A superbly situated, 75-acre farm near Shrewsbury, which has potential to be used as small sporting estate or equestrian property, is new on the market with leading regional agents Halls for £1.1 million.
Coppice Farm, Bings Heath, Astley, which is on offer as a whole or in three lots, is located in a particularly sought after and unspoilt rural area yet is within five miles of Shrewsbury, 15 miles of Telford and 10 miles of the M54 motorway.
The property comprises a period, detached, cottage style farmhouse, an extensive range of predominantly traditional farm buildings and more than 75 acres of pastureland in a noted farming area.
The charming farmhouse offers deceptively spacious and versatile accommodation, which has immense potential for further modernisation, improvement and possible extension.
The ground floor has a rear entrance hall, utility room, kitchen, dining area, sitting room, reception hall, living room and family bathroom. Upstairs there are three bedrooms, including one with an en-suite wetroom.
The house is surrounded by lawned gardens and a productive vegetable garden to the rear. An adjacent brick outbuilding to the side of the house has potential for adaptation into further living accommodation, subject to planning consent.
The farm buildings, a notable feature, are situated around concrete yards with a separate vehicular access to the rear of the house and have potential for a variety of alternative uses.
The buildings comprise a two storey range, lean-to style general purpose shed, ‘L’ shaped former Shippon, three-bay loose housing shed, former dairy, former youngstock shed which is used for storage, further stores, old fashioned pigs’ cote, four-bay multi-purpose shed and two bay Dutch barn with lean-to.
The pastureland lies within a ring fence mainly to the side and rear of the farm, within conveniently-sized enclosures ideal for grazing livestock, especially horses.
The farmhouse, farm buildings and 19 acres of land have a guide price of £650,000.With an extra 20 acres of land, the guide price rises to £800,000 or the property as a whole is seeking offers in excess of £1.1m.
“It’s very unusual for such a well situated and well-appointed small farm to become available for purchase, especially in this popular area,” said Halls’ director Allen Gittins. “I strongly recommend an inspection to appreciate the farm’s unique nature, location and the potential that it has to offer.”
