Investors looking for a rural business will be interested in Lydebrook Farm in Little Wenlock, Telford in Shropshire.
The farm as a whole includes five residential properties, two farm yards and a good mixture of arable, woodland and grassland totalling in all about 944 acres.
Approximately 500 acres of the 944 acres, which are serviced by two substantial ranges of farm buildings, are currently in arable rotation with 380 under permanent pasture.
Some of the residential buildings are let on short hold tenancies producing a significant income.
Lydebrook is available as a whole or in two lots.
Lot one comprises two farmhouse, two cottages, farm buildings and 916 acres of arable, pasture and woodland.
Lot two features a cottage, two buildings with commercial and agricultural or equestrian use, a fishing lake and permanent pasture grazing land that extends to approximately 19.27 acres.
Lydebrook Farm is situated on the edge of the picturesque village of Little Wenlock, but boasts excellent transport links with easy access to the M54, Telford, Bridgnorth and Birmingham.
In lot one there is Lower Coalmoor Farmhouse which dates from the early 19th century with later additions.
These include a glorious timber framed garden room which overlooks the mature landscaped terrace garden.
It is a spacious property with four reception rooms and six bedrooms.
Lydebrook Farmhouse* is situated in the centre of the holding opposite Lydebrook Farm buildings.
Benefiting from an elevated position, the large red brick building has a gated parking area to the front.
Inside here are two reception rooms and four bedrooms.
Also part of the lot is a cottage at 37 Coalmoor Lane*.
A single storey building, it offers two reception rooms and two bedrooms.
Because of its high location it has excellent views over the surrounding countryside.
Directly adjacent to Coalmoor Farmhouse is Bridleway Cottage*.
This has two reception rooms and two bedrooms and comes in its own garden and grounds.
Next to the farmhouse and cottage are Lower Coalmoor Farm buildings.
A set of traditional and modern farm buildings, they were formerly a dairy unit but are now used for general agricultural purposes and fattening of cattle.
In addition there is a shoot room, garage and a farm office.
Lydebrook Farm buildings include portal frame agricultural buildings and an extensive range of units currently used for livestock and grain storage purposes.
The farmland features a mix of arable, pasture and woodland.
Currently farmed in hand, it grows a range of combinable crops including oats, barley and wheat.
A proportion of the land has been an open cast mine in the past.
Partridge and pheasant shoots have been run successfully and sporting rights are included in the sale.
Lot two has Littleworth Cottage, a delightful property which has recently been renovated and improved.
Situated on the edge of the village of Little Wenlock, the cottage has four reception rooms, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a useful attached garage.
Particular highlights are the fitted kitchen with Aga and oak top fitted units. This leads to a large open plan sitting area or garden room.
More formal reception rooms come in the form of the drawing, sitting and dining room.
In addition lot two includes a substantial range of portal agricultural buildings extending to approximately 13,700 sq ft.
Of that, approximately 11,000 sq ft is currently let for commercial uses. This produces a significant income in the region of £15,000 per annum.
The remainder of the buildings are ideally suited to either agricultural and livestock purposes or equine use.
At the back of the main set of buildings is a coarse fishing lake stocked with trout, extending to approximately 3.85 acres.
This is currently let on an annual basis to a local fishing club, providing an income of approximately £1,500.
In addition to the farmland surrounding the buildings, there is a separate paddock on the southern side of the road.
* Bridleway Cottage brings in £700 per calendar month on an is Assured Shorthold Tenancy.
* Lydebrook Farmhouse brings in £1,000 per calendar month on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy.
* 37 Coalmoor Lane brings in £600 per calendar month on Assured Shorthold Tenancy.
VIEWING INFORMATION
AGENT: Knight Frank
TEL: 01905 746 883, 0844 225 9495, 0207 861 1069
WEB: www.knightfrank.com/farms
GUIDE PRICE: £6,000,000 (lot 1), £600,000 (Lot 2), £6,600,000 (As a Whole)
