Summary - 1 Overhall Cottage, Colne Engaine CO6 2HW
6 bed 3 bath Detached
Historic Regency home with pool, stables and extensive grounds.
Georgian red-brick house dating from 1831 with high ceilings and period detail
Over Hall is a rare Regency country estate set in c.12.73 acres with a grand red-brick house dating from 1831 and extensive outbuildings. The principal house offers six bedrooms, three bathrooms and four reception rooms across generous, high-ceilinged floors with original period features and versatile secondary accommodation in two adjoining cottages. Garaging for many vehicles, workshop and stables with five boxes suit classic estate living or an owner-operator equine/ leisure project.
The grounds and ancillary buildings are major assets: landscaped gardens, woodland, spring-fed pond, walled garden with thatched summerhouse, outdoor pool and tennis court. Productive arable and pasture land extend beyond the core garden if purchased in the larger lots, with existing Farm Business Tenancies and countryside stewardship agreements that provide current income but limit immediate control of cropping and stewardship payments.
Buyers should note the property’s practical and regulatory points: EPC E, oil-fired boiler and solid brick walls (likely without insulation), and an expansive estate requiring ongoing maintenance. Some agricultural buildings include fibre cement cladding (potential asbestos risk) and parts are let to a tenant; environmental scheme income is payable to the tenant until expiry in 2026, and tenancy expires September 2027. There are public footpaths across parts of the land and obligations on purchasers regarding boundary fencing if bought in lots.
This offering suits a family seeking a private country estate, an owner-occupier with equestrian or leisure interests, or an investor prepared to manage a large conservation-minded holding. The house and grounds present strong restoration and income potential but require budget and operational commitment to maintain historic fabric, outbuildings and estate infrastructure.
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