Hook End Farm, Upper Basildon

Available as a Whole or in Two Lots. Lot 1: Farmhouse, Buildings and Farmland extending to 173.93 acres (70.39 ha)

Hook End Farm enjoys a peaceful rural setting, combining seclusion with excellent connections. Reading lies just 10.3 miles to the east, offering fast trains to London Paddington and Elizabeth line services to central London, while the M4 provides swift access to London Heathrow and the wider motorway network. The historic market town of Wallingford is approximately 9 miles to the north, and an excellent choice of well-regarded restaurants, schools and amenities are all close at hand.

Lot 1
An exceptionally rare offering of a Grade II Listed, brick and flint Farmhouse and Grade II Listed model farm buildings, a modern portal-framed building, and 173.93 acres (70.39 hectares) of farmland and woodland set in the rolling hills of West Berkshire.

Hook End Farmhouse
Hook End Farmhouse is a handsome six-bedroom Grade II Listed Victorian and Georgian residence, set within a classic English country garden filled with ornamental shrubs and perennials. The property is approached via its own private driveway from Hook End Lane leading to a traditional brick and flint walled garden. The house retains original architectural detail, whilst offering the flexibility to adapt and enhance the interior for modern living. Well-proportioned and light-filled, it enjoys idyllic views across its own pasture and woodland to the east and rolling farmland to the west, all forming part of the farm, creating a quintessentially English rural setting.

Hook End Farm Buildings
Hook End Farm offers a rarely available and highly attractive arrangement of Grade II Listed model farm buildings, laid out in a traditional courtyard style. A range of brick-and-flint barns, stabling and generous yard areas combine to provide flexibility for a variety of alternative uses to include residential, commercial, and leisure, all subject to the necessary planning consents. The farm benefits from an additional modern portal framed building.

The Land: Lot 1
The farmland extends to approximately 173.93 acres (70.39 hectares) of which 136.62 acres include rolling pasture, yards and buildings and 37.31 acres of woodland, perfectly complementing the traditional farmstead and buildings. The holding lends itself to significant sporting opportunities, as well as conventional livestock farming, alongside a wide range of equestrian, amenity and lifestyle pursuits.

Access
Access to Hook End Farmhouse is gained via Hook End Lane through a set of timber gates set within estate fencing providing access to Hook End Farm House. A secondary entrance via steel gates leads to the farm buildings. Public footpath BASI/14/2 bisects the northwest corner of Lot 1. Please see plan for route.

Planning
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries in respect of planning matters. The property is located in the Chilterns National Landscape.

EPC
EPC Rating: F (C)

To book an appointment to view this property please phone the Henley-on-Thames Rural branch and quote ID: 104379.

Disclaimer
Simmons & Sons Surveyors LLP for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of the property whose agents they are give notice that: (i) the particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract or offer; (ii) all descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and any other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them; (iii) No person in the employment of Simmons & Sons has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property.