High ‘hope value’ in the heart of Dublin city’s commuter belt
Developers are likely to be leading the chase for a substantial farm on the market close to the capital
Green house:
The substantial farmhouse (below) needs renovation and is adjoined by a courtyard of traditional-style outbuildings. The property is guided at €35,000-€45,000 per acre.
A241ac residential tillage and grassland farm in Ashbourne, Co Meath, is on the private treaty market with a guide price of between €35,000 and €45,000/ac.
It is sure to bring out a wide range of customers, from farmers to those with a developer’s eye and access.
The lands are located at Killegland, 500m from the main street in Ashbourne adjoining the R125 Ratoath to Swords Road and the M2.
Just north of the lands is the development boundary of Ashbourne that runs for almost 2km beside existing residential developments such as Churchfields.
Much of the land used in the expansion of Ashbourne in the 1970s and 1980s was originally part of this farm.
While the holding is zoned agricultural at this time, lands adjacent are zoned Objective 2 in the current draft Development Plan to facilitate further residential development.
Philip Byrne, of selling agents Coonan Property, Maynooth, believes interest in the sale will reflect the ‘hope value’ offered by the location.
However, he described it as a superb farm of agricultural ground with no waste.
Bounded by the M2 motorway and the R125, the 241 acres are made up of top quality tillage and grazing ground laid out in 11 tillage fields and two grass fields, with the house and a paddock at the heart of the property. Mainly in one block, a 6ac parcel is divided from the rest by the motorway.
Mr Byrne says the place has been well farmed over the years, is in a state of high fertility and has decent internal hedgerows.
Farmhouse
The substantial farmhouse at the centre of the lands is a two storey, ivy-clad residence with four reception rooms and six bedrooms. The house is in need of modernisation but has tremendous potential and the makings of a fine spacious home.
To the rear of the building is a courtyard of older farm buildings, along with a two-bedroom mews cottage. The holding is serviced by mains water, well water and a rainwater harvesting system.
The property is on the private treaty market and expressions of interest are to be made in writing to Coonan Property, Main Street, Maynooth, for the attention of Philip Byrne or by email to philipb@coonan.com on or before Thursday, April 23.