Newly launched is Ballyowan House & Farm, a 137.5ac estate in Dunmurry, Co Down, which includes a Victorian house and seven additional residences along the boundary.

At the traditional wrought-iron gated entrance is an original gate lodge. Vacant for several decades, it offers scope to be brought back into use, subject to planning. A sweeping, tree-lined driveway leads to Ballyowan House, a red-brick, five-bed farmhouse built in 1864, with period features including dentil brackets and bay windows. Unoccupied for some time, the residence requires complete refurbishment, presenting potential to create a characterful family home.

Adjacent to the main house, a three-bedroom cottage, last occupied two years ago, offers scope for multi-generational living or independent guest or staff accommodation.

Aerial view outlining the 163ac of land. All eight houses sit along the boundary of the farm.

The well-established farmyard includes a former chicken house, six-bay Dutch barn, four-bay Dutch barn with adjoining lean-to, a hayshed, and several traditional outbuildings. While investment is needed to upgrade the infrastructure, the yard offers a solid foundation with the scale to support a substantial farming enterprise.

A total of 54ac of very good quality pasture surround the yard, with good soil structure and working depth that is suited to a range of agricultural uses, including arable cropping. There is also 2.5ac of woodland and 8ac of ancillary and amenity land. Further along the Drumbeg Road there are five more houses.

Livestock grazing

Set on just under 4ac of mature gardens and grazing paddocks, 68 Drumbeg Road is a four-bedroom 116 sq m bungalow. Part of the site lies within the Drumbeg settlement limit, which may appeal to strategic buyers. Accessed via Ballyowan House’s roadside entrance, 53 Drumbeg Road is reached by a separate private driveway. The four-bedroom house extends to 449 sq m on a 2.5ac plot.

The three other dwellings occupy a 1.5ac paddock suitable for equestrian or livestock grazing. No 36 Drumbeg Road is a gate lodge requiring refurbishment. No 40 Drumbeg Road is a three-bedroom, two-storey house, occupied until recently, while the adjoining 42 Drumbeg Road has two bedrooms and has been vacant for several years. Both are structurally sound but require modernisation.

The yard includes a former chicken house, six-bay Dutch barn, four-bay Dutch barn with adjoining lean-to, a hay shed, and several traditional outbuildings

Accessed through the main Ballyowen House entrance, 52 Drumbeg Road is a comfortable, spacious family home.

The remaining 65ac comprises predominantly of tillage and pasture, with some woodland. As a whole, the ringfenced nature of the holding presents significant potential for a large-scale farming enterprise, with scope for worker accommodation or rental income. Located eight miles from Belfast city centre and five miles from Lisburn, the farm combines rural privacy with access to all amenities.

For sale by private treaty from Savills, Ballyowan is guided in the region of €4.75m for the entire, with the option to purchase in six individual lots: Lot 1, Ballyowan House, 44 and 50 Drumbeg Road, farm buildings and 64.5ac, guided at €1.66m; Lot 2, 68 Drumbeg Road on just under 4ac, at €533,000; Lot 3, 52 Drumbeg Road on 2.5ac, at €712,000; Lot 4, 36, 40 and 42 Drumbeg Road on 1.5ac, at €433,000; Lot 5, 22ac of predominantly pasture land, at €397,000; and Lot 6, 42ac of predominantly tillage land, at €1m.

36, 40 and 42 Drumbeg road comprise a gate lodge, three-bed house and two-bed house.