RURAL INVESTMENT ESTATE  

A mixed portfolio rural investment estate currently generates a gross annual income of over £40,000 with scope for rental uplift and capital realization.

Extending in all to approximately 302 Ha (748 acres). For sale as a whole.
Offered for sale publicly for the first time since the 1920's, the Hoddleston Estate represents an interesting and varied rural investment portfolio centered around the historic mill village of Hoddlesden and set in a quiet and attractive valley on the edge of the West Pennine Moors approximately 2.5 miles east of Darwen and five miles south of Blackburn and the M65 (Junction 5).

The Estate offers varying opportunities for immediate rental uplift and/or potential capital disposal and includes sporting rights over the whole, including a significant area of inhand Heather Moorland which generates additional income under the single payment scheme and offers potential for further enhancement.

- Over 300 acres of inhand moorland with entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme
- Three Investment Farms subject to secure tenancies
- A recently vacated small farm including house and adjoining barns
- Additional bare pasture land (subject to varying tenancies, part with possession)
- Over 30 acres of mixed species woodland with vacant possession.
- Inhand sporting rights over the whole
- Five residential properties in and around the village of Hoddlesden (one with vacant possession)
- 97 allotments and garage plots in and around the village of Hoddlesden
- 266 Yearly Chief Rents arising within Hoddlesden
- Currently generating a gross annual income of over £40,000


TENURE: Freehold