Rare opportunity for Devon manor house

A Victorian manor house on the outskirts of Torquay is going under the auctioneer’s gavel with a freehold guide price of £550,00 to £600,000.

Richmond Manor, at 25 Ash Hill Road, retains many of its original features, including two staircases, a vaulted octagonal rooflight, cellar and feature doorway with an inscribed wooden crest.

It is arranged as nine studio, one-bedroom apartments and owner’s accommodation with three bedrooms.

Richmond Manor also has a coach house, gym, sizeable gardens and sea views. It is among the lots in the fifth sale of 2023 by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. 

Senior auction appraiser Audrey Smith said: “This is a rare opportunity to acquire a stunning late Victorian manor house in a quiet residential area.

“It is approached via a sweeping driveway and boasts stunning gardens and sea views. There is simply enormous potential to create a fabulous family home or some form of business venture, subject to the necessary consents.”

Richmond Manor is being auctioned jointly with John Lake Estate Agents of Manor Road, Torquay.

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Views at Kingsbridge, Devon

A detached bungalow with ‘spectacular’ views over the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Estuary is set to go under the hammer.

The three-bedroom house at West Charleton, Kingsbridge, has a freehold guide price of £315,000 plus.

Located at 14 Compton Road, it is among the lots in the fifth sale of 2023 by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. 

Senior auction appraiser Audrey Smith said: “This bungalow is expected to draw keen interest at auction.

“It has stunning views over the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Estuary from its location in an elevated position in the sought-after residential area of West Charleton.

“It is in need of some refurbishment to create a beautiful family home but there is also graphic potential for some form of extension outwards or upward, subject to the necessary consents.”

The bungalow has front and rear gardens, parking and a garage.

A two-bedroom flat with sea views at Ashfield Rise in Ruckamore Road, Chelston, Torquay, has a leasehold guide of £150,000 plus.

The property retains period features, including a private veranda-style sun terrace as well as communal gardens and allocated parking.

It has the remainder of a 999-year lease from January 2003 and is being auctioned in arrangement with Daniel Hobbin Estate Agents of Torquay.

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Devon Development land for auction

Land earmarked for residential development in the South Hams has a freehold guide price of £300,000.

The site at Harraton Farm, Modbury, near Ivybridge, has planning permission for conversion of barns into five houses with parking.

It is among the lots in the fifth sale of 2023 by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. 

Senior auction appraiser Audrey Smith said: “Developers are among the parties expected to be interested in this sizeable plot at Modbury.

“Well located close to amenities, larger local towns and the beautiful coastline, it measures nearly an acre and has prior approval for residential development.” 

The land measures 0.85 acres (0.34 hectares).

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Substantial premises in Tiverton town centre

A regeneration site at the heart of Tiverton town centre is coming to auction with a freehold guide price of £200,000 to £220,000.

The substantial premises at 29-31 Fore Street – formerly occupied by the HSBC bank with a maisonette above – has planning permission for mixed-use redevelopment.

This comprises conversion into two ground-floor commercial units, four one-bedroom flats above and a two-storey town house to the rear.

The planning approval also allows for the construction of a single-storey terrace for three one-bedroom homes with communal gardens.

It is among the lots in the fifth sale of 2023 by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. 

Senior auction appraiser David Henwood said: “This property offers considerable potential for regeneration of a key site in Tiverton town centre where it is located close to leading national chains and independent retailers.

“The planning consent for conversion over the property’s four floors and construction of a new terrace offer considerable opportunities for developers and other interested parties.”

The property sits on a site measuring 0.24 acres (0.09 hectares). It is being auctioned on the instructions of trustees.

 

Also in the Tiverton area of Devon, Corner Cottage at Puddington has a freehold guide of £120,000 plus.

The thatched property has two bedrooms and was most recently used for holiday lets.

 

Clive Emson Auctioneers holds auctions eight times a year, with offices in Essex, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the West Country (Somerset, Devon and Cornwall).

One of the top five property auctioneers in the UK, it has 149 lots on offer in its fifth auction of 2023, which ends on Wednesday July 26.

Visit https://www.cliveemson.co.uk for more details.