 12 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

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.

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