BTF Partnership is offering for sale a four-bedroom listed farmhouse with a range of traditional farm buildings and about 6.5 acres of land in an Area of Natural Landscape in the Wye Downs, Kent, with offers invited in the region of £950,000.

Kingsmill Down Farm has been in the same family ownership for over 100 years. It is located in an unspoilt part of the Downs, with a surrounding landscape of steep banks, arable fields, pasture and small woodlands.  The farm was purchased in 1919 at auction and was previously part of the South Hill Estate. The farmstead comes with 6.52 acres, and part of the larger adjoining farm, which is being retained by the clients, may be available by separate negotiation.

The Grade II-listed farmhouse, with an internal area measuring 2,608 sq ft, now requires considerable renovation and gives south-facing views across the valley.

The farmyard is laid out in two parts, with the main yard enclosed as a courtyard with period buildings including: an early 19th century barn constructed in flint and brickwork measuring 9m x 18.05m, a traditional range of livestock housing with open bays measuring 20m x 3.36m, a ‘tractor’ shed measuring 10.55m x 5.43m, stables measuring 8.75m x 4.99m, two pigsties constructed in brick adjoining a granary measuring 4.34m x 5.77m on two storeys and three obsolete circular grain silos.

The second area of the yard consists of a range of lean-to garages and stores measuring 9.5m x 4.76m adjacent to the stables, a garage/ workshop measuring 6.31m x 6.1m, two Nissen huts measuring 10.5m x 12.33m x 5m, a four-bay concrete framed Dutch barn measuring 18.37m x 9m and a six-bay pole barn measuring 23m x 9m.

In the paddock next to the house is a four-bay pole barn measuring 18.5m x 11.5m.

The surrounding land has been entered into a Countryside Stewardship scheme which includes prescriptions to enhance arable land and pasture on the farm requiring the restoration and maintenance of species-rich grassland which is a feature of the Wye Downs Area. The house and farmstead overlooks this valley landscape to the south towards the village of Elmsted.

Richard Thomas, at BTF Partnership, commented: “This is a beautiful unspoilt and peaceful location in the Wye Downs, steeped in history.  This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to breathe new life into a rural farmstead which has significant potential subject to the necessary planning consents.”

More details: www.btfpartnership.co.uk/property/hastingleigh