The Smithy
Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1EP
Guide Price
£550,000
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Summary Details
- First Marketed: Oct 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
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A 4 bedroom bungalow in need of modernisation set in a large plot extending to over 1.11 acres. Potential for development (STP). Council Tax: E. EPC: D. Freehold.
Situation - The property is situated in a large plot to the north of the village of Woodbury Salterton, adjoining the A3052 to the south, providing excellent access to the M5 motorway etc. Woodbury Salterton is a sought-after village with a church, primary school and pub, whilst the larger village of Woodbury has a wider range of facilities. The property is only 4 miles from Junction 30 of the M5 motorway, whilst a similar distance to the north is Exeter International Airport. The East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is just to the south where Woodbury Common is found, providing excellent facilities for walking, riding and cycling. The coastal resorts at Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth are all within easy reach and excellent water sports can be enjoyed from these areas and the Exe Estuary.
Description - The Smithy is a prefabricated bungalow of Woolaway construction, built in 1983 and now in need of modernisation. Of concrete construction under a tiled roof, the property is surrounded by its land amounting to approx. 1.1 acres. The land has brownfield status and is included on the East Devon District Council’s Brownfield Land Register.
Accommodation - The property is entered via a double glazed entrance porch into the kitchen which has wall and floor mounted wooden units, gas hob, electric cooker and a storage cupboard housing the water tank and gas boiler. From the central corridor, which has a storage cupboard and a rear access door, there is a large dual aspect sitting room with a gas fire, two double bedrooms, two single bedrooms, cloakroom and separate shower room with basin.
Grounds And Outbuildings - To the side of the bungalow is a dilapidated open-fronted garage. On the far side of the plot is a separate open-fronted barn and large two-storey timber framed workshop. All of the outbuildings are in a state of disrepair. Overall the property amounts to approximately 1.1 acres.
Services - Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage.
Planning Consent - East Devon Council granted consent for the removal of condition 6 of planning permission 84/P0427 (Erection of bungalow) to remove the tie to the agricultural engineering business and allow unrestricted occupation of the dwelling on the 5th March 2021 (reference 20/2285/VAR). Full information is available on the East Devon Council website (
Agents Note - Please note that the internal photographs were taken in 2020.
Directions - From Junction 30 of the M5 motorway proceed east on the A376 and at the first roundabout proceed on the A3052 towards Sidmouth. After a further 3 miles, White Cross, turn right immediately before the White Horse pub, signposted Woodbury Salterton. The entrance to the property is on the right hand side.
Marketed by: Stags, Exeter
Situation - The property is situated in a large plot to the north of the village of Woodbury Salterton, adjoining the A3052 to the south, providing excellent access to the M5 motorway etc. Woodbury Salterton is a sought-after village with a church, primary school and pub, whilst the larger village of Woodbury has a wider range of facilities. The property is only 4 miles from Junction 30 of the M5 motorway, whilst a similar distance to the north is Exeter International Airport. The East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is just to the south where Woodbury Common is found, providing excellent facilities for walking, riding and cycling. The coastal resorts at Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth are all within easy reach and excellent water sports can be enjoyed from these areas and the Exe Estuary.
Description - The Smithy is a prefabricated bungalow of Woolaway construction, built in 1983 and now in need of modernisation. Of concrete construction under a tiled roof, the property is surrounded by its land amounting to approx. 1.1 acres. The land has brownfield status and is included on the East Devon District Council’s Brownfield Land Register.
Accommodation - The property is entered via a double glazed entrance porch into the kitchen which has wall and floor mounted wooden units, gas hob, electric cooker and a storage cupboard housing the water tank and gas boiler. From the central corridor, which has a storage cupboard and a rear access door, there is a large dual aspect sitting room with a gas fire, two double bedrooms, two single bedrooms, cloakroom and separate shower room with basin.
Grounds And Outbuildings - To the side of the bungalow is a dilapidated open-fronted garage. On the far side of the plot is a separate open-fronted barn and large two-storey timber framed workshop. All of the outbuildings are in a state of disrepair. Overall the property amounts to approximately 1.1 acres.
Services - Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage.
Planning Consent - East Devon Council granted consent for the removal of condition 6 of planning permission 84/P0427 (Erection of bungalow) to remove the tie to the agricultural engineering business and allow unrestricted occupation of the dwelling on the 5th March 2021 (reference 20/2285/VAR). Full information is available on the East Devon Council website (
Agents Note - Please note that the internal photographs were taken in 2020.
Directions - From Junction 30 of the M5 motorway proceed east on the A376 and at the first roundabout proceed on the A3052 towards Sidmouth. After a further 3 miles, White Cross, turn right immediately before the White Horse pub, signposted Woodbury Salterton. The entrance to the property is on the right hand side.
Marketed by: Stags, Exeter
Land Registry Data
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