Whitemoor Hill, Bishops Tawton
By Phillips, Smith & Dunn
£ 950,000
Phillips, Smith & Dunn says ..
3 Superb Building Sites. <br /><br />An exceptional and extremely rare opportunity to acquire 3 large building sites located in an outstanding position, elevated and with stunning views across and along the River Taw Valley below with its wooded slopes and ancient Parish Church at Tawstock.<br /><br />The sites of similar size on just over a half hectare of grounds with each dwelling having an internal floor area of 235 m² to include a double garage.<br /><br />The site is to the edge of the popular village of Bishops Tawton itself in the River Taw valley and being only a mile south of the A361 North Devon Link road and 2 miles from the centre of Barnstaple. <br /><br />The area around is well served with foot paths and green lanes, in particular the expanse of Codden Hill and there is access onto the largely traffic free Tarka Trail for cycling and walking this runs along both sides of the River Taw to the west of Barnstaple.<br /><br />Bishops Tawton is centred around its ancient Parish Church, with a Methodist Chapel and there is a popular thatched village Inn and primary school and regular bus service to Barnstaple. Park school, a former Grammar school, being just over a mile away.<br /><br />Just over 2 miles to the north is Barnstaple the ancient borough and administrative centre for North Devon which provides a comprehensive range of both business and leisure facilities including the Green Lane shopping centre, out-of-town superstores, live theatre, leisure Centre and tennis courts. From the town there is a sprinter train service that runs through to the Cathedral city of Exeter and the town is connected to the A361/North Devon Link road providing much improved access through to M5 motorway at Junction 27 where there is also the Parkway Rail station with direct service to London being about 2 hours.<br /><br />This sale offers a unique opportunity to acquire 3 large individual building sites set on a 4850 sq metre site and to the edge of this small popular village and enjoying virtually panoramic views across and along the River Taw valley to Tawstock with its Historic Church and Court, and along the river valley with its tapestry of woods and fields.<br /><br />The houses are designed on a reverse level accommodation basis and will have a high percentage of glass to their frontage to enhance the outlook and make them all exceptionally light and bright. <br /><br />The properties will be all approached over a shared entrance drive for just the 3 properties and each will have a good sized gardens surrounding.<br /><br />The properties, each of similar design, will have reverse level accommodation with their main rooms all taking advantage of the stunning outlook.<br /><br />The dwellings as approved are each around 235 m² gross internal floor area and the accommodation will include a central entrance hallway with on the ground floor the bedroom accommodation on both sides and from the hallway an open vaulted area above with a staircase leading up to the first floor landing with the living accommodation to either side.<br /><br />The property will have in total 4 bedrooms, the master being set to one side with its own dressing room and en suite bathroom with 4 piece suite whilst to the other side of the hall 3 further double bedrooms, the largest having its own en suite shower room with a separate family bathroom. <br /><br />The first floor living accommodation includes a large open plan kitchen/diner with utility room and separate WC off, from where there will also be access to the double garage and across the landing a large lounge and a home office which potentially could be opened up to provide a single superb 23' x 18' approximate room.<br /><br />There will be balcony along and outside the kitchen/diner and central landing both approached by trifold doors.<br /><br />Services of mains electricity and mains drainage are already on the site for connection and mains water is also easy accessible from close to the entrance.<br /><br />Section 106 - there is a section 106 in place with a requirement for a CIL of £10,422 to be made.<br /><br />Planning consent by North Devon Council ref 71858 approved 25th May 2021. Copies from the Council website or the selling agents<br /><br />The sellers have excavated and partially hardened the new access up to the sites as part of the planning consent and to enable easier access for a buyer.<br /><br />
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Metrics Year-on-Year
- Average area value
- 451,562.00 £Decreased by 12.73 %
- Average area rental value
- 1,456.00 £/moDecreased by 9.17 %
- Est rental Yield
- 3.87 %Increased by 4.03 %
- Crime Rate
- 1.00 %Unchanged by 0.00 %
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Nearby Schools
Name | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
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Bishops Tawton Primary School | Foundation School | Good | 0.42 KM |
The Park Community School | Academy Converter | 1.66 KM | |
Newport Community School Primary Academy | Academy Converter | Outstanding | 1.71 KM |
The Lampard Community School | Foundation Special School | Good | 1.79 KM |
Eden Park Academy | Academy Converter | 2.32 KM |
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Nearby Streets
Name | Average Price | Average Sqft | Distance |
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Whitemoor Hill | £ 0 | 0 | 0.00 KM |
Burlington Close | £ 0 | 0 | 0.00 KM |
The Lawns | £ 595,000 | 0 | 0.00 KM |
Eddy's Lane | £ 0 | 0 | 0.00 KM |
Nearby Transport
Name | NLC | TLC | Distance |
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Barnstaple | 5725 | BNP | 2.89 KM |
Chapelton (Devon) | 5820 | CPN | 4.87 KM |
Umberleigh | 5826 | UMB | 9.45 KM |
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Whitemoor Hill, Bishops Tawton | £ 950,000 | COMMERCIAL_BUY | Unknown | 0.00 KM |
Whitemoor Hill, Bishops Tawton | £ 350,000 | COMMERCIAL_BUY | Unknown | 1.06 KM |
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