Wheatcroft Farm
Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1RA
Guide Price
£2,695,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse
Property Tags: Dairy Farm, Grain Storage, Traditional Buildings
Land Tags: Arable Land, Farm Business Tenancy, Overage / Clawback, Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jan 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse
- Property Tags: Dairy Farm, Grain Storage, Traditional Buildings
- Land Tags: Arable Land, Farm Business Tenancy, Overage / Clawback, Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
An accessible arable and grass land farm providing development and diversification opportunities. 140.64 acres (56.90 hectares). Character farmhouse for improvement (4 bedrooms) with a courtyard of traditional buildings, a former orchard and paddocks. Modern style buildings with potential for alternative uses. Commercial workshop buildings (Approx. 565 square metres). Productive arable and pasture land and woodland. Available as a whole or in six lots.
Situation - Wheatcroft Farm is surrounded by open countryside approximately two miles south-east of the market town of Cullompton in mid Devon and within 2.5 miles of the M5 (Junction 28).
This area in the Culm Valley is very popular, with its beautiful backdrop of the Blackdown Hills and good accessibility.
The well-regarded village of Kentisbeare is three miles to the north and has a local shop and post office, The Wyndham Arms pub, a primary school, church and village clubs.
Cullompton has two supermarkets, an award-winning butcher, weekly farmers market, a leisure centre and schooling to GCSE level and the A373 which links Cullompton and Honiton (10 miles) is within two miles of the farm.
Exeter (14 miles), Exeter Airport, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway Rail Station (Paddington line) and Honiton town and station (Waterloo Line) are all easy to reach by car.
Introduction - Wheatcroft Farm is a mixed farm which totals approximately 140.64 acres (56.90 hectares) and provides an opportunity for diversification and potential for development, subject to obtaining planning consent.
The farm includes a characterful farmhouse for improvement, a courtyard of undeveloped traditional stone and cob barns and more modern farm buildings within two separate yards.
The land lies within a ring-fence and is level or gently sloping with good road frontage.
Wheatcroft Farm is offered for sale as a whole and in up to six lots.
Lot 1 - £795,000 - Wheatcroft Farmhouse, traditional buildings and land.
5.95 acres (2.41 hectares).
The Farmhouse - Wheatcroft Farmhouse is a characterful dwelling for improvement with a south-facing aspect with a pond to the front, gardens to the side and rear and an orchard.
On the ground floor the porch opens into an entrance hall, off which is a sitting room and dining room which are separated by exposed timbers, each with a fireplace.
The living room has an inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove and bread oven and the kitchen overlooks the garden to the rear. The utility room and larder provide useful storage space.
On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room, in addition to which is a modern bathroom with separate shower cubicle.
Outside - Lot 1 is approached over a private entrance lane which leads to the farmhouse and outbuildings. To the front of the house on the opposite side of the entrance lane is a pond, with an older orchard to the east of the house and on the north side is a level lawn.
Outbuildings - Within the courtyard to the west of the farmhouse are a range of traditionally constructed stone, cob and brick outbuildings.
These include:
•A former Grain Store with attached Shippens and a modern Storage Barn and Workshop to the rear.
•An open fronted Lofted Shippen with four Piggeries to the rear.
•The Old Piggeries with a more modern lean-to at the rear
•Former Milking Parlour and Dairy with two stores
•Workshop
•Stables.
Land - Within Lot 1 there are two level paddocks which total 4.11 acres and are enclosed by mature tree lined hedge boundaries.
Lot 2 - £175,000 - Farm buildings & Paddock - 1.81 acres (0.73 hectares).
Lot 2 includes two modern style farm buildings which may have potential for alternative uses (subject to obtaining planning consent) and a level paddock.
•Covered Silage Barn: Clear-span steel frame with a corrugated fibre cement roof. There is an open-fronted loose house to one side.
•Former Cubicle Shed: Steel frame with a concrete floor.
The grass paddock is very gently sloping and is enclosed by tree lined hedgerows.
Lot 3 - £175,000 - Farm Buildings & Land - 1.06 acres (0.42 hectares).
Lot 3 includes a range of modern style farm buildings some of which may have potential for alternative uses (subject to obtaining planning consent).
•Vehicle Store: Steel supports with a timber frame roof. Lean-to at the rear with a concrete floor.
•Dutch Barn: Steel frame, concrete floor.
•Machinery Store: Concrete frame, concrete floor. Enclosed on three sides.
•Fodder Storage Barn: Steel frame with a lean-to on each side.
•Storage Barn: Fully enclosed with a roller-shutter door.
The land within Lot 3 is an area of level pasture and comprises part of a larger field.
Lot 4 - £275,000 - Commercial Workshop Buildings & Land - 2.67 acres (1.08 hectares).
Lot 4 includes some modern covered workshop buildings, an open yard with parking area and a level paddock.
Workshop Buildings
•A range of modern style buildings arranged in a ‘U’ shape.
•Steel frame with concrete block walls, concrete floors and fully enclosed.
•Approximately 529 square metres of internal workshop and storage space (ground floor).
•Approximately 35.5 square metres of office and shop space.
Outside to the front of the buildings is an open concrete yard and to the side is a level area which has been used for parking.
On the south-side of the buildings is a level grass paddock which totals approximately 2.01 acres.
Lot 5 - £325,000 - Land - 27.84 acres (11.27 hectares).
Lot 5 comprises four field enclosures which are very gently sloping and have direct road access. The fields are currently down to grass but have been used to grow cereal and forage crops with in-field trees creating a parkland setting.
The boundaries are established hedgerows lined with mature deciduous trees and the land is classified as Grade 3.
Lot 6 - £950,000 - Land - 101.31 acres (40.99 hectares).
Lot 6 comprises a ring-fenced block of arable and pasture land with some deciduous woodland.
This lot is mostly level or gently sloping with road frontage along the northern and eastern boundary and is classified as Grade 3.
Most of the field enclosures are now down to grass but in the past have been used to grow cereal and forage crops.
The woodland is known as Aller Grove and totals 6.51 acres (2.63 hectares) and includes a mixture of mature deciduous trees.
Services - LOT 1: Mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage (Septic tank). Broadband.
LOT 2: Mains water is connected. If Lot 2 is sold separately to Lot 1, the purchaser of Lot 2 will be required to install a new mains water supply.
LOT 3: Mains water is connected. If Lot 3 is sold separately to Lot 1, the purchaser of Lot 3 will be required to install a new mains water supply.
LOT 4: Mains water connected. Mains electricity. Private drainage (Septic tank).
LOT 5: A mains water pipe passes through this lot.
LOT 6: Mains water is connected. If Lot 6 is sold separately to Lot 1, the purchaser of Lot 6 will be required to install a new mains water supply.
Access - LOTS 1, 5 and 6 have direct access from a council highway.
Lots 3 and 4 will be provided with a right of access over the entrance lane which will belong to Lot 1. Lot 2 will be provided with a right of access over the entrance lane which will belong to Lot 3 (and the initial section of Lot 1).
Tenure - The farm is owned freehold.
The farmhouse and traditional buildings within Lot 1 are available with vacant possession.
There is a Farm Business Tenancy (FBT) which includes the modern buildings within Lots 1, 2 and 3 and the land within all lots. This tenancy ends on the 1st May 2022.
Basic Payment Scheme (Bps) - The farm land is registered for entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme.
Development Uplift (Overage) - The land within Lots 5 and 6 will be sold subject to a development uplift provision.
If planning consent is approved for any residential / commercial use or development within a 50-year period starting from the completion date, 25% of the increase in the value of the land will be payable to the seller upon the approval of planning consent.
Local Authority - Mid Devon District Council. Tel: . (
House: Council Tax Band E.
LOT 4 Buildings: Business Rates rateable value of £12,250 (April 2017 to present).
Designations - The farm is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).
Land Plan - A plan, which is not to scale and is not to be relied upon, is attached to these particulars. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to its accuracy.
Sporting And Mineral Rights - The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned are included with the freehold.
Wayleaves & Rights Of Way - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of any wayleave agreement and any public or private rights of way that may affect it.
There are no public rights of way through the farm.
Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment with Stags. Call: or email: to arrange an appointment.
Warning - Farms and land can be dangerous places. Please take care when viewing the property, particularly in the vicinity of farm buildings and livestock.
Disclaimer - These particulars are a guide only and are not to be relied upon for any purpose.
Marketed by: Stags Farm Agency, Exeter
Situation - Wheatcroft Farm is surrounded by open countryside approximately two miles south-east of the market town of Cullompton in mid Devon and within 2.5 miles of the M5 (Junction 28).
This area in the Culm Valley is very popular, with its beautiful backdrop of the Blackdown Hills and good accessibility.
The well-regarded village of Kentisbeare is three miles to the north and has a local shop and post office, The Wyndham Arms pub, a primary school, church and village clubs.
Cullompton has two supermarkets, an award-winning butcher, weekly farmers market, a leisure centre and schooling to GCSE level and the A373 which links Cullompton and Honiton (10 miles) is within two miles of the farm.
Exeter (14 miles), Exeter Airport, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway Rail Station (Paddington line) and Honiton town and station (Waterloo Line) are all easy to reach by car.
Introduction - Wheatcroft Farm is a mixed farm which totals approximately 140.64 acres (56.90 hectares) and provides an opportunity for diversification and potential for development, subject to obtaining planning consent.
The farm includes a characterful farmhouse for improvement, a courtyard of undeveloped traditional stone and cob barns and more modern farm buildings within two separate yards.
The land lies within a ring-fence and is level or gently sloping with good road frontage.
Wheatcroft Farm is offered for sale as a whole and in up to six lots.
Lot 1 - £795,000 - Wheatcroft Farmhouse, traditional buildings and land.
5.95 acres (2.41 hectares).
The Farmhouse - Wheatcroft Farmhouse is a characterful dwelling for improvement with a south-facing aspect with a pond to the front, gardens to the side and rear and an orchard.
On the ground floor the porch opens into an entrance hall, off which is a sitting room and dining room which are separated by exposed timbers, each with a fireplace.
The living room has an inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove and bread oven and the kitchen overlooks the garden to the rear. The utility room and larder provide useful storage space.
On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room, in addition to which is a modern bathroom with separate shower cubicle.
Outside - Lot 1 is approached over a private entrance lane which leads to the farmhouse and outbuildings. To the front of the house on the opposite side of the entrance lane is a pond, with an older orchard to the east of the house and on the north side is a level lawn.
Outbuildings - Within the courtyard to the west of the farmhouse are a range of traditionally constructed stone, cob and brick outbuildings.
These include:
•A former Grain Store with attached Shippens and a modern Storage Barn and Workshop to the rear.
•An open fronted Lofted Shippen with four Piggeries to the rear.
•The Old Piggeries with a more modern lean-to at the rear
•Former Milking Parlour and Dairy with two stores
•Workshop
•Stables.
Land - Within Lot 1 there are two level paddocks which total 4.11 acres and are enclosed by mature tree lined hedge boundaries.
Lot 2 - £175,000 - Farm buildings & Paddock - 1.81 acres (0.73 hectares).
Lot 2 includes two modern style farm buildings which may have potential for alternative uses (subject to obtaining planning consent) and a level paddock.
•Covered Silage Barn: Clear-span steel frame with a corrugated fibre cement roof. There is an open-fronted loose house to one side.
•Former Cubicle Shed: Steel frame with a concrete floor.
The grass paddock is very gently sloping and is enclosed by tree lined hedgerows.
Lot 3 - £175,000 - Farm Buildings & Land - 1.06 acres (0.42 hectares).
Lot 3 includes a range of modern style farm buildings some of which may have potential for alternative uses (subject to obtaining planning consent).
•Vehicle Store: Steel supports with a timber frame roof. Lean-to at the rear with a concrete floor.
•Dutch Barn: Steel frame, concrete floor.
•Machinery Store: Concrete frame, concrete floor. Enclosed on three sides.
•Fodder Storage Barn: Steel frame with a lean-to on each side.
•Storage Barn: Fully enclosed with a roller-shutter door.
The land within Lot 3 is an area of level pasture and comprises part of a larger field.
Lot 4 - £275,000 - Commercial Workshop Buildings & Land - 2.67 acres (1.08 hectares).
Lot 4 includes some modern covered workshop buildings, an open yard with parking area and a level paddock.
Workshop Buildings
•A range of modern style buildings arranged in a ‘U’ shape.
•Steel frame with concrete block walls, concrete floors and fully enclosed.
•Approximately 529 square metres of internal workshop and storage space (ground floor).
•Approximately 35.5 square metres of office and shop space.
Outside to the front of the buildings is an open concrete yard and to the side is a level area which has been used for parking.
On the south-side of the buildings is a level grass paddock which totals approximately 2.01 acres.
Lot 5 - £325,000 - Land - 27.84 acres (11.27 hectares).
Lot 5 comprises four field enclosures which are very gently sloping and have direct road access. The fields are currently down to grass but have been used to grow cereal and forage crops with in-field trees creating a parkland setting.
The boundaries are established hedgerows lined with mature deciduous trees and the land is classified as Grade 3.
Lot 6 - £950,000 - Land - 101.31 acres (40.99 hectares).
Lot 6 comprises a ring-fenced block of arable and pasture land with some deciduous woodland.
This lot is mostly level or gently sloping with road frontage along the northern and eastern boundary and is classified as Grade 3.
Most of the field enclosures are now down to grass but in the past have been used to grow cereal and forage crops.
The woodland is known as Aller Grove and totals 6.51 acres (2.63 hectares) and includes a mixture of mature deciduous trees.
Services - LOT 1: Mains water. Mains electricity. Private drainage (Septic tank). Broadband.
LOT 2: Mains water is connected. If Lot 2 is sold separately to Lot 1, the purchaser of Lot 2 will be required to install a new mains water supply.
LOT 3: Mains water is connected. If Lot 3 is sold separately to Lot 1, the purchaser of Lot 3 will be required to install a new mains water supply.
LOT 4: Mains water connected. Mains electricity. Private drainage (Septic tank).
LOT 5: A mains water pipe passes through this lot.
LOT 6: Mains water is connected. If Lot 6 is sold separately to Lot 1, the purchaser of Lot 6 will be required to install a new mains water supply.
Access - LOTS 1, 5 and 6 have direct access from a council highway.
Lots 3 and 4 will be provided with a right of access over the entrance lane which will belong to Lot 1. Lot 2 will be provided with a right of access over the entrance lane which will belong to Lot 3 (and the initial section of Lot 1).
Tenure - The farm is owned freehold.
The farmhouse and traditional buildings within Lot 1 are available with vacant possession.
There is a Farm Business Tenancy (FBT) which includes the modern buildings within Lots 1, 2 and 3 and the land within all lots. This tenancy ends on the 1st May 2022.
Basic Payment Scheme (Bps) - The farm land is registered for entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme.
Development Uplift (Overage) - The land within Lots 5 and 6 will be sold subject to a development uplift provision.
If planning consent is approved for any residential / commercial use or development within a 50-year period starting from the completion date, 25% of the increase in the value of the land will be payable to the seller upon the approval of planning consent.
Local Authority - Mid Devon District Council. Tel: . (
House: Council Tax Band E.
LOT 4 Buildings: Business Rates rateable value of £12,250 (April 2017 to present).
Designations - The farm is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).
Land Plan - A plan, which is not to scale and is not to be relied upon, is attached to these particulars. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to its accuracy.
Sporting And Mineral Rights - The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned are included with the freehold.
Wayleaves & Rights Of Way - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of any wayleave agreement and any public or private rights of way that may affect it.
There are no public rights of way through the farm.
Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment with Stags. Call: or email: to arrange an appointment.
Warning - Farms and land can be dangerous places. Please take care when viewing the property, particularly in the vicinity of farm buildings and livestock.
Disclaimer - These particulars are a guide only and are not to be relied upon for any purpose.
Marketed by: Stags Farm Agency, Exeter
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