| Property Name | Old Bramstead Cott | |
| Property Location | Heath Road, Bromstead, Newport,
Shropshire view map | |
| Property Type | 3 Bedroom Detached House | |
| Price | £435,000 | |
| Status | For sale | |
| For further information & viewings, contact |
Mike Robinson tel: 01952 691396 e-mail: freerangeliver@gmail.com |
‘Eco’ Country Cottage in rural countryside on Shropshire/Staffordshire border, with 0.6acre of good organic growing ground. This 'Eco Organic Micro Holding' will save you money. Running costs are about 50% less than usual. This quiet country 3 bedroom home is in easy reach of local towns eg, Telford, Stafford and the M54 motorway.
| Kitchen | 7m x 2.1m |
| Lounge | 4m x 4m |
| Dining | 4m x 4m |
| Bedroom 1 | 5m x 4m |
| Bedroom 2 | 4m x 4m |
| Bedroom 3 | 4m x 2.1m |
| Other Rooms |
Utility
4 x 2.1. Conservatory 3 x 2.5. |
| Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc. | Approx £1,100 pa |
| Ground Rent | None. Freehold. |
| Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHER | Mid-range Energy Certificate |
0.6 acre good loam growing ground. There are various sheds and shelters, a small orchard and grass ground.
| Parking facilities | Garage/Driveway |
| Secure bicycle storage? | Yes |
| Nearest shop/Post Office | 8km |
| Nearest leisure facilities | 14km |
| Nearest train station | 14km |
| Nearest bus-stop to main town/city | 3km |
The site has acted as an ‘eco life support’ unit for over 40 years, growing good organic veg and flower crops. Energy costs over the period have averaged around half the household average and utility costs eg. water tend to be low.
The small smallholding here, billed as the ‘eco organic micro holding’ on
the ‘Freerange Living’ website, started out life some 45 years ago as a
derelict cottage with a derelict 1/3 acre garden. Money was tight and crops
were grown originally to support the family. Gradually though the ‘eco
friendly’ side of the property developed, somewhat ‘organically’, and
without a master plan, the solar panels arriving some 13 years ago via a
government scheme and still performing well. Then followed 18 months later
by the small air source heater, often being run by the solar panels even in
winter, heating the two day living rooms well and ‘for free’. A device was
added to the solar panels to then give continuous free hot water.
The multi-fuel stove and radiators were then installed to make use of the
renewable energy source that is wood, freely available as most were then
busy putting in oil burning heating systems. Insulation was also stepped up,
the cottage then has run at around 50% of average energy costs.
The land expanded to the current size of 0.6/acre with the addition of a
small paddock, on which a small orchard was planted and added to the
considerable herbage of the site, a useful attraction for birds. The organic
veg ground now 45 years on, is of an easy-working black loam, in good
fettle, producing good crops-50% of potatoes and 100% of onions are normally
produced, as well as fresh veg to pick all the year round.
The cottage, in a pleasant, quiet country area and with a good rural
community present, is relatively ‘old style’ with compact rooms – two
reception rooms, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, downstairs bathroom, utility room and
conservatory. There are two open-fronted garages and various sheds/shelters.
The current occupiers – ourselves - are reluctantly on the move due to ‘age
and infirmity’.
Details last updated: 2 Apr 2026, 09:28
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