4 bed detached house for sale

Bideford, Devon EX39

Exciting Renovation Opportunity – Detached 4-Bedroom Farmhouse with Extensive Barns on a 0.31 Acre Plot – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – Cash Buyers Only

Occupying a generous 0.31 acre plot within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Lower Mead Farm represents an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire a substantial detached farmhouse with extensive barns and outbuildings in a peaceful rural hamlet near Welcombe.

Requiring complete renovation throughout, this is a project for the bold and imaginative — offering a blank canvas for those seeking to restore or redevelop to create their ideal family home. The existing footprint, which includes a large main dwelling and a range of stone barns, offers enormous potential for transformation (subject to the necessary planning consents), whether for a spacious family home, dual living, creative workspace, or tourism-related venture.

Surrounded by rolling countryside and far-reaching views, whilst just a short drive to the coast, this is a chance to create something truly special in a stunning and secluded setting. Available to cash buyers only, this is a genuine one-off with scope rarely found in today’s market. Viewings strictly by appointment with the appointed agent. Contact or email for further details. EPC tbc. Council Tax Band E.

This very unspoilt parish is a quiet backwater famed for its stunning landscape and spectacular coastline much of which is now under National Trust stewardship. The small village of Welcombe has a popular Inn "The Old Smithy" and Pottery. The A39 is only about 3 miles and provides good access to the towns of Bideford, Bude, and Barnstaple. It leads to the North Devon link road with its M5 connection near Tiverton. About half a mile up the road from the cottage you can access the coastal footpath with its amazing seascapes/cliffside walks.

Directions
From Bude proceed North on the A39 travelling through the village of Kilkhampton following the signs towards Bideford. At Welcombe Cross turn left signposted ‘Welcombe’. Continue on this road for some 1.5 miles through Welcombe passing the Old Smithy public house and continue through the village and you will come to the Mead Corner. Go around this sharp right hand bend and you will then pass Mead Farm holiday cottages and after a short distance Lower Mead Farm will be found on your right hand side with a Bond Oxborough Phillips for sale board clearly displayed.

Outside

Set within a peaceful 0.31 acre plot, the property is approached via a quiet country lane, with gated access opening into a private courtyard-style garden and hardstanding. Mature boundaries provide a good level of privacy and seclusion, with the surrounding open countryside offering panoramic rural views.

To the rear of the main residence is an impressive configuration of barns and outbuildings, including multiple store rooms and a range of large, open-plan barns – all offering excellent flexibility for potential conversion, workshops, or agricultural use (subject to planning).

Anti Money Laundering

Before any sale is formally agreed, we have a legal obligation under the Money Laundering regulations and Terrorist Financing Act 2017 to obtain proof of your identity and of your address, take copies and retain on file for five years and will only be used for this purpose. We carry out this through a secure platform to protect your data. Each purchaser will be required to pay £20 upon an offer verbally being agreed to carry out these checks prior to the property being advertised as sale agreed.

Services

Mains Water, Electric. Septic Tank located in nearby field.

Agents Note

The executors have informed the agent that the roof of the property is asbestos.

EPC

Rating tbc

Council Tax

Band E