Spring House Farm, Sadberge, Darlington, County Durham

The property
The land extends to approximately 146 acres (59.28 ha) in total which includes about 28.88 (11.68 ha) acres of woodland. The potential land use is very versatile being available to both grass and arable production. Residential accommodation is well provided for in a most comfortable and spacious farmhouse and an attractive and compact detached cottage which is suited to additional family or rental accommodation. There are a very good and complete set of modern and traditional style farm buildings situated beside the farmhouse which provide everything that is needed for effective equine, livestock and arable production. There are a total of 29 stables, extensive yard areas and a floodlit outdoor all-weather arena.

**Lot 1 The Steading (pink)**
About 11.46 acres (4.63 hectares)
Farmhouse
The spacious and attractive farmhouse is offered in very good decorative order throughout and was completely renovated in 2012 in the traditional style with brick under a pantile roof and benefits from an Esse wood burning cooker and a wood burner. Internally the accommodation comprises an entrance hall, kitchen/dining room, sitting room, utility room, study/bedroom, two further bedrooms and bathroom/cloakroom. On the first floor is found the principal bedroom with en-suite. Outside is a double garage with mezzanine storage floor over and well-maintained gardens with views over the surrounding farmland.

The Farm Buildings
There is an extensive collection of modern and traditional farm buildings and purpose-built equestrian facilities. The farm steading benefits from a water and electricity supply to every building and a substantial hardcore yard for parking and machinery storage. The yard and buildings were granted consent for equestrian use in 2000 (00/00124CU) and since then our clients have built up a successful livery enterprise. There are currently around 22 livery tenants who occupy on short-term agreements, with a waiting list of hopeful future tenants. Historically the livery enterprise has operated with a maximum capacity of 60 horses.

The buildings and facilities comprise:
A. A purpose-built Outdoor Arena with fibre-sand surface and flood lighting.
B. ‘L’ shaped timber Stable Block with concrete floor for 7 Boxes.
C. Steel portal frame General Purpose Shed with concrete floor and Yorkshire boarding.
D. Concrete and wood frame Stable Block with concrete floor for 12 purpose-built boxes, 3 Integrated boxes, feed stores and tack room.
E. Concrete block Stable Block under a profile sheet roof with a concrete floor for 3 boxes.
F. Traditional brick-built Stable Block with steel profile sheet and concrete floor for 2 boxes and feed store.
G. Steel portal frame General Purpose Shed with concrete floor.
H. Traditional brick-built Stable Block with tile roof and concrete floor for 2 boxes. The field in front of the Farmhouse is currently sown with a crop of Wheat.

**Lot 2 Spring House Cottage (blue)**
About 35.32 acres (14.29 hectares)
This charming and compact single storey cottage is situated a short distance from the main farm steading along an access track. It is of traditional brick construction under a slate roof and is offered in very good decorative order throughout. There is a wood burning stove for heating and hot water and a central heating backup system provided by an electric boiler. The accommodation comprises an entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The field to the south of the cottage is currently sown with grass and there is a compartment of woodland to the Eastern boundary.

The Land
The land is mostly flat with gentle undulations throughout and has been well farmed as part of a traditional rotational cereal system. The land has also been improved with drainage work, hedge planting and the application of organic matter manure. The land lies at around 50m above sea level and is classified as being of Grade 3 status and according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales the land is classified as being mostly of the Crewe series which is described as being ‘seasonally waterlogged slowly permeable soils formed at about 3m with permeable material starting within and extending below 1m of the surface. The soil is a reddish clayey stoneless drift. The field parcels are of good size and suited to modern machinery and all grass paddocks are fenced and have access to water troughs which are fed from a metered supply.

**Lot 3 (purple)**
About 39.15 (15.84 hectares)
This land is currently a mixture of permanent pasture and rotational grass with a central belt of woodland and further woodland compartments on the Northern boundary and there are also a couple of ponds within the woodland.

**Lot 4 (orange)**
About 59.19 acres (23.95 hectares)
This land is currently sown with a crop of Wheat and there is a compartment of woodland to the Northeastern corner.

Situation
The farmstead at Spring House Farm is very well situated in open countryside and at the centre of its own land and all within a ring fence close to the village of Sadberge. Darlington is the closest large town in the area and has a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities, along with a mainline train service on the East Coast mainline connecting to National and international transport destinations and Teesside International Airport with flights to many European Cities and other international transport hubs is close by.