Mill Street, Bideford

LOCATION
With a resident population of around 32,000 including nearby villages, Bideford is the second largest town in North Devon, and the town has a reputation as a pleasant place to live, work and visit. In recent years Bideford has benefited from lots of investment and development, including the ongoing Atlantic Park retail area and improvements to the historic town centre and quayside, and the current Local Plan allows for a further 4,000 homes plus leisure facilities. Bideford is within 3 miles of some well-known North Devon locations such as Appledore, Westward Ho!, Instow and Northam and only 9 miles from the area’s commercial centre of Barnstaple. It is also within a half-hour’s drive of Exmoor National Park, the beaches around Woolacombe, Croyde and Saunton, and the Devon-Cornwall border.

THE SITUATION
The property is situated within the centre of the pedestrianised area known as Mill Street which connects Bridgeland Street and the town's High Street. Mill Street has undergone considerable investment of recent years including mixed residential and commercial development schemes close by. The property is close to Co-Operative supermarket as well as a variety of retail, office and leisure users.

THE PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION
The property is of three storey construction under a pitched roof with rendered front elevation and a prominent single fronted retail unit at ground floor, which extends to 254 sq.ft (24 sq.m), plus rear workroom/kitchen, storage, toilet and yard. The shop is currently occupied by a mobile phone operator who has been in occupation for 15 years. There is a communal entrance lobby for the shop and flat, with both having their own entrances from the lobby. The flat, which is over two floors, has a first floor consisting of kitchen/diner, utility room with door to roof top, lounge and bedroom with the second floor having 2 bedrooms and 4 piece bathroom. Specification of the flat includes some double glazed windows with some rooms having radiator heating and some having electric heating.

THE PROPOSAL
The property is being taken to auction online with an end date and time of midday on the TBC (estimated early July 2026). Online auction via

The property is sold with the existing tenancies:-

Shop – Let to A1 Comms Retail Limited at a current rent of £8,250 pa. Having been in occupation for 15 years, currently holding over from previous 5 year lease, March 2015.

Flat – Assured Shorthold Tenancy at a current rent of £8,100 pa. Having been in occupation for 16 years.

AUCTION LEGAL PACK & FINANCE
Copies of the legal pack and special conditions of sale are available online to be downloaded, via the tab on the online auction property listing page ( is the purchaser’s responsibility to make all necessary legal, planning and finance enquiries prior to the auction.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
Please contact the agents for copies of the Energy Performance Certificates and Recommendation Reports.

VAT
If applicable, at the prevailing rate.

THE ACCOMMODATION (comprises)

SHOP UNIT
GROUND FLOOR
GIA 254 sq.ft (24 sq.m) Single fronted, currently fitted as mobile phone retailer, store/kitchen, yard, toilet and workroom

FIRST FLOOR

FLAT
Kitchen/ diner, utility room, lounge, bedroom

SECOND FLOOR

2 bedrooms, 4 piece bathroom

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All lots are sold subject to the Common Auction Conditions and Special Conditions of Sale (unless varied by the Sellers Solicitors), together with the Addendum (if applicable), which will be available on Auction Day.

PRICE INFORMATION
Guides are provided as an indication of each Seller’s minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures at which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to Auction. Unless stated otherwise, each Lot will be offered subject to a reserve price (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the Lot during the Auction). This reserve figure cannot be higher than 10% above a single figure guide. Please check our website regularly at or contact us for up to date information. Following the fall of the hammer contracts are exchanged and there is no going back.

AUCTIONEERS NOTES
Please refer to all legal documents for this Lot in case any additional fees and reimbursements are listed in addition to the purchase price.

AUCTION INFORMATION
**Traditional auction
Exchange occurs at the end of the auction. This means that if the reserve is met or exceeded and the auction timer reaches zero, the successful bidder is legally obliged to pay the purchase price and the seller will be legally obliged to sell the property. To ensure that the successful bidder proceeds, the buyer is automatically charged a holding deposit, which is held in a secure client account, pursuant to the terms of a holding deposit agreement.

PRICING INFORMATION
The Guide Price amount specified is an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. It is not necessarily the amount at which the property will sell. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the property will not be sold) which we expect will be set no more than 10% above the Guide Price amount.
Bamboo Auctions, 247 Property Auctions and JD Commercial shall not be liable for any inaccuracies in the fees stated on this description page, in the bidding confirmation pop up or in the particulars. Buyers should check the contents of the legal pack and special conditions for accurate information on fees. Where there is a conflict between the fees stated in the particulars, the bid information box above or the bidding confirmation pop up and the contents of the legal pack, the contents of the legal pack shall prevail.
Stamp Duty Land Tax or Land and Buildings Transaction Tax may also apply in some circumstances.

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DISCLAIMER
All information relating to this property, including descriptions, pictures and other related information has been provided by 247 Property Auctions and JD Commercial. All legal documents in relation to this property have been provided by the Vendor's solicitor. Neither Bamboo Auctions or any individual in employment with Bamboo Auctions makes any warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the property information.



IMPORTANT NOTICE
JD Commercial for themselves, and for the Vendors of this property whose Agents they are, give notice that:
1. The Particulars are set out in general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers should seek their own professional advice.
2. All descriptions, dimensions and areas, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them.
3. No person in the employment of JD Commercial has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of JD Commercial, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendors.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by any intending purchaser in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn.

PROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT 1993
1. All measurements are approximate.
2. While we endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact JD Commercial and we will be pleased to check the information for you, particularly if contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.
3. We do our utmost to comply with this Act in full. However we are also trying to represent our clients’ properties in their high possible light, as such we may use summer photographs to promote some properties.

VIEWING
By strict appointment through the selling Agents, JD Commercial, 42 Ridgeway Drive, Bideford, North Devon. EX39 1TW
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