Lot 3 | Castle Hill Farm, Swindon, Gloucestershire, SN6 6LN | Property for sale | Savills
594.43 Ac(240.56 Ha)
Guide price £8,000,000(€9,395,360)

Lot 3 | Castle Hill FarmSwindon, Gloucestershire, SN6 6LN

  • Freehold

Key features

  • Significant mineral deposits currently generating a substantial revenue stream and due to increase significantly in the short term (planning permission granted - gross income expected to be in the region of £1.62m pa on a 20 year lease)
  • Substantial commercial arable farming enterprise
  • Attractive and stable rental income stream generated from residential and commercial portfolio
  • Future development opportunities
  • 27 residential properties subject to a variety of tenancies plus a further 3 derelict

Multi-faceted rural investment opportunity

About this property

  • Castle Hill Farm

    Situated at the northeastern end of the estate, Castle Hill Farm is an attractive ring fenced block including five residential properties plus two currently uninhabited, extensive traditional Cotswold stone buildings, including a substantial Cotswold Stone Barn, Grade II Listed former horse engine house and stable, former livestock buildings, and a mixture of Grade 2 and 3 predominantly arable land.

    The farm buildings are situated at the heart of the farm and present a rare opportunity to develop a new dwelling or to redevelop the existing traditional buildings and properties, subject to planning, creating a small ring fenced residential estate.

    Numbers 62, 63,64, 65, 66, 69 & 70 Castle Hill Cottages ~ (5 habitable) to include:

    A detached 3 bedroom house constructed of brick under plain tile roof.

    A pair of 3 bedroom Cotswold stone semi-detached cottages under plain tile roof.

    A further pair of 3 bedroom semi-detached cottages constructed of rendered block work under plain tile roof.

    A pair of Grade II Listed semi-detached cottages constructed of Cotswold stone, unoccupied and in need of complete renovation

    Castle Hill Farm Buildings

    The buildings consist of modern steel portal cattle structures, Dutch barns, and traditional Cotswold stone barns, offering conversion or redevelopment potential subject to obtaining the necessary consents. The former livestock buildings have been damaged by fire and are no longer in use.

    Farming

    The farmland, situated on the northeastern edge of the estate to the east of Down Ampney surrounds the main farmyard and extends to 558.68 acres. The majority of the land is classified as either Grade 2 or 3 on the Provisional Agriculture Land Classification Map and is currently farmed as part of an arable rotation along with small areas of grassland. The woodland area across the lot extends to 16.61 acres.