Barn Life can Harvest the Potential

Countryside living is a dream for many people - fields as far as the eye can see, a handful of neighbours, perhaps a farm shop on the doorstep. Rows of hawthorn hedges, dry stone walls, and old oak trees. A village pub, a cricket pitch maybe, and a local school for the children. The true country idyll.

With the COVID-19 pandemic currently prompting people to think about how and where they live, this dream is even more prudent.

Over the past year, there has been an exodus or people from London and other large cities as they eye up a new way of life that affords them fresh air, a feeling of space and a different pace of being. Getting away from the hustle and bustle and cramped living is the ideal but finding a balance between the city and somewhere that is too remote can be a challenge.

For some, the idea of moving into a new home that’s ready for them is perfect, but for others, they want to build their own space and create their own future. And here’s where you could reap the benefits of this migration to the country.

Perhaps prompted by an urge to design their own space and encouraged by the plethora of TV programmes that show people doing exactly that, the barn conversion is big business.

Agricultural buildings owned by farmers and landowners that are surplus to requirements can now be turned into wonderful homes.

We’ve seen how spectacular homes can be created by turning a barn into a modern living space. It takes vision and hard work but when you see the results, you know that heart and soul have created something special.

The dream is stunning external glass walls offering unrivalled views of the rural landscape beyond. Space turned into large bedrooms, cavernous dining areas, games rooms, libraries and studies – and all this is becoming a reality.

Atcost Barns Make Fabulous Homes!

An atcost barn is an agricultural building that has a framework already in situ and often with a concrete plinth. Using the steel and concrete framework a truly beautiful property can rise from the plot.

One such stunning example is a five-bedroom barn conversion situated in Buntingford and marketed by our partners, Fine and Country, North Hertfordshire. This beauty was previously used as a grain barn for the nearby farm at the base of Warren Lane in Cottered, Hertfordshire and has been turned into a cutting-edge property designed with aluminium bi-folding doors, wall to ceiling double height glass facades and a glazed external balcony.

Just like this example, open space living created with building products and innovations can help reduce impact on the environment.

Agricultural Opportunity: Do You Have an Atcost barn?

If you own an atcost barn, then it could potentially become a homeowners dream.

Of course, there are many factors to think about, such as planning permission as change of use would be needed from agricultural to dwelling. You will also need to think about whether there are other buildings nearby that would be affected or indeed should be included in the sale. Access is important as rights of access will need to be granted – but all of these factors are aspects that Satchells have years of experience of. We can help you all the way.

If you have a barn structure on your land doing nothing the chances are there is someone who wants to come and live in a beautiful rural setting in their ideal home.

It’s a dream match made in the countryside and we can help you make it a reality. Call Satchells on 01462 410394 or email us at salesadmincentre@satchells.co.uk