A rare opportunity to purchase a traditional, Georgian, small holding located in West Cumbria. Cowper House is a stylishly presented, 4-bedroom property benefitting from an excellent range of sandstone outbuildings as well as 1.25 acres of permanent pasture; highly suitable for grazing.

COWPER HOUSE, ASPATRIA, WIGTON, CA7 3LD

A rare opportunity to purchase a traditional, Georgian, small holding located in West Cumbria. Cowper House is a stylishly presented, 4-bedroom property benefitting from an excellent range of sandstone outbuildings as well as 1.25 acres of permanent pasture; highly suitable for grazing.
A further 6.42 acres of grazing land is also available by separate negotiation.

The beautifully presented, sandstone farmhouse comprises a modern kitchen/dining room, two reception rooms and a utility room on the ground floor. Four generous, double bedrooms are situated on the first floor along with the bathroom.

Guide Price:
£450,000 (FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS)
Farmhouse with land extending in total to 1.25 acres (0.50ha)

LOCATION
The property is located 3.2 miles North of Aspatria and 9.4 miles West of Wigton where it is easily accessed from the A596.

WHAT3WORDS:
Farmhouse and buildings: collected.averages.reflected
Additional land: portable.limelight.twin

SERVICES
The property benefits from mains water, electricity, and oil-fired central heating. Domestic drainage for the residential property is to a private septic tank.
Please note no formal investigation has been carried out as to the operation of the sewerage system and septic tanks, these may not meet the current General Binding Rules 2020, and the property is being sold on this basis. All parties must ensure that their lenders are aware of this before submitting an offer.

KEY INFORMATION
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ACCESS
Cowper House benefits from access to both the front and rear of the property as well as a large yard space which provides private parking.

OUTSIDE
To the front of the property is a well-presented garden and lawned area which then leads onto the large gravel area and cobbled courtyard.

BUILDINGS
A timber frame, tin sheet, general purpose building offers ample outside storage for the property.

COURTYARD
The cobbled courtyard of the property benefits from an excellent, L-shaped range of sandstone barns which include stabling for 5 horses and a tack room as well as further general storage buildings.
The sandstone barns each comprise timber beams and slate roofs with mains water and electricity.

THE BOTHY
Situated to the rear of the farmhouse is a two story, sandstone bothy with timber beams and a slate roof. This barn has previously benefitted from planning permission for conversion; however, this has now lapsed.

THE LAND
The land at Cowper House comprises 1.25 acres of permanent pasture which offers high quality grazing land. This is shown in the red boundary on the attached plan.

ADDITIONAL LAND
A further parcel extending in total to 6.42 acres of grazing land is also available by separate negotiation. A plan of this can be provided upon request.

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE
The land is not situated within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The land is not entered into any Environmental Schemes.

SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS
The sporting and mineral rights are included insofar as they are owned.

BURDENS
The property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, rights of light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights, obligations and easements, quasi easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether or not constituted in the title deeds or referred to in these particulars.

TENURE
The property is offered for sale Freehold with Vacant Possession.

VIEWINGS
The property is available to view by prior appointment with the Carlisle office of H&H Land and Estates.

METHOD OF SALE
The property is to be offered for sale by Private Treaty.
The Seller reserves the right to sell without fixing closing date or sell prior to a closing date. The seller also reserves the right to amalgamate, withdraw, or exclude any of the property shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars or order of sale.

COUNCIL TAX
Band D – Allerdale Council

AGENT DETAILS
Jonathan Hird
John Wigham
Carlisle Office –

SOLICITOR DETAILS
Andrea Handy,
Burnetts Solicitors,
Victoria House
Wavell Drive
Rosehill
Carlisle
CA1 2ST

MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
All Prospective Buyers should be aware in order to be in a position to buy at the auction we must first undertake checks in connection with Money Laundering Obligations as part of the new Money Laundering Regulations (The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017). All parties considering bidding provide photographic ID, (i.e. passport/driving licence) and proof of address (i.e. council tax/utility bill) prior to the auction commencing.