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WILTSHIRE LIFE - April 2003
Doing
your own thing!
I was interested to see that William Grant, agricultural
partner of Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury and his colleague
Lindsay Burden are offering Waterloo Farm, Anstey, near
Salisbury for sale. This in fact is an opportunity to convert
a barn with planning  consent
for 4,000 sq ft of living accommodation and an annex of
a further 750 sq ft. Together with this are a number of
farm buildings and arable and pasture land amounting in
all to some 72 acres. The barn is a substantial stone building
probably dating from the late 18th or early 19th century
and originally constructed with a thatched roof. The principal
axis of the barn runs east-west and is divided into 3 bays
by the two threshing passages. The eastern bay extends from
the north façade on a north-south axis and so provides a
shallow "L" form to the plan. The architect, Peter Thompson
has made conversions a particular speciality, gaining prestigious
awards in the process. The price guide is £750,000.
It so happens that Symonds & Sampson of Salisbury are offering
Wellesley House, Anstey, independently, which adjoins Waterloo
Farm. This is a traditional detached stone cottage with
a new extension in Chilmark stone requiring further works
and completion. It has lovely views and stands in approximately
four and half acres. The accommodation comprises a master
bedroom with en suite, three further bedrooms, two bathrooms,
kitchen and three reception rooms. The price guide is £450,000.
This obviously presents a very interesting lot together
or independently and in fact is exactly what one of my clients
is seeking, but of course not there!
A most unusual property which has come to the market, is
Wingfield Golf Driving Range at Wingfield, near Trowbridge.
The property has planning permission for conversion into
a dwelling and the following accommodation could be provided,
porch, hall, lounge, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room,
study, and various domestic offices. Bedroom one has an
en-suite bathroom, bedroom two an en-suite shower room and
there are two further bedrooms and a bathroom. The grounds
are in all about 1.56 acres. The price guide is £425,000
and FPDSavills and Atwell Martin are marketing it jointly.
It may be that you do not want the hassle and bother of
"doing it yourself" and would rather find it all completed.
In that case there is a lovely house with nearly 22 acres
available on the county border at West Tytherley, which
lies just over 11 miles from Salisbury and seven from Romsey.
Sopps Farm is an immaculately presented and beautifully
restored Grade 11 listed 16/17th century farmhouse of tremendous
charm and character. The property has undergone an extensive
refurbishment programme to very high standards, with great
attention paid to detail. It offers very good accommodation
comprising three reception rooms, kitchen, study/fifth bedroom,
with adjoining bathroom, utility, cloakroom, principal bedroom
with adjoining dressing area and bathroom, three further
bedrooms and two further bathrooms. There is also a fine
timber framed reception barn that includes a double height
37 foot long reception room, kitchen, bathroom and double
bedroom above a large laundry room. With the property is
a two double bedroomed cottage, a stable yard, railed paddocks,
barns and outbuildings and a heated swimming pool. The price
guide is £1,900,000 and the agents are FPDSavills of Winchester.
I am surprised how many really interesting properties have
already come to the market so early in the year as normally
many owners prefer to wait until the spring. Perhaps the
market is not as seasonal as it used to be, or it may be
that some people are concerned that world events could well
affect the market. It is difficult at the time of writing
to forecast the coming property year. The Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors announced the other day that there
appears to be a distinct slowing down in London, whilst
in the country there is still plenty of activity. Only time
will tell.
Written by Michael Chandler FRICS.
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