House hunters looking for an exciting property project have a rare opportunity to get their hands on a bungalow in an idyllic rural spot in North Devon – but they’ll need to be quick.
Riverside is set on the western side of the Bray Valley in a slightly elevated position above the A399 and enjoys fine views across the valley to countryside beyond. The local village of Brayford is about two miles away and has a primary school and village hall.
The A399 provides good road access to the market town of South Molton, which has an excellent range of amenities including schooling to secondary level.
The A361 North Devon link road bypasses the town and links to the regional centre of Barnstaple to the west and to Tiverton to the south-east and onwards to Junction 27 of the M5 motorway and Tiverton Parkway railway station on the London Paddington line.
According to agents Stags, the bungalow is in need of ‘considerable modernisation’ but sits within mature gardens and grounds, backs onto woodland and boasts fine valley views.
Riverside is an exciting prospect, as whoever takes it on could enjoy updating the existing bungalow or – subject to planning – redevelop to create an amazing home in a beautiful spot.
The price tag is pretty exciting too – the guide price is just £225,000.
However, anyone interested will need to act quickly as Riverside is being offered to the market by informal tender and all offers need to be submitted on a tender form no later than midday on Friday, June 29, 2018.
The existing property has an entrance porch, a hall with built-in cupboards and a pantry with marble and tiled shelves, a kitchen with an oil-fired Rayburn, and a living room with a vaulted ceiling, open stone fireplace and valley views.
An inner hall leads to the bathroom, a cloakroom, a double bedroom with more valley views, and a dining room with built-in cupboards. Off the main hall, steps lead up to another cloakroom and two more double bedrooms.
Head outside and there is a parking area, garage and a shed. A path leads from here down to the front of the property and a patio area with further steps down to a wide gently sloping lawn with mature hedges and shrubs.
There is also a dilapidated summerhouse and wooded area to the rear of the dwelling, while across the lane is a further area of orchard with the whole property extending to about 0.83 acres.
To find out more about Riverside, receive a tender form, or arrange a viewing, call Stags in South Molton on 01769 572263.