5 bedroom house

Hillam Farmhouse provides purchasers with the excellent opportunity to acquire a very attractive, substantial character 5 bedroom farmhouse together with gardens and outbuilding with potential to create garaging, annexed accommodation, office, store etc. and adjoining grassland paddock all set in 1.08 hectares (2.66 acres), making this an ideal rural property to appeal to equestrian, lifestyle and amenity purchasers. Whilst the property is certainly in need of internal redecoration and restoration, it nonetheless provides for an excellent amount of space and benefits from a huge degree of potential.

*** Due to the high volume of interest, the decision has been made to take this property through to Best and Final offers, with the deadline being 12:00 Noon, Wednesday 16th June***The property is set in an attractive location, benefitting from spectacular views across the Bowland Fells and the Lake District yet is within easy access of Cockerham village with primary school, village hall, parish church, public house and the amenities of Garstang and Lancaster just a short distance away. M6 Junction 33 is just a short drive making this an ideal property for commuters.

The farmhouse sits to the south-east of the former farmyard which has recently been sold with planning consent to convert the barns into bespoke residential properties. Access to the farmhouse is directly off Hillam Lane, with plans approved for a new private vehicular driveway which will sweep round to the east of the farmhouse.

Whilst the property is certainly in need of internal redecoration and restoration, it nonetheless provides for an excellent amount of space and benefits from a huge degree of potential. The side entrance door leads into a welcoming character hallway with various doors off; sitting room with a working open fire, dual aspect windows and door leading to a spacious utility / boot room, door to rear courtyard and rear stairs to upper floor. The hallway also provides for access to the cellar room housing the Briello oil fired boiler which is positioned on the side wall.

The kitchen and dining room have a range of fitted pine units, Leisure range cooker and decorative fireplace within the dining area with dual aspect windows, making this a light and airy family room. To this floor can also be found the front lounge with open fireplace and windows to front and side.

To the first floor can be found 5 good size bedrooms (the smallest is also used as an office), all with decorative Victorian fireplaces and family bathroom.

The farmhouse predominantly has uPVC double glazed sash windows and central heating throughout. Broadband is also connected to the property.

The farmhouse has a useful attached double garage to the northern elevation and a further traditional stone under pitched slate roof barn which has tremendous alternate use potential for a variety of uses such as annex, office, equestrian, garaging etc subject to gaining the necessary planning consent.

Surrounding the farmhouse are landscaped gardens.

One of the many advantages of the farmhouse is the adjoining paddock which in total sits in a plot of 1.08 hectares (2.66 acres) or thereabouts which can be accessed independently off Hillam Lane.

Marketed by: Armitstead Barnett, Garstang