Loftus, Saltburn-By-The-Sea, North Yorkshire

Highfields Farm
Loftus, Saltburn-By-The-Sea,
North Yorkshire, TS13 4UG

A rare opportunity to purchase a most attractive and compact residential dairy, livestock and arable farm in a stunning location with wonderful views
located between the popular Yorkshire Coast and the North York Moors.

Loftus 1.5 miles (5 mins), Saltburn 6 miles
(15 mins), Guisborough 12 miles (20 mins),
Whitby 15 miles (25 mins), Middlesbrough
19 miles (35 mins), Teesside Park Shopping
Centre 22 miles (40 mins), Teesside International
Airport 30 miles (45 mins)

For sale as a whole

The Property
The land extends to approximately 185.6 acres
(75.11 ha) in total with a mixture of 174.42 acres of productive arable land, 4.64 acres of woodland and 5 acres of permanent pasture. The potential land use is very versatile with only 5 acres being of permanent grass with the remainder available to both grass and arable production. Residential accommodation is well provided for in a most comfortable and spacious farmhouse and a modern and spacious dormer bungalow. There are a very good and complete set of modern and traditional style farm buildings situated beside the farmhouse
which provide everything that is needed for effective dairy, livestock and arable production.

Situation
The farmstead at Highfields Farm is very well
situated in the centre of its own land and all within a ring fence in idyllic countryside close to the village of Loftus and on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The village of Loftus has most of the day-to-day facilities required with the larger centres of Guisborough, Whitby and Middlesbrough being within easy driving distance.

Middlesbrough is the closest large town in the
area and has a wide range of shopping and
leisure facilities, along with a mainline train
service connecting to National and international
transport links. Teesside Park Shopping Centre
offers a wide range of shopping, eating and leisure facilities and Teesside International Airport offers scheduled flights to many European Cities and other international transport hubs.

The Farmhouse
The farmhouse is accessible from South Town
Lane via a private farm road and has ample parking in the farmyard in front of the house.
The farmhouse dates from the 1800’s or earlier
and is constructed of traditional red brick and
rendered to the rear under a ridge tile roof. Internally this spacious property comprises an entrance hall, with cloaks room, WC, study, sitting room, family room/dining room, kitchen, boot room and garden room on the ground floor and a landing, four double bedrooms, WC, shower room and family bathroom on the first floor. Outside there are extensive and very well maintained mature gardens to the front, back and side of the house. The farmhouse is found in good decorative order throughout and has the benefit of modern UPVC windows and doors.

The Dormer Bungalow
This large and spacious dormer bungalow is situated close to the main farmhouse and is
accessed via a separate drive leading from the
central farmyard which in turn leads to a private
turning and parking area to the front. This property
was built in 2012 and has an agricultural occupancy
condition upon it (AOC). It is of traditional red brick
construction under a clay ridge tile roof. Internally
the dormer bungalow comprises an entrance hall,
sitting room, drawing room/dining room, kitchen,
utility room, WC, two bedrooms (one with en
suite shower room with WC), family bathroom
and WC. On the first floor there is a landing, three
bedrooms, shower room and an office. To the side of the property is a large double car garage with space for a hobby room/office over. This very
well-appointed dormer bungalow is offered in very
good decorative order and benefits from UPVC windows and doors throughout.

The Farm Buildings
There is an extensive collection of modern and traditional farm buildings that comprise:
A. A traditional fold yard with a concrete floor,
brick walls and wooden trusses under a cement
sheet roof. The fold yard is surrounded by loose
boxes which have potential for conversion.
B. A traditional byre with timber trusses under
a corrugated sheet roof.
C. General storage barn with concrete floor.
D. Loose cattle yard in a modern portal steel
framed building.
E. Timber portal framed general storage barn with concrete floor.
F. Milking Parlour containing a 10/20 Herringbone
system and an 8,500 litre capacity bulk tank.
G. Purpose built modern portal framed grain store with concrete walling and floor.
H. Modern portal framed cattle housing with
central feed passage and raised beds with 160 cow cubicles.
I. Slurry Tank (erected in 2018) with current
capacity for approximately 300,000 gallons of slurry, however this can be extended to store
480,000 gallons.
J. Three silage clamps; 2x 700 tonnes and 1x
900 tonnes.

In addition, there is a 55/60 tonne grain silo, 10 tonne molasses store, 25 tonne high-level cake bin, 6 tonne bagging bin and two 20ft feed bins. A modern Lely A4 robotic milker has been installed in the cubicle shed and was in use until quite recently. There is a 3 phase farm electric supply, an 80 KVA 3 phase tractor driven generator and a private water supply from an on-farm bore hole. To the East of the farm buildings in the adjoining field is a wind turbine which provides electricity to the farm.

The Land
The land is mostly flat with gentle undulations
throughout and is farmed in a traditional rotational system. The land is classified as being of Grade 3 status and according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales the land is classified as being mostly of the Nerwys Series which is described as being a deep fine loamy soil with slowly permeable subsoils with slight seasonal waterlogging. The soil is ideally suited for mixed enterprise farming such as crop
production and livestock rearing. There is a
gravity fed water supply available to all fields.

Wind Turbine
The property benefits from an 80 kw/hr wind
turbine which produces twice yearly rent and an amount of free electricity which, when used up, the charges will revert to an advantageous export rate. Full details available from the vendor’s agents.

General
Method of Sale: The property is offered for sale as a whole by private treaty.

Tenure and Possession: The freehold of the farm is offered for sale.

Guide Price: £3,250,000 for the whole.

Services: The farmhouse, dormer bungalow and dairy are all on a mains water supply and the rest of the farm is supplied from the farm borehole. There is mains electricity, oil heating and private drainage. Prospective purchasers should however make their own enquiries of the relevant utility providers for the possible provision of services. We understand that the private drainage at this property has not been checked and therefore it may not comply with the relevant regulations. Further information must be sought.

Council Tax and EPC Rating: The farmhouse is
in Council Tax Band E and the annual payment
for 2024/25 is £2,917.50. The farmhouse has an EPC rating of E. The dormer bungalow is in Council Tax Band E and the annual payment for 2024/25 is £2,917.50 The dormer bungalow has an EPC rating of C.

Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way:
The land is 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 any 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: We understand that the land
is registered with the Rural Payments Agency under the Basic Payment Scheme.

Holdover & Ingoing Valuation: Subject to the timing of completion of sale, holdover of the land and buildings may be reserved to permit the disposal of livestock, storage and the disposal of crops and a machinery sale if required. An ingoing valuation in accordance with CAAV rates and costings will be carried out if required.

Employment: There are no TUPE obligations
connected with this sale.

VAT: Is not chargeable on this property. In the
event that the 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.

Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights:
The sporting and timber rights are included in
the sale, in so far as they are owned. The mineral
rights are expressly not included in the sale.

Planning: Prospective purchasers are advised that they should make their own enquiries of the local planning authority as to the current status and future potential of the land being sold.

Local Authority:
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council,
Redcar and Cleveland House,
Kirkleatham Street,
Redcar, Yorkshire,
TS10 1RT.
Tel:

Solicitors:
Latimer Hinks, 5-8 Priestgate,Darlington, DL1 1NL. Contact: Adam Wood


Health and Safety: Given the potential hazards of working farms and farmland we ask you to be as vigilant and careful as possible when making your inspection. Beware of moving vehicles and keep away from machinery. The ground may also be uneven, slippery and possibly potholed where cattle have been grazing or tractors working.

Postcode: TS13 4UG

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Directions
From the A171 Guisborough to Whitby road take Grinkle Lane towards Easington and then take the second left turning onto South Town Lane and the entrance to Highfields farm will be found after approximately half a mile on the right hand side.

Viewing
Strictly by confirmed appointment with the Vendor’s Agents