Rowley Farm, Ockeridge Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6LY

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1 Rowley Farm, Ockeridge Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6LY

2 FOR SALE 3 reception rooms 5 bedrooms 2 Bath/Shower rooms acres Mileage (all distances approximate) Worcester 7 miles Kidderminster 12 miles Bromsgrove 13 miles Tewkesbury 26 miles Birmingham 27 miles DIRECTIONS From Worcester city centre proceed in a westerly direction over the River Severn and onto the Hylton Road. Continue onto the Hallow Road. Proceed out of the city and through the village of Hallow and into the village of Holt Heath. Passing through the village bear left and follow the A443 towards Tenbury, then take the first turning on the left into Ockeridge Lane where Rowley Farm will be found on the right hand side as indicated by the Agents For Sale board. LOCATION Rowley Farm occupies a fabulous position approached by a winding driveway. It enjoys striking views to all sides over the surrounding Severn Valley, stretching towards the Abberley Hills and Worcester. Local facilities are available in the nearby village of Holt Heath which is about 1 mile distant. These include a post office/store, public house and several farm shops. There is a junior school in the nearby village of Grimley and a secondary school in the nearby village of Martley. The property is very well placed for access to the M5 motorway via Junctions 5 at Wychbold and 6 at North Worcester. There is a direct rail service from Worcester to Birmingham and London Paddington. DESCRIPTION Rowley Farm is a quite fabulous detached Georgian farmhouse. This charming home sits proudly within wonderful private landscaped gardens with additional land and outbuildings extending in all to approximately acres. This delightful home is positioned in one of North Worcestershire s most popular and sought after rural locations offering an abundance of character, charm and space with further potential to adapt to suit individual personal needs and requirements with accommodation over three floors. Rowley Farm is approached along a private winding driveway leading to ample hard standing and car parking with access to the useful detached barns and further range of outbuildings and stables. The farm house itself is filled with beautiful original features with exposed timbers, attractive fireplaces and original wooden doors, having been updated and improved over time to offer a more contemporary feel. The ground floor has two main reception rooms with a LIVING ROOM housing a solid wood burning stove with access into the kitchen diner, dining room and to the garden room. The most impressive DINING ROOM boasts an impressive original feature inglenook fireplace with dual bench seats, exposed bricks and concealed lighting, housing an oil fired stove set upon a flagstone hearth.

3 The dining room also offers an abundance of ceiling timbers with attractive views to the front of the property across the landscaped gardens. There is a FULLY FITTED KITCHEN with tiled floor with triple aspect double glazed windows overlooking the beautiful and well-presented rear gardens with further space into a dining area allowing fabulous rural views across the farm. The kitchen diner has plenty of space for a dining table and chairs with double glazed sliding doors leading to a paved seating area. A Small Country Estate Detached Farmhouse Approximately 50 Acres Impressive Outbuildings Landscaped Gardens Five Bedrooms Two Bathrooms Three Reception Rooms Sought After Rural Location Viewing Recommended There is a spacious UTILITY ROOM with an obscure double glazed door to the outside. It has fully tiled flooring with useful ground floor CLOAKROOM leading to a rear porch and access into the original scullery and old kitchen, now a useful parlour with an original exposed brick fireplace.

4 The old scullery has an independent staircase to a first floor den which offers flexible use as an OFFICE/GAMES ROOM with further exposed timbers and double glazed window overlooking the yard and farm buildings. From an inner hallway there is access to a useful CELLAR and a turning staircase leads to the spacious FIRST FLOOR accommodation with a generous landing. THREE LARGE DOUBLE BEDROOMS each with their own individual attractive outlooks across the private gardens and rural views beyond. The master bedroom has a range of fitted wardrobes and an EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM being fully tiled with raised shower cubicle and bi fold door with low level close coupled W.C and wall mounted wash hand basin. Rowley Farm sits proudly within its own well presented landscaped GARDENS with a number of large lawned areas, mature shrub and herbaceous borders. The gardens continue to a small attractive orchard and pond. There is an abundance of off road parking and access from the gardens directly into the neighbouring and surrounding paddocks. A sweeping driveway leading around Rowley Farm allows access to the yard and the many FARM BUILDINGS. FARM BUILDINGS accommodation subject to the necessary permissions and consent. A DUTCH BARN also provides useful storage in addition to two further buildings of part concrete, part corrugated iron construction with pitched roof, concrete base and power and lighting with access to both the front and the rear to the adjoining paddocks and fields. There is an independent BATHROOM to the first floor, again being fully tiled with wooden panelled bath with shower over, low level close coupled W.C and pedestal wash hand basin. A further turning staircase leads to the second floor with a FURTHER TWO BEDROOMS being interconnecting with lovely exposed timbers and a double glazed window at each end with fabulous views. The bedroom space has eve storage with some restricted head height with a step up into the second bedroom divided by original exposed timbers. GARDENS AND GROUNDS Immediately outside the property can be found a host of useful brick built shed stores and workshops, beyond which are a further range of useful farm buildings, barns and stables to name a few. An inner YARD allows access to the original pig sties, stables, cow shed and calf pens. The cow shed is of generous proportions and of brick construction with pitched roof and ceiling timbers with a benefit of power and lighting with glazed windows and pedestrian access to both gable ends. To the rear of the calf pens is an attached, generous agricultural store with pedestrian and vehicular access. The old STABLE is accessed via the yard whilst above it is a hay loft accessed from an external staircase, benefiting from a new floor and dormer windows. The current outbuildings are particularly useful, however there is further potential for conversion to ancillary/annex The farm buildings comprise of: Steel portal frame building 15m x 13.5m (49 3 x 44 3) Steel frame building 12m x 9m (39 4 x 29 6) Dutch barn 19m x 5.8m (62 4 x 19 ) Agricultural store 12m x 10m (39 4 x 32 10) Red brick former cow shed/dairy 11.5m x 3.5m (37 9 x 11 6) Red brick and tile stable 7.3m x 5m (23 11 x 16 5) with external steps leading to hay loft 7.3m x 5m (23 11 x 16 5) Brick and concrete store 18.06m x 5.70m (59 5 x 18 8) Former pigsty 5.48m x 5.50m (18 x 18 ) Looseboxes 6m x 3.5m (19 8 x 11 6) Workshop 5.5m x 3.01m (18 x 9 11) AGRICULTURAL LAND AND WOODLAND The land is situated to the north and west of the homestead comprising of level, productive pastureland divided into 8

5 enclosures, all well fenced and watered. There is an attractive area of semi-natural Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Lime, Cherry, Birch, Alder and Hazel woodland to the north. There is a pond fed by a stream over which there are sleeper bridges. The whole extends to some 46 acres. WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY The property is being sold subject to any wayleaves, public or private rights of way, easements and covenants whether mentioned in these sales particulars or not. SPORTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL RIGHTS The Rights will be included in the sale insofar as they are owned. Field Number Area (ha) Area (acres) Description SO Spinney SO Permanent Pasture SO Permanent Pasture SO Permanent Pasture SO Woodland SO Permanent Pasture SO Permanent Pasture SO Permanent Pasture BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME The land is registered on the Rural Land Register and approximately Units of non-sda entitlements will be transferred to the purchaser upon completion, subject to approval from the Rural Payments Agency. SERVICES Mains electricity and water, septic tank drainage, oil central heating is installed. TENURE Freehold with Vacant Possession upon Completion. PLANNING The property will be sold subject to any Development Plan, Tree Preservation Order, Town Planning Schedule, Resolution or Notice which may be, or come to be, in force, subject to any road widening or improvement scheme, land charges and statutory provisions or by-laws without obligation on the Vendors to specify them. BOUNDARIES, ROADS AND FENCES The purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the Vendors, nor their Agents will be responsible for defining ownership of the boundary fences or hedges. LOCAL AUTHORITIES Malvern Hills District Council, Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3AF METHOD OF SALE The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty. VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment with Halls Kidderminster Office. SO Permanent Pasture SO Permanent Pasture House, Gardens and Farmyard Total (Above areas based on RLR) FIXTURES & FITTINGS Only those items described in these sales particulars are included in the sale.

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7 N.B. This plan is published for identification purposes only and although believed to be correct, the accuracy is in no way guaranteed. Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. ES NOT TO SCALE

8 FOR SALE Rowley Farm, Ockeridge Lane, Holt Heath, Worcester WR6 6LY Energy Performance Ratings Property to sell? We would be delighted to provide you with a free no obligation market assessment of your existing property. Please contact your local Halls office to make an appointment. Mortgage/Financial Advice. We are able to recommend a completely independent financial advisor, who is authorized and regulated by the FSA. Details can be provided upon request. Do you require a surveyor? We are able to recommend a completely independent chartered surveyor. Details can be provided upon request Gavel House, 137 Franche Road, Kidderminster, DY11 5AP kidderminster@hallsgb.com IMPORTANT NOTICE. Halls Holdings Ltd and any joint agents for themselves, and for the Vendor of the property whose Agents they are, give notice that: (i) These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract (ii) No person in the employment of or any agent of or consultant to Halls Holdings has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property (iii) Measurements, areas and distances are approximate, Floor plans and photographs are for guidance purposes only (photographs are taken with a wide angled / zoom lenses) and dimensions shapes and precise locations may differ (iv) It must not be assumed that the property has all the required planning or building regulation consents. Halls Holdings Ltd, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DR. Registered in England HA95 Ravensworth hallsgb.com Residential / Fine Art / Rural Professional / Auctions / Commercial