Christie & Co has been instructed to sell Smallwood Manor Hospital in Uttoxeter, North Staffordshire.

Originally designed by Robert Edis and built in 1886, the 48.66-acre estate is centred around Smallwood Manor, a Grade ll-listed Elizabethan-style country residence partly refurbished in 2021 to accommodate a children’s hospital and mental health centre.

The Quadrangle, a former stable block, has planning permission for conversion to an eating disorder clinic and semi-secure unit.

The property also benefits from an art block, an enclosed swimming pool, a chapel, which now has planning permission for a restaurant, and four residential properties.

And the surrounding grounds accommodate a walled garden, tennis courts, playing fields, and artificial turf pitch.

The estate sits in a desirable setting within East Staffordshire, close to the hamlet of Netherland Green, and accessible via a private driveway which leads to the estate.

The closest town is Uttoxeter which is 4.8km to the north.

It recently ceased trading as a private school and is being sold with vacant possession with an asking price of £4m.

Julie Kitson, director at Christie & Co, who is handling the sale, said: “This beautiful setting is an excellent opportunity to acquire a building that has been partly refurbished to provide semi-secure accommodation for children stepping down from hospital.

“The properties on the grounds offer children’s accommodation and a long-term project to provide additional accommodation and horticultural opportunities, as well as C2 use.”