Summary - MILTON MANOR UPPER MILTON WELLS BA5 3AH
- Grade II* 17th-century manor with abundant period features
- Approximately 6,000 sq ft: 7 beds, 4 baths, multiple reception rooms
- Over 7 acres: lawns, meadow, paddock and mature woodland
- Large stone outbuildings (2,000+ sq ft) with development potential
- Superb Mendip Hills AONB views, just 1 mile from Wells
- Oil-fired central heating; private drainage; EPC rating E
- Very slow broadband and average mobile signal
- Listed status restricts alterations and may complicate works
Milton Manor is a substantial 17th-century Grade II* manor set on over 7 acres of lawns, meadow and woodland, with far-reaching views across the Mendip Hills and only a mile from Wells. The house offers generous, flexible accommodation across about 6,000 sq ft: seven bedrooms, four bathrooms and multiple large reception rooms that retain original features such as flagstone floors, chamfered beams, panelling and inglenook fireplaces. Substantial stone outbuildings and a large yard provide extensive storage, garaging or workshop space and have development potential subject to consents.
This property will suit a buyer seeking a character country home close to town — families, those wanting home working space, or buyers with scope to add value by sympathetic refurbishment of services and outbuildings. Practical points to note: the house is Grade II* listed, which will restrict alterations and may complicate development of the outbuildings. Services are mains water and electricity with private drainage; heating is oil-fired with a boiler and radiators.
There are a number of material considerations that buyers must factor in. Broadband speeds are very slow and mobile signal is only average, which could affect remote working unless upgraded. The house's age and traditional stone walls mean there is no built-in modern wall insulation (assumed), and some works or energy improvements will require listed-building consent. Council Tax is in a high band and the property sits within designated AONB and has public footpath rights across part of the land.
Overall this is a rare, characterful manor offering dramatic views, roomy period accommodation and significant ancillary buildings and grounds. It offers immediate livability combined with scope for careful investment, but prospective buyers should allow time and budget for listed-building permissions, modernisation of services and broadband improvements.
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