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Guide Price£895,000

The Blacksmith, Fearby, Masham

Land size
2 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Four Double Bedrooms
  • Stunning Detached Home
  • Attractive Garden and Paddock With A Shelter
  • Far Reaching Countryside Views
  • Off Street Parking & Double Garage
  • Oil Fired Heating
  • Convenient & Idyllic Village Setting
  • Ideal For The Dales, Masham & The A1(M)
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Description

A superb opportunity to purchase a desirable detached home in an attractive village location with views over open countryside to the front and rear. The spacious home benefits from a great layout to suit modern lifestyles, a large driveway and Garage plus a private rear garden and a paddock beyond. Located close to Masham and Bedale, this great home is also offered for sale with no onward chain.

Description - This superb spacious home will suit a variety of lifestyles and needs with its flexible layout and great position within the village and ideal for the dales, schools and junction 50 of the A1(M) for commuters.

The house opens into a bright central hallway with tiled flooring and underfloor heating throughout the ground floor and there is a useful downstairs W.C. The sitting room is bright and spacious with windows to the front and rear offering countryside views and a inglenook style fireplace is ready for a log burner installation. Off the sitting room is a study, perfect for those who work from home or it would make a great playroom too. A dining room provides an excellent entertaining space with room for a large dining table and chairs plus a dresser and has an attractive outlook to the rear garden and fields beyond. The large kitchen is a great space for entertaining or family time, comprising of a range of shaker style wall and base units with a wooden work surface over having a matching upstand and a central island provides further storage, a single sink with a draining board and a breakfast bar area with room for stools. There is space for an electric range style cooker with an extractor hood over plus an integral dishwasher and fridge freezer. The kitchen also has a stable style door to the rear providing access from the driveway and there is a utility room where there is a range of base units with a worktop over and a single sink with a draining board plus spaces under for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The utility room also houses the oil fired boiler and hot water cylinder.

The galleried first floor landing is nice and open and leads to the four double bedrooms and the family bathroom. The main bedroom is an excellent double with a dressing area and the ensuite includes a walk in shower enclosure having a sliding screen door and fixed and hand held shower heads plus a push flush W.C and a pedestal mounted washbasin. Bedroom two is to the front and is another great double with lovely views over open countryside. Bedroom four is another good double to the front and bedroom three is another spacious room with views of the rear garden and paddock beyond. The family bathroom comprises of a walk in shower enclosure with fixed and hand held shower heads and a double sliding screen door, a freestanding bath with a handheld shower over, plus a push flush W.C and a pedestal mounted washbasin.

Outside

There is a lawned frontage with a stepping stone path to the front door and double wrought iron gates reveal the block paved driveway providing off street parking to the side and to the rear, with turning space, leading to the detached garage. The detached garage has an electric roller door with a personal side door, lighting and power points.

The rear garden has a paved entertaining area overlooking the lawned rear garden, with steps up to the driveway with and enclosed by fenced boundaries with the paddock beyond. The paddock is approximately 2 acres and is accessed via a lane with a gate to the side of the property. There is also an animal or storage shelter to the top of the paddock.

Location - Fearby is a picture postcard village located in Nidderdale with a well regarded local pub and a Village Hall. Masham is located close by and has an excellent range of amenities, local shops for everyday needs as well as a great choice of pubs & restaurants. There is also the Black Sheep & Theakstons Breweries, plus a primary school, petrol station and a Doctors surgery. There is a range of excellent schooling opportunities for all ages in the surrounding area, both private and public. Fearby also has great transport links including Junction 50 of the A1(M), only 7 miles away and the railway station at Northallerton provides excellent access to the National Rail Network with direct links to London Kings Cross and Edinburgh.

General Notes - Viewing - by appointment with Norman F. Brown.

Local Authority – North Yorkshire Council
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Council Tax Band – F

Tenure – We are advised by the vendor that the property is Freehold.

Construction: Standard

Conservation Area - Yes (Fearby)

Utilities

Water – Mains (Yorkshire Water)

Heating: Oil

Water – Hot Water Cylinder/Immersion Heater

Drainage: Mains

Broadband:

Checker:

Mobile:

Signal Checker visit

Flood Risk: Very Low

Has the property ever suffered a flood in the last 5 years – No

Restrictive Covenants: Not Known

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 672 Homes with Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (1+ acres).

This Property£447,500 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £160,436 / 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
75 C
82 B

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

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Rights & Restrictions

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

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 37% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Masham CofE Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    63
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    13
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School4.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    96
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield4.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    53
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Bedale High School6.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    555
    Type
    Community school
  • Wensleydale School7.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Community school
  • Ripon Grammar School9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    957
    Type
    Community school
  • Outwood Academy Ripon9.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    609
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Nidderdale High School9.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    404
    Type
    Academy converter

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 Masham, Masham2 miles
SPAR Middleham, Middleham5.8 miles
Co-op Bedale, Bedale6.4 miles

GP surgery

Masham & Kirkby Malzeard Surgery2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy2.1 miles

Hospital

Ripon Community Hospital9.5 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

Northallerton Rail Station13 miles

Nearest bus stop

Little Market Place2.1 miles

Typical drive times

Bedale16 min · 8.3 miles
Masham5 min · 2.2 miles
Leyburn19 min · 11 miles
Middleham15 min · 8.6 miles
Ripon (city)21 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

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 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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