Homes for improvement, woodland, former church and poultry farm in Halls auction

Homes offering scope for modernisation, parcels of land and woodland, a former church and a former poultry farm across Shropshire, Powys, Staffordshire and Cheshire will go under the hammer in Shrewsbury later this week.

Halls auctioneers and estate agents have assembled 21 lots for the latest in their series of collective property and land auctions at Halls Holdings House, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, on Friday, July 24, starting at 2pm.

Among the most versatile lots is Beechcliffe Poultry Farm at Knowl Wall Beech, near Stoke-on-Trent. Guided at £80,000 to £100,000, the former poultry farm extends to around 2.32 acres and includes around 14,300 sq ft of buildings in varying states of repair.

Situated in a rural hamlet with convenient access to the M6, the property offers potential for a range of future uses, subject to planning permission. The buildings include a general agricultural building, two grain stores, an inspection pit, two loose-box stables, two greenhouses, nine poultry sheds, two general stores and an 11-bay machinery pole barn.

Residential opportunities requiring improvement include The Glyn at Frochas, Welshpool, a characterful detached house guided at £175,000 to £200,000; Tyn y Ddol at Llangynog, a three-bedroom detached home with striking mountain views, guided at £250,000 and The Smithy at Brockton, near Shrewsbury, a two-bedroom cottage standing in gardens of approximately 0.65 acres, guided at £175,000 to £200,000.

Another distinctive lot is the Grade II listed former Church of St Mary Magdalene at Tallarn Green, near Malpas. Guided at £80,000 to £100,000, the church retains a wealth of original features and is offered with gardens and a separate grass paddock extending in all to around 1.06 acres.

The former church offers potential for alternative uses, particularly residential conversion, subject to planning permission.

Other North Shropshire residential lots include 1 Lowe Hill Gardens, Wem, a three-bedroom semi-detached house (£150,000 to £170,000); 14 Oswalds Well Lane, Oswestry, a four-bedroom link-detached property (£170,000 to £180,000); 2 Oakleigh, Lower Heath, Prees, a three-bedroom semi-detached house (£120,000 to £140,000); 4 Jubilee Way, Platt Lane, Whixall, a two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow (£85,000 to £105,000); Greenhill, Pant, a two-bedroom semi-detached cottage (£90,000); White Gables, 8 Cabin Lane, Oswestry, a four-bedroom detached house (£80,000 to £90,000) and 19 Willow Street, Ellesmere, a two-bedroom town-centre cottage (£80,000 to £100,000).

Further residential lots comprise 208, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, a four-bedroom semi-detached house (£150,000 to £170,000); Conway, Hereford Road, Bayston Hill, a three-bedroom detached house (£125,000 to £150,000); Bramble Cottage, Hereford Road, Bayston Hill, a three-bedroom semi-detached house (£80,000 to £100,000); 33 Albert Square, Shrewsbury, a three-bedroom terraced house (£90,000 to £100,000) and The Stables and 12C Market Street, Craven Arms, two self-contained one-bedroom properties (£125,000).

A terrace of eight garages at The Grove, Hodnet, near Market Drayton, is guided at £25,000 to £35,000. Located in a residential area, the site extends to approximately 0.13 acres and provides additional parking.

The land lots comprise 2.66 acres off Dodds Green Lane, Burleydam, near Audlem (£25,000 to £35,000); around 11.16 acres of mixed broadleaf woodland, including two disused limekilns, at Llawnt near Oswestry (£40,000 to £45,000) and 1.58 acres of woodland and amenity land formerly part of Y Gribyn, Llawr-y-Glyn, Caersws (£10,000 to £15,000).

For more information and to view the auction catalogue, visit Halls property and land auctions.

Picture: The Smithy, Brockton, near Shrewsbury.