Avon Dassett, Southam

An attractive fully equipped arable farm with a traditional farmhouse and a range of traditional and modern farm buildings with scope for redevelopment.

Extending to approximately 327.10 acres (131.77 ha)

Situation - Dassett, Fenny Compton and Farnborough within the Stratford upon Avon District of
Warwickshire. The local market town of Banbury is approximately 8 miles to the south,
with the town of Southam approximately 10 miles to the north, with both providing a
range of local and amenity services. Warwick and Leamington Spa are also easily
accessible and add to the available employment and education opportunities.

Junction 12 of the M40 is 6 miles to the North West and junction 11 is 8 miles to the south
providing good midlands connectivity.

Banbury and Leamington Spa provide mainline rail stations to London and Birmingham.

The property is shown on the location plan.

Description - Hill Farm is a fully equipped arable farm comprising a traditional farmhouse with a
range of traditional and modern farm buildings suitable for a variety of alternative
uses (subject to planning). The farm stands in a secluded position yet is
conveniently located close to midlands conurbations, motorway and transport
links.

Hill Farm is approached direct from the public highway via a tree lined drive which
leads gently down to reveal the house and farmyard, located centrally within the
surrounding 327 acres of arable land.

The Farmhouse is a period house (Grade II Listed) with original flagstone floors to
the ground floor. The accommodation arranged over three floors with scope for
further accommodation with internal re-configuration. Externally the property is
rendered stone with a pitched tile roof and a large number of period features
throughout the house. The front elevation provides access to a lawned garden with
landscaped borders, and the rear entrance opens out onto a small courtyard with
outbuildings.

The property has an outdoor heated swimming pool with changing facilities and an
extended patio area detached from the house.

Accomodation - The accommodation is shown on the floorplan
and comprises:

Ground Floor:
Kitchen
Utility
Larder
Dining Room
Sitting Room
WC
External Store

First Floor:
Main Bedroom with en-suite bathroom
Bedroom 2 with washing facilities
Family Bathroom
Bedroom 3
Office

Second Floor (requires refurbishment but
would provide):
Bedroom 4
Bedroom 5
Bedroom 6
Bedroom 7

There is a workshop and barn building of approximately 349 sq
ft to the west of the house within the grounds which offers
additional storage space.

The house also benefits from a cellar.

Farm Buildings - The farm buildings are shown on the numbered inset plan and the detailed
plans. They extend to 25,000 sq ft (2,322 sq m) and surround a concrete
yard. Access is currently achieved via the driveway past the house and the
agricultural buildings comprise:

1) Portal frame building with a lean-to (8,658 sq ft) under box profile
sheeting with a concrete floor, part concrete panel walls on two sides.

2) Steel portal frame building (2,516 sq ft) of part concrete block part profile
sheeting construction under box profile sheeting with a concrete floor and
roller shutter door currently used as a farm workshop. A mezzanine is
situated on the southern half of the building. A concrete panel lean-to under
profile sheeting roof is adjoining the northern side of the building with an
earth floor.

3) A former piggery (3,500 sq ft) of breeze block construction under profile
sheeting roof.

4) General purpose building (6,477 sq ft) with wall of building 6 acting as the
enclosing wall with part stone part Yorkshire boarding walls to the north and
west and concrete floor under fibre cement roof.

5) Single storey stone building (881 sq ft) under fibre cement roof with
concrete floor split into two, currently used for storage.

6) Stone built building (3,015 sq ft) under fibre cement roof – would be
suitable for alternative uses subject to obtaining necessary planning
consents.

7) In-field building (1,237 sq ft) Brick outhouse single storey brick-built
building under asbestos roof previously used as a livestock shelter.

Land - The land (shown edged red), extends to 327.10 acres and comprises 11 fields of arable land
with three small areas of woodland, enclosed by mature hedgerows and stockproof fencing.
The land gently undulates up and down between the two containing highways to the east
and west.

The land between The Slade and the A423 comprises 4 arable land parcels which are
relatively level lying and can be accessed from The Slade (a quiet gated road).

The land is identified as being predominantly Grade 3 on the land classification plans for
England and Wales being slowly permeable seasonally wet loamy-clay soil with moderate
fertility and impeded drainage suitable for pasture and combinable crops.

The land would be suited to agricultural or equestrian use, and the buildings may be suitable
for conversion subject to obtaining planning consent.

Tenure & Possession - The property will be sold freehold with vacant possession given upon completion.

A small number of the buildings are currently let out on commercial arrangements with
vacant possession available on the service of a 3-month notice. Details of the rental income is
available from the Agent’s Towcester office.

Rural Land Register & Environmental Schemes - The land is registered with the Rural Land Register and the fields can be transferred to the
purchaser upon completion, from the vendor. The vendors will retain the historic element of
previous Basic Payment Scheme claim.

The land is not currently within an SFI scheme or any other environmental management
scheme.

Services - Mains water is connected to the property with drainage via a private system and mains
electricity is connected.

The purchasers should make their own enquiries as to availability and adequacy of the
services.

Planning - There are elements of the property which may be suitable for alternative uses subject to
obtaining the necessary planning consent for that alternative use.

Plan, Area & Description - The property is sold as Title Numbers WK432613, WK432614, WK432607 & WK463924.

Please note field numbers quoted may not match the RPA field numbers and a plan is for
identification purposes only.

The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way but no claim will be
entertained by the vendor or the agents in respect of any error, omissions and
misdescriptions.

Boundaries - Where known the boundary ownership is shown on the plan as an inward marked T on the
plan.

Method Of Sale - The property is offered for sale by private treaty and any interested party should
submit their unconditional offers to the Agent’s Towcester Office.

Holdover Or Ingoing Valuation - The vendor reserves the right of holdover in respect of the growing crop if necessary
or the appropriate ingoing valuation will be undertaken.

Lotting - The vendor reserves the right to offer the property for sale in any other order than
that described in these particulars, subdivide, amalgamate or withdraw the property
from sale without prior notice.

Fixtures & Fittings - Only those items specifically mentioned in the sales particulars are included within
the sale or the items are specifically excluded.

Rights Of Way Etc - There is a footpath running North to South and East to West across title WK432607.
Neither of the footpaths are in the vicinity of the farmhouse or buildings.

Council Tax - Hill Farm is within Council Tax Band F and the amount payable is £3,370.85.

Epc - The property has a rating of G (1) with potential of D (63).

What3words - Using the WhatThreeWords app the following will take you to the entrance:

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Viewing - Viewing is strictly by appointment by contacting Andrew Pinny or Tayla
Cave on or email . Please
note this is working arable farm therefore appropriate health and safety
advice and bio-security measures must be taken.

Anti Money Laundering Regulations - We are required under due diligence, as set up under HRMC, to take a full
identification (e.g. photo ID and recent utility bill as proof of address) of a
potential purchaser prior to accepting an offer on a property.

Amc - If you would like to discuss financing a purchase of agricultural land,
please speak to one of our AMC agents (James Collier or Andrew Pinny)
who will be happy to discuss this with you and make an introduction to
AMC on your behalf.