Elm Tree, Great Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
North East
£375,000
Listed on 03/10/2026
Listed on 03/10/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
Link Detached HouseFeatures
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- Parking
Description
This four-bedroom Westmorland farmhouse is set in the conservation village of Great Asby, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The main house has two reception rooms and a kitchen-dining room with a Rayburn range, which is stated to provide hot water and central heating. Period details include timber sash windows and exposed stonework. The main roof is reported to have been renewed within the past 20 years, and the property is offered with no onward chain and requires modernisation.
Connected to the house is a Grade II listed former farmhouse and barn, dating from 1694, with period features including a curved staircase. The listing identifies scope to incorporate this space into the main home or create separate accommodation, subject to the necessary consents. A former byre in front of the barn has been partly dismantled; the description refers to an earlier permission for roof and eaves works, and any current status or further consents should be checked. The grounds include a lawn, drystone boundary wall, side and rear areas, an additional outbuilding and off-road parking.
Great Asby has a primary school, pub, playground and village hall. Appleby is approximately five miles away and offers further facilities and access to the Carlisle-Settle railway line. The property has oil-fired central heating and mains electricity, water and drainage; services and heating equipment have not been tested.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
51out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This is a characterful farmhouse project with real scope beyond updating the main house: the stone elevations, traditional features and substantial staircase provide a strong starting point, while the attached Grade II listed barn and partly dismantled byre could offer ways to reshape or extend the accommodation, subject to condition, consents and feasibility. The main-house rooms are dated, and the barn and byre have unfinished or damaged surfaces; the photographed main roof appears generally intact. The works range is £32,000–£62,000, with the barn and byre making the overall programme more involved than a straightforward refresh.
The score is 51/100, grade D (Weak Opportunity), despite good fundamentals and location. Floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the available information also does not establish the likely value after works.
Key opportunities
- Rework the dated main-house finishes while retaining character features such as the stonework, sash windows and substantial staircase.
- Explore how the internally connected Grade II listed barn could extend the living space or support a separate-use arrangement, subject to consents and feasibility.
- Bring the partly dismantled byre back into use as a garage, workshop, office or gym, subject to the required works and permissions.
Key risks
- The £32,000–£62,000 works range sits alongside unfinished and damaged barn and byre areas, exposed structure and debris, making this a substantial, potentially phased programme rather than a cosmetic refresh.
- Floor area is unavailable, so value versus local £/sqf cannot be judged; post-works value also remains unassessed.
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