Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Retreat Farm
Other names
- Retreat House
- Popplea House
- Honeysuckle Cottage
- Clematis Cottage
- Mulberry Cottage
- Jasmine Cottage
- Rose Cottage
Location
Rue des Varvots, St Lawrence
Type of property
19th century farm, much developed and divided into multiple residential units, with several name changes
Valuations
- A packing shed, offices and apartment were sold for £700,000 2011
- The main farmhouse was sold for £550,000 in 2012, £750,000 in 2014 and £1,125,000 in 2021
- No 1 - Honeysuckle Cottage sold for £670,000 in 2021
- No 2 - Clematis Cottage - sold for £507,000 in 2014 and £749,000 in 2021
- No 3 - Jasmine Cottage - sold for £380,000 in 2013 and £467,500 in 2017
- No 4 - Rose Cottage - sold for £360,000 in 2013
- No 5 - Mulberry Cottage - sold for £505,000 in 2016 and £540,000 later five months later in the same year, and £720,000 in 2021
- No 6 sold for £506,000 in 2015
- N0 7 sold for £503,000 in 2016
- No 8 sold for £505,000 in 2016
- No 9 sold for £520,000 in 2015 and £620,000 in 2018
Families associated with the property
- Le Riche: In 1941 Philip Francis Le Riche (1878- ) and his second wife Jane Marie, née Ouedart (1889- ) were living here
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
A mid-late 19th century rural house retaining some original features and character. Three-bay, two-storey house with double pile plan.
Porch with plain pilasters and moulded cornice at the centre. Door on east side, panel base, glazed above. Front garden with granite boundary wall with iron railings and swept gateway.
L-plan farm building range forming a small yard at the back of the house.
