Range of farm sizes for sale as summer market hots up
A flurry of recent activity in the land and farms market has seen the long-term low supply landscape start to improve.
After a couple of years of extremely restricted offerings – affected by Brexit uncertainty, the Covid-19 pandemic, and economic and political strain – agents say vendors are starting to regain their confidence in the market.
Here’s a selection of what’s on offer across England and Scotland.
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Scottish Highlands
© Galbraith
Be-Ach, near Oban on the Morvern peninsula overlooking Loch Linnhe and the Isle of Mull, is on the market with Galbraith for offers above £2.3m.
The 3,454-acre estate includes a mix of commercial and native woodland, peatland and upland grazing, as well as sporting and fishing rights.
There is also the opportunity to develop a house, with planning having been submitted.
Bare woodland
© Woolley & Wallis
Woolley & Wallis is selling 100 acres of land at Lockerley, near Romsey in Hampshire.
The land is mainly Grade 3, which has been used to graze cattle, as well as a parcel of mixed native woodland.
It is guided at £1.1m and is available as a whole or in three lots.
Upland block
© youngsRPS
Near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in the North Pennines area of outstanding natural beauty, youngsRPS has launched 502 acres of upland grassland, currently used for sheep grazing.
Guided at £875,000, the land at Rookhope comes with one steel-portal frame, general purpose building and is available as a whole or in two lots.
Alternative income potential
© BTF Partnership
Forest Farm, near Benenden, Kent, in the High Weald area of outstanding natural beauty, is on the market with BTF Partnership for £1.5m.
The holding comes with 82 acres of Grade 3 pasture land, a range of buildings, a three-bedroom house and two-bedroom annexe, both subject to an agricultural occupancy condition, and a cattery.
Coastal estate
© DR Kivell
Near Bude, Cornwall, DR Kivell has launched 201-acre Stanbury Manor with a guide of £4.25m.
It includes arable, grass, amenity and cliff land, traditional and modern buildings, a Grade II* listed five-bedroom house, a wind turbine, and direct access to a secluded beach.
Livestock farm
© Carter Jonas
Carter Jonas is selling 152-acre West Barn Farm near Bath, Wiltshire, for £2.95m as a whole or in two lots.
A former dairy farm, the arable and grassland unit has been used most recently for rearing cattle, growing combinable crops and making hay.
It has a Grade II listed three-bedroom house, a four-bedroom bungalow subject to an agricultural occupancy condition, and plenty of buildings.
Redevelopment opportunity
© Carter Jonas
Malthouse Farm, near Baughurst on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, is on the market with Carter Jonas for offers in excess of £1.75m.
Available as a whole or in four lots, the 75-acre holding comes with pasture and amenity woodland, a three-bedroom bungalow and farm buildings with redevelopment potential.