Description
An 11.55 acre arable/pasture field with excellent access and road frontage.
Situation - Woodhead Farm occupies an elevated, south-west facing position on the fringes of the picturesque seaside village of Branscombe, on the UNESCO Jurassic Coast World Heritage site. Branscombe has an active year-round community based around two popular inns, a café at the beach, village hall with tennis courts, church, and primary school. The neighbouring fishing village of Beer offers a variety of independent shops, restaurants and pubs. Nearby the Regency resort of Sidmouth (6 miles), with its long esplanade and wide beaches, provides a good range of amenities including restaurants, independent shops, cinema, leisure centre and swimming pool as well as a Waitrose. Whilst surrounded by beautiful countryside in the East Devon National Landscape (formerly an AONB), the farm is easily accessible, close to the coast road. The market town of Honiton (8 miles) has a mainline rail link to London Waterloo (2 hours 50 minutes). The Cathedral City of Exeter (25 miles) offers a further range of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities, with access to the M5 and Exeter International Airport.
The Property - Woodhead Farm comes to the open market for the first time in over 80 years, following the death of Edwin Purchase (a great local character) in 2024. Edwin was the second generation to farm at Woodhead; his parents having moved south from Exmoor just before World War II.
Lot Two - Land at Woodhead 11.55 acres (4.67 ha)
A single arable/pasture field being level, adjoins Lot One. Excellent access and road frontage, with mature hedges surrounding the field.
Services - Lot 2: Private water supply to field trough (sub meter required if sold in lots)
Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession upon completion. The farm has been previously let to a local farmer under a Farm Business Tenancy, who would be prepared to continue farming the land. Vacant possession of the farmland and cattle buildings is available from 1st July 2026.
Rights Of Way - No public rights of way cross the farm.
Agricultural Schemes - The land is in a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Scheme that started on 1st April 2024 and runs until 31st March 2027.
Basic Payment Scheme - The delinked payments will be retained by the vendors. The land is registered on the Rural Land Register and can be transferred to the new owner, with the purchasers being responsible for the agent's fees involved being £200 plus VAT.
Material Information - 1. Woodhead Farm is at very low risk of flooding from surface water, rivers and seas.
2. The main water supply serving a neighbouring property crosses the farm, with the meter located north of the farmstead.
Sporting - All rights are understood to be owned and included in the sale. Racing at Exeter or Taunton. Golf at Seaton, Honiton or Lyme Regis. Sailing on the coast at Lyme Regis or Topsham.
Local Authority - East Devon District Council Tel: 01404 515616
