• A listed Georgian farmhouse, within 20 acres +
• With south facing gardens and ring-fenced boundaries +
• The farmhouse requires full modernisation +
• The farmyard had (now lapsed) 2019 consent for six dwellings +
• Oakham 8 miles; Uppingham 11 miles; Market Harborough 14 miles +

A striking listed farmhouse and yard, requiring modernisation, in a spectacular hilltop setting, within 20 acres of gardens and adjoining land, at the end of a no-through lane

Description

Halstead House is an attractive Georgian former farmhouse set in a superb village edge hilltop position, enjoying far reaching views across East Leicestershire. The south east facing house sits within private gardens that overlook its own ringfenced land, which gently falls away to the southern boundary. In all, the property extends to just over 20 acres.

Halstead House
This Grade II listed ironstone farmhouse is arranged over three storeys beneath a Welsh slate roof, offering classic Georgian symmetry and proportions. While the house requires modernisation, it retains many fine features, including high ceilings, large sash windows and generous room sizes.

A stone flagged reception hall sits at the heart of the house, flanked by formal sitting and dining rooms. Beyond the staircase is a charming stone floored breakfast room with a large inglenook fireplace and wood burner, a central hub linking the 22 foot drawing room and the clay tiled kitchen with an Aga. A rear lobby, with cloakroom/WC, gives access to the farmyard.

The staircase rises to the first and second floors. The first floor offers two south facing double bedrooms, including the principal suite with dressing room and en suite, alongside a central inner landing ideal as a study or play space. A third double bedroom also has its own en suite. The second floor provides three further bedrooms, two of them generous doubles, served by a family bathroom.

In total, the house offers around 4,400 square feet of accommodation, excluding the cellars.

Gardens
The mainly lawned gardens are framed by mixed deciduous and coniferous trees, opening to views across three former fishponds and the adjoining pasture, which slopes gently from the level garden areas to the southern boundary.

Farmyard and Outbuildings
To the north east of the house lies a traditional cobbled listed farmyard with a range of single and lofted brick and stone outbuildings, along with pole barns and covered yard areas. A series of brick former stables and offices adjoins the farmhouse and offers clear potential, subject to listed consents, for uses such as a home office, studio or annexe.