Farmhouse for sale in Piddletrenthide, Dorchester DT2

An excellent residential farm and equestrian holding located in the Piddle Valley. This appealing property consists of a 5 bedroom farmhouse (subject to an agricultural and equestrian occupancy condition) with adjoining office and garage along with 24 stables and farm buildings, set within 57.22 acres (23.16 hectares) of ring-fenced pasture land.

Situation

Piddletrenthide is within the much sought after Piddle Valley amid Dorset’s rolling countryside which is designated a National Landscape. The nearby villages of Plush and Piddlehinton both benefit from having popular pubs. The County Town of Dorchester is about six miles to the south with an excellent range of shops, schools, restaurants and the County Hospital.
Communications are good with rail links from Dorchester to London Waterloo and Bristol Temple Meads. The Abbey town of Sherborne and the regional centre of Yeovil are about fourteen and nineteen miles respectively. Both towns are on the London/Exeter line. The A35 provides access to the A31 eastwards, and west to Devon and Cornwall. The property is connected to a good network of footpaths, bridleways and roads for walking, riding and cycling, and the Jurassic Coast is within a 30-minute drive providing water sports, fishing and sailing. Golf at Wolfeton and Came Down, hunting with the South Dorset and Cattistock Hunts.
In addition to the primary school in the village, the area is well served by independent schools including the Sherborne Schools, Leweston, Milton Abbey, Bryanston and Sunninghill Prep School along with the highly regarded Thomas Hardye School (State School) in Dorchester.

The Property

East Hill Stables is an excellent residential farm and equestrian holding. There are existing equestrian facilities, offering an exciting opportunity to use either as private stabling or to set up an equine business; racehorses have previously been trained here. Equally the property is well suited to buyers who may wish to keep farm livestock.
The detached farmhouse is understood to have been built in the mid-1990s and would benefit from modernisation throughout. The accommodation comprises a large sitting room, open plan kitchen and dining room with a separate utility and boot room. Upstairs are five bedrooms, a family bathroom with the master bedroom benefiting from an en-suite. A double garage is attached to the dwelling with a recently refurbished first floor area with bathroom, fittings for kitchen and office. This area offers potential for further accommodation, subject to planning.
The property comprises approximately 57.22 acres (23.16 hectares) of good quality free draining level to gently sloping loam over chalk soil, allowing for all year-round turnout and grazing. All boundaries are enclosed by mature hedgerows.

The Buildings And Dwelling

Please see information in the sales particulars.

Local Authority

Dorset Council - Tel:

Designation

The property is located within the Dorset National Landscape and Nitrate vulnerable Zone.

The land is not in any Countryside Stewardship Schemes or any other Environment Schemes.

Services

Mains electricity
Mains water
Private drainage system

Access And Rights Of Way

Access to the property is directly from the public highway.
A footpath crosses the property.

Epc And Council Tax

East Hill House
Council Tax band: F
EPC: E

Office
Council Tax band: N/A
EPC: E

Planning And Important Information

A planning restriction limits the occupation of the dwelling to persons solely, or mainly, employed or last employed prior to retirement, in either an agricultural or horse training use of the property, including the dependents of such person residing with him/her or widow/widower or such a person.

It should also be noted that a Section 106 ties all land and buildings at East Hill Stables together, restricting sales of separate parts.

For further details regarding the occupancy conditions please contact the selling agents.

Tenure And Possession

The property is offered freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Method Of Sale

The property is offered for sale as a whole by Private Treaty.

Directions

From Dorchester head north on the B3147 and turn right at the bp garage onto Westleaze Road. After continuing on the road for 6 miles, turn right and proceed along this road for 1.5 miles. At the T junction turn left onto the B3143. After 200 yards turn slightly right uphill onto the Plush Road, which bears right-handed and after 0.3 milesthe property is the first entrance on the left.

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