Castle Farm, Stourton, Stourbridge

SITUATION Castle Farm lies off a country lane in the much-favoured hamlet of Stourton on the Staffordshire borders. The hamlet lies on the River Stour, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and the Stourbridge Canal. It is a short driving distance from Stourton Park the home of Stourbridge RFC, Stourbridge Lawn Tennis, Squash Club and a range of golf clubs including Enville.
Stourbridge is a very well serviced town with a variety of schools including Old Swinford Hospital, extensive retail facilities and 2 rail stations. There is good M5 motorway access via junctions 3 at Quinton and 4 at Lydiate Ash.

Stourton has a popular country pub; The Fox and the charming villages of Kinver and Enville are a short drive away.

The property provides a perfect balance between lovely country living together with surrounding towns and cities.

DESCRIPTION Castle Farm Main House (Coloured red on the plan)
The farmhouse is a most delightful period house with generous double-glazed accommodation. It is approached by a central reception hall with cloakroom at one end. Lying off the hall is a useful spacious study and sitting room with brick fireplace with woodburning stove.

The excellent two-tier dining kitchen is a major feature of the house. The kitchen has a range of wall and floor mounted cabinets, central island unit with Corian, leisure cooker and dishwasher and space for fridge freezer. There is a spacious lower dining room with solid ash floor and twin doors to the exterior.

Utility room off the kitchen with door to the walled garden, sink unit, oil fired boiler, plumbing for washing machine and range of cupboards.

The first floor is serviced by a spacious central landing with airing cupboard. There are 4 good-sized bedrooms and 3 bath/shower rooms, 2 of which are en-suite.

The Cottage
A charming detached single storey cottage built in 2017 against the wall of the walled garden. It provides splendid, double-glazed accommodation which is in excellent order throughout. It has a central hall with shower room, a bright and light sitting room with twin double-glazed doors to the walled garden.
The excellent dining kitchen has tiled flooring and a range of cabinets, Bosch oven and microwave, fridge-freezer, Lamona ceramic hob and extractor hood over. There are 2 bedrooms, master with fitted wardrobes, en-suite cloakroom, 2nd bedroom with storeroom. Shower room with wash hand basin, W.C and airing cupboard.

The Walled Garden
This beautiful large walled garden includes the cottage with paved terrace, the intriguing castellated farm/home office 16'5 x 10x10 max. Former iron framed period greenhouse and potting shed. There is an expansive lawned garden and orchard, summer house and former fenced poultry run.

The Farm Buildings
The extensive range of farm buildings are set well below the house and compromise of; substantial 6 bay steel framed barn 90' x 50' with high roller shutter door, water and power supply, 2 loose boxes.
Large work room 30' x 28' with power and water supply, double glazing, sink unit. Adjoining barn 44 x 27'4 with power, store and cloakroom.

Lying at the top of the approach drive is a 3 bay Dutch barn, 70' x 42'overall incorporating a lean to, 14 loose boxes, water and power. Adjoining hay store

The Approach
The long stone driveway approached leading off Greensforge Lane terminates to parking at the side of the house. There is an adjoining paddock.

The Land (Coloured blue on the plan)
An extensive block of sloping pastureland and woodland. With the Smestow Brook and frontage onto the River Stour.

Planning Uplift
The Dutch barn and stables will be subject to a planning uplift of 30% for a period of 20 years.