Guide price
£595,000
(£231/sq. ft)
4 bed farmhouse for sale
Broadclyst Road, Whimple, Exeter EX5Freehold
4 beds
1 bath
2 receptions
2,572 sq. ft
Key information
Tenure
Freehold
Council tax band
E
About this property
Attractive residential farm with strategic location on the edge of Whimple village
Detached 4 bedroom Grade II farmhouse for renovation
Courtyard of traditional barns and farm buildings
Potential for conversion, alternative uses or redevelopment (STPP)
Pretty pastureland and orchards
In all about 12.30 acres (4.98 ha).
Knowle Farm - For Sale by Private Treaty
An attractive residential farm (former dairy) situated on the edge of Whimple village. Four bedroom farmhouse (Grade II listed) for renovation. Courtyard of traditional barns with potential for conversion/alternative uses (STPP), farm buildings, pastureland and orchards. In all about 12.30 acres (4.98 ha).
Situation & Property
Knowle Farm is situated on the edge of Whimple in the rolling countryside of East Devon, yet only a short commute from the city of Exeter. The village has a thriving community with a well stocked village store, primary school, two public houses, ancient church and a doctor’s surgery. Whimple further benefits from excellent communication links with a train station on the Waterloo line, easy and fast access to the A30, M5 and Exeter International Airport. Ottery St Mary and Honiton are nearby offering a good selection of amenities including independent shops and supermarkets. The coast at Sidmouth or Topsham is also easily accessible, providing coastal walking, fishing and swimming.
Knowle Farmhouse was originally a Tudor Hall house modernised over the following century and understood to have been refurbished in the Victorian period. This handsome farmhouse is of brick and rendered cob construction under a slate roof, the ornate brick chimney stacks are unusual, constructed in an Arts & Crafts style. The farm has been in the vendors’ family ownership for at least 100 years and was run as a dairy until the late 1990s. In latter years the vendors’ have let the farmland on a grass keep basis to two neighbouring farmers. This period property has a wealth of character features including flagstone floors, window seats, attractive fireplaces and chamfered beams. Now requiring renovation and modernisation, the farmhouse offers light, airy accommodation and good room sizes.
Please see floorplan for accommodation and measurements.
Outside
To the front of the farmhouse is a pretty walled garden overlooking the courtyard. There are further gardens to the rear.
Traditional Barns And Farm Buildings
Set around concrete yards to the south of the farmhouse are the following, most in poor repair: -
1. Brick built Cowstalls (16.02m x 5.42m) with lean to garage (5.16m x 3.09m)
2. Cob and brick Stables with loft over (9.96m x 3.66m)
3. Cob and brick Shippon, adjoins the farmhouse (18m x 3.22m) with lean to (10.14m x 3.11m)
4. Former Milking Parlour/Bale (10.8 x 3.76m)
5. Fodder Shed (13.9 x 13.54)
6. Calves Housing (10.25 x 7.4m)
7. Timber Cubicle House (16.4 x 14m)
The Land
There are three small paddocks/former orchards, close to the farmstead, and a larger field (again formerly orchard) with long road frontage to Broadclyst Road. Access from the farmstead, a gateway next to Saxons Cottage or over a right of way from the Broadclyst Road (via a neighbour’s land). To the south is a further gently sloping pasture field, with road frontage and access onto the highway. It is considered that this field may have potential for future development due to its strategic location, adjoining a residential property (STPP). In all about 12.30 acres (4.98 ha).
Services
Main water supply, main electricity and drainage. Broadband available and solid fuel Aga. No central heating.
Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion. The land is let on Grazing Licences until 31st October 2024.
Rights Of Way
No public rights of way cross the farm.
Overage Provision
There is an existing overage clause affecting os 8370. See agents for details.
Sporting Rights
Racing at Exeter. Golf at Woodbury or Honiton. Sailing on the coast at Topsham.
Agricultural Schemes
Delinked bps will be retained by the current owners. No application has been made to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (sfi) Scheme.
Local Authority
East Devon District Council. Tel: Council Tax Band: E
Education
Primary schooling at Whimple. Secondary schools at Kings, Ottery St Mary, Cranbrook or Colyton Grammar School. Independent Schools in the area include St Johns at Sidmouth and the Exeter or Taunton Schools.
Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment with sole agents Symonds and Sampson llp. Further information, if required, is available from Ross Willmington or Angela Gillibrand on
Directions
From Whimple village centre proceed north passing the church. At the roundabout by The Thirsty Farmer Inn turn left signposted Broadclyst. The farm will be found after 500 meters on the left opposite the cricket ground.
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