Robbie Williams' 11-year bid to sell the country mansion he bought for £8.1million is being hampered by fears that buyers are being put off by a nearby landfill site, MailOnline can reveal.
The singer has priced the historic house at £6.75m – £1.35m less than he paid in 2009, despite average UK property prices having gone up by 65 per cent.
Williams, 47, has repeatedly tried to sell his palatial seven bedroom home set in 71 acres since buying it in 2009, but has so far been unable to find a buyer.
Local villagers believe one of the main reasons for it failing to sell is the proximity of the landfill site which can be seen from some of its upstairs windows.
Exclusive pictures obtained by MailOnline show how heaps of stinking rubbish collected from homes and businesses are clearly visible from Williams’ home.
Photographs taken just half a mile away from Robbie Williams' Wiltshire mansion this week show a digger driver shovelling bags of waste into huge piles as hungry seagulls fly overhead near Compton Bassett, near Calne
The landfill site (circled right) is almost completely hidden from the fully restored 18th century property (circled left) during the summer months when nearby trees are in full leaf
A view from above landfill site shows Williams' mansion (circled in red) sits just across a field less than a mile away
Local villagers believe one of the main reasons for the sprawling pad (pictured) failing to sell is the proximity of the landfill site which can be seen from some of its upstairs windows - and which can 'hum' in the summer months
Williams would have known about the presence of the rubbish dump when he bought the house which was formerly owned by architect Lord Foster (Pictured: Williams with wife Ayda at London event in 2019)
The landfill site half a mile away is almost completely hidden from the fully restored 18th century property during the summer months when nearby trees are in full leaf.
But there is nothing to cut off views of the unsightly dump from the side of the house after the leaves start to fall in Autumn.
The photographs taken this week show a digger driver shovelling bags of waste into huge piles as hungry seagulls fly overhead near Compton Bassett, near Calne, Wiltshire.
Local residents have previously complained about smells from the site wafting across the open countryside before the rubbish can be buried under mounds of earth.
One villager said: ‘Why would you pay millions for somewhere where you look out on a rubbish tip. If you have that much money to spend you want the most perfect views’
Another local added: ‘There is no escaping the fact that there is a huge rubbish dump very close to the property.
‘The smell is not that bad in the winter months, but it can hum a bit in the hot summers. It depends on which way the wind is blowing.
‘Any wealthy person, and you have to be seriously rich to maintain the house, does not want to get stuck behind a refuse truck that are constantly arriving at the site.’
Residents in the village said the former Take That singer and his family had not lived full time at the sprawling estate for several years.
Williams and his wife Ayda and four children are instead believed to spend most of their time at his £24m estate overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
Sweeping: The property is located close to the quaint village of Compton Bassett in Wiltshire
60s meets modern: There are five reception rooms and an indoor pool, a gym, a steam room, and a billiards room
Niche: The décor and accents are a clear nod to their eccentric owners
Tranquil: The property boasts its own parkland and woods, as well as a football pitch, on which soccer-mad Robbie will have no doubt enjoyed honing his ball skills
The singer’s property portfolio also includes a Beverley Hills mansion and a £17m home in Notting Hill, West London.
Williams tried in vain to sell his Wiltshire house in 2010 and again in 2015 when he slashed £1m from the asking price.
Obnoxious smells like rotten eggs drifting from the landfill site were blamed for putting off potential buyers when it went on the market for a second time.
The singer would have known about the presence of the rubbish dump when he bought the house which was formerly owned by architect Lord Foster.
But he shrugged off any concerns after apparently falling in love with the property which has a helicopter hangar and formal gardens with a temples and fountains.
It was revealed at the time that the house also had a
