The Hollands

The stone farmhouse, with its period origins, was substantially extended in the 1970s and now provides a five-bedroom house. Adjacent are a range of useful outbuildings including an adjacent store, two stone barns, (one of which was once a Wesleyan Chapel) and a more modern steel framed barn. Set in about 9.5 acres of land with direct access onto a bridleway, the property was formerly a successful strawberry farm, including level fields to the north and
east (the largest which has laterally been a wildflower meadow. A smaller field to the east had glasshouses and polytunnels, (with two dilapidated glasshouses remaining).

The property is set in an accessible position between the county town of Newport and the coastal towns of Shanklin and Sandown and is also on a main bus route and is within a couple of minutes of Harvey Brown’s excellent farm shop, café/restaurant.

ACCOMMODATION

GROUND FLOOR
An ENTRANCE HALL with an adjacent CLOAKROOM, leads to a SITTING ROOM with partially exposed stonework walls and a wood burning stove with a series of windows and a part-glazed door overlooking the garden. Adjacent OFFICE with a secondary staircase and STORE ROOM.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM Fitted with a range of wooden-fronted units with an integrated oven, hob, and sink unit and enjoying an outlook across the surrounding fields has a countertop opening to the DINING ROOM from which French doors open to the south facing CONSERVATORY of UPVC-framed construction with sliding doors opening directly onto the garden.

A UTILITY/BOOT ROOM has a part-glazed door to the driveway, space and plumbing for a washing machine and wall-mounted gas boiler.

FIRST FLOOR
Comprising FIVE BEDROOMS, a STUDY and a BATHROOM with SEPARATE WC with most rooms having country views.

OUTSIDE
A gated driveway to the side of the house provides ample off-road parking. The property is complemented by a range of both modern and period outbuildings, including:

STORE Attached to the western side of the farmhouse is a stone built store.

FORMER PACKING SHED A period stone barn with an adjoining block built store/workshop.

STEEL FRAMED BARN Concrete floor, power and lighting.

STONE BARN A former Wesleyan Chapel with a pair of doors opening towards the road and windows to either side.

THE LAND
To the east and north of the house and buildings are level fields extending to just under 9 acres with mature hedge lined boundaries interspersed with oak trees. Having been used as a market garden and strawberry farm, there were various glass houses on the land, most of which have been removed but two of which remain in a poor state of repair.

The land benefits from being a good quality sandy soil, (Grade 2 on the MAFF Land Classification plans) and has direct access onto the adjacent bridleway leading to Wacklands Lane.

OVERAGE The vendors propose an overage clause will apply for a period of 25 years should planning consent be achieved for residential development on the land.

SERVICES Mains water, electricity, drainage and gas. Gas fired central heating.

TENURE Freehold

COUNCIL TAX Band E

EPC Rating D

POSTCODE PO30 3AR

DIRECTIONS When approaching on the A3056 from Newport/Arreton, you will reach the Suzuki garage in Hale Common. The entrance with The Hollands is found on the left after about 80m.

VIEWINGS All viewings will be strictly by prior arrangement with the sole selling agents, Spence Willard.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Spence Willard in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (‘information’) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Spence Willard nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has
been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.