Three Norfolk farms with a total value of almost £10.7m are hitting the market in what agents believe could be the county's biggest farm sale this year.
The "productive and versatile" arable farms, spanning 965 acres of land between the villages of Mileham and Gressenhall near Dereham, are currently farmed as a single unit.
The properties are being marketed separately, but sales agents at Savills said they could also be bought as a whole.
Reed Lane Farm, on the edge of Mileham, has a guide price £4.5m and includes a 700-tonne grain store and an "attractive" four-bedroom farmhouse at the heart of its 404 acres of land.
Meanwhile Rawhall Farm, between Mileham and Gressenhall, also has a four-bedroom farmhouse along with grain stores and commercial farm buildings on about 438 acres of land, with a guide price £4.6m.
Other associated lots include the three-bedroom Rawhall Farm Cottage, valued at £485,000, and 123 acres of land at nearby Vale Farm near Gressenhall, which has a guide price £1.1m.
Christopher Miles, director in the rural agency team at Savills in Norfolk, said the farms generate "substantial environmental and rental income", and together represent "a significant sale, the largest to come to market in Norfolk so far this year and potentially one of the biggest of the whole year".
“Reed Lane, Rawhall and Vale Farms present a great opportunity to acquire three productive arable farms in close proximity which are efficiently farmed as one unit, but would work equally well as separate holdings," he said.
"There may also be an opportunity to add a further 91 acres of land that borders Reed Land through separate negotiation with a different landowner.
“The farms were acquired over a period of 10 years by our client and are some distance from their primary holding. Following a recent acquisition of a neighbouring farm to the main estate and the knowledge of other investment opportunities they have decided that now is the right time to consolidate their operations nearer to home.
“Our client has put a lot of heart and soul into the upkeep of the farms and their buildings and the sale will likely be an attractive proposition for farmers who want to expand or relocate and for investors."
Along with their arable cropping potential, all three farms are within a Countryside Stewardship scheme and have recently entered a Sustainable Farming Incentive agreement, "further enhancing the environmental and biodiversity credentials of the land".
"Many miles of hedges as well as trees have also been established to substantially enhance the landscape,” added Mr Miles.
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