About this property

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION

White House Farm extends to approximately 170.18 hectares (420.51 acres) in total, with some of the highest quality Romney and Wisbech silt soils.

The property is being brought to the market due to the family retiring from farming and moving away from the area. Also included in the farm sale is Smith's Farm (a fully equipped equestrian smallholding) and Peregrine's Rest (a Grade II Listed period Farmhouse and buildings).

The freehold is available for sale and is being sold by Private Treaty. The farming business, C Wright and Son (Gedney) Limited, is also available for sale as a Going Concern if a buyer is interested in this type of acquisition. Further information on a share sale is available from Wheelers Accountants of Wisbech.

GUIDE PRICES

LOT 1: £5,625,000
LOT 2: £3,375,000
As a whole: £9,000,000

LOCATION AND SITUATION

White House Farm, Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire, PE12 0AJ

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White House Farm is located around the village of Gedney Dyke in rural Lincolnshire. The nearby Market Towns of Long Sutton and Holbeach have supermarkets and a wide array of independent shops and weekly markets and are only a 5 minute drive away. Further afield is Spalding, approximately 10 miles west, offering further supermarkets and retail stores. Surrounded by flat Fenland landscapes, Gedney Dyke offers a relaxed, rural lifestyle close to the Norfolk coast while remaining within reach of larger towns and cities for essential needs.

The area around Gedney Dyke is predominantly agricultural in nature with highly productive arable land, focussed on the production of horticultural crops, root crops (including potatoes, onions and sugar beet) as well as field vegetables, salads, pulses and combinable crops.

LAND

White House Farm comprises Grade 1 silty soils which are regarded as some of the most fertile and versatile agricultural land in the UK. These soils are free-draining and provide the ideal environment that supports consistently high yields across a range of crops, including root crops, brassicas, flowers, salads, vining peas, and all combinable crops. Furthermore, these highly productive soils are capable of intensive cultivation while remaining resilient, making them particularly well-suited to modern, high-output farming practices. With the ability to produce exceptional quality crops, this land is an asset for both established growers, those looking to expand their farming enterprise and investor buyers.

The soils predominantly belong to the Romney and Wisbech Soil Associations (with some Agney), being deep stoneless permeable calcareous fine and coarse silty soils with ground water being controlled by ditches and pumps.

Full back cropping information for White House Farm is available in the Data Room.

BUILDINGS

Included in the offering is an extensive range of modern agricultural buildings, including temperature controlled stores, workshop and vegetable processing unit all serving the farm as well as providing an annual income from storage and processing Licence Agreements. Some of the buildings are Licenced to third parties on an annual/seasonal basis providing an income stream of over £90,000 per annum. This provides another significant revenue in addition to the direct agricultural income. The recent occupiers of the farm building are interested in agreeing new occupation Agreements with the buyer of the farm subject to agreeing terms.

There is approximately 3,100 tonnes of potato box storage, 800 tonnes of bulk onions, 2 x 600 tonnes of bulk potato stores and a packhouse with intake and outtake cold stores with additional machinery storage buildings.

RESIDENTIAL

Smith's Farm, Fleet Bank, Gedney Dyke, PE12 0AW - (see enclosed individual Sale Brochure for Smith's Farm) A fully equipped equestrian smallholding with a spacious four-bedroom detached dwelling, extensive equestrian facilities including a block of stables, stores, workshop and tack room, with an adjoining 60m x 20m manège and fenced grass paddocks in all extending to 1.67 hectares (4.12 acres). There is an opportunity for the buyer of Lot 1 to extend the grass pastures into the adjoining arable land forming part of Lot 1.

Peregrine's Rest, Hallgate Gedney, PE12 0AH - (see enclosed individual Sale Brochure for Peregrine's Rest) A well-proportioned and substantial Grade II listed farmhouse dating from 1763 extending to approximately 272m2 (2,926 sq ft). The property has many fine period features, five bedrooms and is presented in superb order. The house benefits from a large barn/outbuilding incorporating a garage, home office, gym and workshop, surrounded by a private driveway and gardens in a plot extending to 0.30 hectares (0.75 acres) in total. The plot adjoins the surrounding farmland in Lot 2 allowing for the plot to be extended if desired.

LOTTING

Lot 1
Extending to approximately 101.94 hectares (251.89 acres) shaded in blue on the Sale Plan, including circa 98.73 hectares (243.96 acres) of Grade 1 arable land, White House Farm yard and buildings and Smith's Farm house and equestrian facilities.

Lot 2
Extending to approximately 68.24 hectares (168.63 acres) shaded in red on the Sale Plan, including circa 67.51 hectares (166.82 acres) of Grade 1 arable land, Middle Yard and Peregrine's Rest, the traditional period farmhouse.