Lot 1- Church Farmhouse, timber Sussex barn, 6872sq ft barn, delapidated byre, manège, pond and 19.03 acres- Guide Price £1,375,000

Church Farm house was built in 1950 and extended in the 1980s (the property is subject to a traditional agricultural occupancy condition (AOC) and further details are available from the selling agent). Built of brick with a tiled roof, on two floors. The ground floor has an open plan kitchen/breakfast room with oil fired Aga, storage heaters, a dining room, sitting room, hall, shower and cloakroom, plus a utility room.

Upstairs are 3 good sized bedrooms and a family bathroom along with a large storage area off the master bedroom. Attractive and extensive gardens both sides have views to Ripe Church and surrounding paddocks. The Farmhouse also has solar panels.

The Timber framed Sussex barn is a complex of buildings including brick built dilapidated byre and attached to a large multipurpose covered yard extending to approximately 8,755 sq ft (813 sq m). The Sussex Barn could make a lovely annexe to the Farmhouse (subject to necessary consents). There is an adjacent pond under the Willow tree.

The largest section of farmland consists of 19.19 acres attached to the farmhouse and consisting of traditional grass field and turnout paddocks, bounded by a mixture of post and rail fencing, and mature hedging and there is a manège. Access to most of the main parcel of land is through the yard, but there is separate gated access directly from Church Lane.

Tenure Freehold

Services Mains electricity and water. Mains drainage. Oil fired Aga for home comfort and water heating. Storage heaters. Electricity form photovoltaic panels on the farmhouse roof feed into the network.

EPC: Church Farm Farmhouse TBC

Wayleaves Easements and Rights of Way The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including; rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not.

Basic Payment Entitlement and Agri-Environment Schemes It is understood that no Basic Payment Entitlement is included within the sale and the land is not currently within any agri-environment schemes.

Designations The property is not within the South Downs National Park or the High Weald AONB. It is situated within the Ripe Conservation Area.

Overage The property will be sold subject to overage on part of the land. Further details are available from the selling agents.

VAT Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property, or any part of it, or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition

Health and Safety Given the potential hazards of a working farm we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety, particularly around the farm buildings and machinery.

This property has 19.03 acres of land.

Outside

Farmland The land consists of 26.61 acres all being attached to the farm and farmhouse and consisting of traditional grass field and turnout paddocks, bounded by a mixture of post and rail fencing, and mature hedging. Access to most of the main parcel of land is through the yard, but there is separate gated access directly from Church Lane.

Situation

The scenic village has a community owned village store, Post Office, nursery school and church. The nearby historic county town of Lewes provides an excellent range of shops, restaurants, along with a mainline train service to Victoria. Communication links are excellent: the A27 Eastbourne to Lewes road gives access to the A26, A23 and major regional centres. Schools include Great Walstead, Cumnor House, Brighton, Hurst and Eastbourne Colleges.

Directions

From Strutt & Parker’s Lewes office, head southwest on the A2029 and proceed to the A27, continuing for just under 4 miles before turning left onto Firle Road. After 1.8 miles proceed to Mill Lane and The Street, turning right onto Church Lane, after 0.3 miles the property will be found on the left, just after a left hand bend.