2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Single Let, Colchester, CO6 2HW £800,000

The perfect fusion of refined architecture, scenic beauty and practical amenities, Over Hall is one of the most enchanting small estates in Essex, an opportunity rarely found and impossible to forget

The Property is offered as a whole or in 5 lots.

Lot 1: 5.157 Ha (12.73 acres) | Over Hall together with garden, grounds, garaging offices and farm buildings

Storage Barn/workshop – 12.2m x 30.47 m. Portal framed building with fibre cement cladding and roof. Adjacent weatherboarded open barn 7.72m x 14.87m and adjacent garage 7.72m x 6.72m part occupied by car mechanic.

Lot 3: 21.75 Ha (53.76 acres) | Arable, countryside stewardship and woodland

This lot includes 2 arable fields lying beside the road between Countess Cross and White Colne together with 2 blocks of countryside stewardship being interspersed with attractive woodland lying behind Over Hall. The land is accessed from either the main road from Countess Cross towards Colne Engaine or the side road known as Over Hall Lane. It is classified by DEFRA as Grades 2 and 3. The soil type being of the Hornbeam 3 soil series. The arable land is currently cropped with winter wheat and is farmed under a Farm Business Tenancy by a neighbouring farmer. The woodland areas benefit from some attractive mature trees providing an interesting back drop to the countryside stewardship which provides excellent wildlife cover. There is public footpath across this block of land which leads into the water meadows and back out onto Over Hall Road.

Lot 4: 18.1 Ha (44.73 acres) | Arable, grassland and woodland

A compact block of land lying adjacent to Over Hall Road and being accessed directly off the public highway. Part of the land is arable currently growing oil seed , whilst the woodland provides a combination of mature trees and an interesting backdrop for the land. Classified as Grade 3 under the Land Classification Series in England and Wales. The soil is of the Hornbeam 3 soil series. The water meadows also grow some Cricket Bat Willows of varying ages grown under contract for J S Wright and yielding an additional income. Again, this land is subject to a Farm Business Tenancy.

Lot 5: 20.69 Ha (51.12 acres) | Arable and woodland

Lying to the north side of Over Hall Lane and adjacent to the Countess Cross to Pebmarsh public highway. This forms a compact block of land in 4 main fields, part currently cropped with winter wheat and part in a countryside stewardship scheme, interspersed with a small amount of woodland and tree belts. Some of the land lies adjacent to Pebmarsh brook and is affected by a short public footpath in the Northwestern border. Classified as Grade 3 by the Land Classification Series in England and Wales. The block is of the Hornbeam 3 soil series.

Directions

The nearest postcode is CO6 2HW.

Additional Info

Method of Sale
Over Hall Farm is offered for sale as a whole or in 5 lots by private treaty.

1 Over Hall Cottage - Council Tax D

2 Over Hall Cottage - Council Tax C