Luxury Farmhouse for sale in Alhama de Granada

This very spacious and well-laid out farmhouse is south-west facing and enjoys breath-taking views over the town of Alhama de Granada. The area is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.   

Farmhouse

When the house was renovated it was laid out for comfortable, spacious, modern living. Ideal for a family or for a B&B operation.

On the ground floor there is a double height entrance hall; a lovely large lounge with double doors to the garden area; a huge kitchen; a dining room; a bedroom with en-suite bathroom; a very large room big enough for a double bedroom with en-suite bathroom; and a store room. Outside there is a covered porch.

On the upper floor there is a master bedroom suite with en-suite bathroom and corner terrace; three further bedrooms, all with views and en-suite bathrooms; a spacious landing area; a storeroom (or single bedroom) and a linen cupboard.

Services

The lower floor has under-floor central heating for the most part, with radiators in just two rooms. The upper floor has radiators throughout. Heating is provided via an olive pit or pellet burner. There is also an open fireplace in the sitting room and a wood-burner in the snug.

There is an excellent internet connection via wifi throughout the whole house. There is also a 1.2 metre satellite dish behind the house.

A 6 kilowatt electric supply is provided by a solar panel system and stored in a high-capacity battery bank. The electrical system and 16kva diesel generator, for electricity backup, are situated in a separate shed. 

Water is obtained from a rainwater collection system or tanker deliveries during very dry periods, and is stored in a 30,000 litre water tank.  Before entering the house, it is fully filtered and subject to UV disinfection, and passes through a water softening system.  The local authority is obliged by law to provide water on demand. The price is €160 for 13.000 litres of water, cheaper than if mains water was installed. The property has a licence in place to drill a bore hole and extract 365.000 litres of water per annum for domestic use.

The Farm

The farmland comprises: 19 hectares of old (100+ years) and new (20+ years) olive trees (5,500 Picual, Picudo, and Hojiblanca varieties) and 2.6 hectares of almond trees of mixed varieties. Fifty metres from the house is a 100 m2 tractor shed with its own electric generator, water collection system, and a water deposit of 15,000 litres. 

The farm is sold with all the necessary working farm machinery.

Income Generation

The farm enjoys four sources of income: olives, almonds, an EU subsidy and the sale of prunings for firewood. These total currently €100.000 p.a. 

Access

The principal access is via a delightful road winding through almond and olive groves, off of which is a short track which winds down to the farmhouse.