Leading global property consultants, Knight Frank, has announced the sale of the prestigious Birdsgrove House, a Grade II listed mansion set in extensive grounds alongside the River Dove, in Mayfield, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
A residential developer has purchased the freehold buildings with approximately 13,710 sq ft of accommodation and 11.3 acres of grounds for £2m.
This commanding Grade II listed mansion been used as a convalescent and rest home since 1946 until its closure in 2005. The entire estate includes the mansion house with former coach house (and garages), a separate two bedroom cottage, orchards, extensive lawns, woodland, 4.15 acres of pasture land and single double bank fishing rights on the River Dove and Bentley Brook.
Birdsgrove House is suitable for continued use as a rest home, refurbishment or redevelopment for a range of alternative uses including reversion to a magnificent private house or for example use as a hotel, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
Emma Cleugh, partner, Knight Frank, comments: “Prestigious properties in rural settings with potential for redevelopment such as this, are difficult to come across. As such, the sale of Birdsgrove House has attracted a tremendous amount of interest, with several offers above asking price highlighting the demand for this type of property. The estate represents a number of opportunities for the developer, whether they chose to refurbish into a desirable family home or change its use entirely into separate dwellings or even a hotel.”
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-04-26 10:32:12
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Derbyshire Hall Up For Sale
At £2,950,000, Snitterton Hall, is currently the most expensive home on the market in the county.
Over the last eight years, the eight-bedroom Grade I listed manor house in Snitterton Road, Snitterton, near Matlock, has been completely restored.
It was built in the early 1630s by Colonel John Milward. It was restored in the 20th century by Colonel B.G. Davie, whose wife was heiress to the Thornhill family.
In 1935, the family sold the hall to Major Francis Bagshawe. He paid £10,000 for it but, after his death, his widow put the hall up for sale with an asking price of £200,000. In August 1992, when it next went on to the market, offers over £475,000 were sought.
Architect Adam Bench restored it to a high standard in 1997-98.
The present owners are Paul and Annabelle Caplan, who have lived there for the last eight years.
The hall is constructed from Ashover gritstone from Oaker Hill, which lies half a mile to the north of the house. The building features examples of small-scale Jacobean architecture, including columns, passages covered by round arches and flat roofs with ornamental parapets.
In the seven-acre grounds is a separate cottage, barn, stables and a tennis court. There are also two stables, two garages, a reflection pool, a gravelled driveway, a pond, six acres of grazing land, a gazebo and an orchard.
The sale of the hall is being handled by Caudwell & Co of Bakewell. Can it really be worth £2,950,000? I suppose the proof of the pudding is in the eating. After all I put my house up for sale for £XX but nobody bought it.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-24 02:41:07
Over the last eight years, the eight-bedroom Grade I listed manor house in Snitterton Road, Snitterton, near Matlock, has been completely restored.
It was built in the early 1630s by Colonel John Milward. It was restored in the 20th century by Colonel B.G. Davie, whose wife was heiress to the Thornhill family.
In 1935, the family sold the hall to Major Francis Bagshawe. He paid £10,000 for it but, after his death, his widow put the hall up for sale with an asking price of £200,000. In August 1992, when it next went on to the market, offers over £475,000 were sought.
Architect Adam Bench restored it to a high standard in 1997-98.
The present owners are Paul and Annabelle Caplan, who have lived there for the last eight years.
The hall is constructed from Ashover gritstone from Oaker Hill, which lies half a mile to the north of the house. The building features examples of small-scale Jacobean architecture, including columns, passages covered by round arches and flat roofs with ornamental parapets.
In the seven-acre grounds is a separate cottage, barn, stables and a tennis court. There are also two stables, two garages, a reflection pool, a gravelled driveway, a pond, six acres of grazing land, a gazebo and an orchard.
The sale of the hall is being handled by Caudwell & Co of Bakewell. Can it really be worth £2,950,000? I suppose the proof of the pudding is in the eating. After all I put my house up for sale for £XX but nobody bought it.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-24 02:41:07
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Ilkeston detached house price fall
House prices in Ilkeston bucked the national trend when they fell by 1.3 per cent last year - putting the value of an average property at £126,834.
According to the latest Land Registry figures, the average price of a detached house in the area stood at £185,371 in December 2006, £1,709 less than in January last year.
However the new figures show that semi-detached houses in Ilkeston also experienced a growth in value over the same period, rising by £10,001 to £121,934 and terraced house prices rose by £9,722 to £98,108.
In Derbyshire as a whole, prices rose by 5.9 per cent during the 12 month period, while in the East Midlands there was a 4.9 per cent increase.
The 1.3 per cent fall in house prices in Ilkeston compares to an eight per cent rise nationally, putting the average price of a house in England and Wales at £206,414.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-21 01:45:08
According to the latest Land Registry figures, the average price of a detached house in the area stood at £185,371 in December 2006, £1,709 less than in January last year.
However the new figures show that semi-detached houses in Ilkeston also experienced a growth in value over the same period, rising by £10,001 to £121,934 and terraced house prices rose by £9,722 to £98,108.
In Derbyshire as a whole, prices rose by 5.9 per cent during the 12 month period, while in the East Midlands there was a 4.9 per cent increase.
The 1.3 per cent fall in house prices in Ilkeston compares to an eight per cent rise nationally, putting the average price of a house in England and Wales at £206,414.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-21 01:45:08
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