North Shropshire compact dairy farm with equestrian potential

A compact North Shropshire dairy farm with excellent potential to become a substantial country residence with equestrian facilities is on offer with Auctioneers Halls for £799,995.

Brook Farm, Soulton Road, Wem comprises a period farmhouse with up to six bedrooms, a range of brick buildings offering scope for a variety of commercial usages, subject to planning consent, around 12 acres of land and gardens.

Situated on the edge of the historic market town of Wem, the farmhouse offers more than 2,500 square feet of well-proportioned living accommodation on three floors, with great potential for modernisation and improvement.

Typical of its era, the ground floor comprises a sitting room, dining room, general reception room, a kitchen and a useful utility. A rear passageway leads to an external store and connecting range of traditional buildings.

The first floor has four generous bedrooms served by a family bathroom and the top floor, which is undeveloped, has three individual rooms which could provide a further bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

The dairy enterprise comprises an abreast milking parlour with a bulk tank while 11,000 sq ft of traditional buildings are situated around a central courtyard.

“The buildings have excellent potential for a variety of alternative usage,” said Allen Gittins, Halls chairman, who is handling the sale. “This property would make a super equestrian holding with the outbuildings and land, subject to planning consent,”

“The land, which is generally flat and mostly situated to the side and rear of the property, also has potential to be developed for equestrian or possibly other commercial usages, subject to planning consent.”

To the west of the farmhouse are lawned gardens and driveway parking, which overlook an attractive natural pond and some of the land.

With connections to the A49, Brook Farm is about 12 miles from Shrewsbury, 22 miles from Wrexham and 30 miles from Chester and rail links are provided in nearby Wem which has a train station.

Viewing is by appointment with Halls’ Ellesmere office on Tel: 01691 622602 or email: ellesmere@hallsgb.com .

Picture : Brook Farm, Wem – a compact dairy farm with great potential.