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Under The Hill, Stalling Busk

North East

£500,000

Listed on 01/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached

Features

  • Garden

Description

Under The Hill is a traditional stone-built Dales house in Stalling Busk, near Semerwater, with accommodation arranged over two floors and a separate-access annexe area. The ground floor has two reception rooms with open fires, a farmhouse kitchen with an oil-fired Aga and walk-in pantry, a utility room, boot room and shower room. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including an open mezzanine-style room, and a family bathroom. The listing states that the property requires modernisation and has no central heating; the Aga provides cooking and hot water. The house stands within stone-walled grounds, with a large garden divided into three sections and views across the countryside. Two detached stone barns are included. The west barn is described as having electricity, plumbing and a mezzanine, while the second has storage compartments and an externally accessed upper floor. The listing reports pre-planning advice for conversion of both barns, but any conversion would require verification of planning and other consents. A paddock and a right of way are also noted. Bainbridge is around three miles away and Hawes around five miles away.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

34out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Under The Hill has a distinctive Dales character: traditional stonework, exposed beams and open fires, with extensive grounds and two detached stone barns. The photographed interiors are dated, and the listing says there is no central heating, giving a buyer a substantial modernisation project; the renovation range is £35,000–£65,000. The barns have pre-planning advice for conversion, but feasibility and all required consents would need checking.

The main obstacle is the price. At £500,000, the asking figure is well above the local £/sqf benchmark, and adding the stated refurbishment range leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of renovated value, but it makes the economics difficult to support on the figures available.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated interiors and install central heating while retaining and showcasing the exposed beams, stone features and open fires.
  • The extensive, divided garden and rural setting near Semerwater offer scope to make the grounds a stronger part of the home.
  • Explore the two detached stone barns: pre-planning advice exists for conversion, subject to checking feasibility and securing all required consents.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, even the stated refurbishment budget puts purchase-plus-works costs well above the local benchmark for this floor area, leaving a challenging financial case.
  • Factor in roughly £550,000 once the asking price and an estimated £50,000 of refurbishment are combined, leaving a gap of around 66% versus area norms for this sqft. Finished value after works is not modelled here.

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Based on a loan of £375,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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