Hillside Timber Yard, Rockbeare, Exeter, Devon, EX5

Hillside Timber Yard, Rockbeare, Exeter, Devon, EX5 2LU

A well-located timber yard extending to one acre.

Hillside Timber Yard is situated on the edge of the hamlet of Westcott between the villages of Rockbeare and Aylesbeare, with easy access from the A30, and about nine miles to the east of Exeter and about ten miles to the west of Honiton.

Property
Hillside Timber Yard is currently used for woodchip and wholesale firewood production and has previously been used as a sawmill. The property is serviced by a five-bay steel framed building with timber cladding under a fibre cement roof with a concrete floor and adjoining lean-to off the western end. The gross internal ground floor area of the main building is about 4,200sqft. In addition, on the first floor, is an office suite serviced by a kitchen and WC.

The building has the benefit of a 200kW ETA Biomass Boiler with a hot water buffer tank feeding a heat exchanger which in turn provides hot air to the Alvan Blanch dryer as required to dry woodchip. There is a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payment received in respect of the biomass boiler and this equipment is included within the sale.

The building is serviced by a good-sized surrounding yard area currently used for timber and associated storage. In all the site extends to 1.01 acres.

Method of Sale
The property is offered for sale by private treaty.

Tenure and Possession
The freehold of the property is offered for sale with vacant possession available upon completion. Access rights will be reserved for the benefit of the vendor’s adjoining retained land.

Business Rates
The property has a current rateable value of £28,000 (1 April 2026 to present).

Services
The property has the benefit of a three phase mains electricity supply together with a borehole water supply, private drainage, and a telephone line connected.

Health & Safety
Potential purchasers are requested to take particular care when inspecting the site, bearing in mind the risks associated with machinery which may be operating in and around the site at the time of inspection.

Local Authorities
East Devon District Council

Viewings
Viewings are by appointment through the vendors’ agents, Carter Jonas, on .

Directions
From Junction 29 of the M5 follow the A30 towards Honiton and Exeter Airport. Take the Clyst Honiton/Exeter Airport junction and at the roundabout take the second exit onto the B3184. Take the left turning signed Exeter Airport, Industrial Estate and Westcott (opposite the entrance to the main airport carpark). Continue on this road for about 1 ¾ miles and the entrance to Hillside Timber is the first on the right after passing over the A30.

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