Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon, EX6

A part residential and part commercial property in need of refurbishment

Sitting room, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, bathroom
300 sq ft shop with storeroom at the rear
550 sq ft barn
Courtyard

DESCRIPTION

The Post Office is situated in the village of Drewsteignton, some 14 miles to the west of Exeter on the eastern edge of the Dartmoor National Park. The property lies in the centre of the village overlooking the central square and close to the Drewe Arms Community Pub,. There is on street parking outside the property.

Drewsteignton is a popular village on the edge of Dartmoor, with a community pub and range of other community activities. The centre of the village is designated a conservation area and comprises a pleasing mixture of vernacular buildings of which the Post Office forms an integral part. It is also popular with walkers as it lies on the edge of Dartmoor and is about mid-way between the North and South coasts on the Two Moors Way.

This area is popular as it is accessible to both Exeter and Dartmoor. It is also close to Chagford, one of the most sought-after addresses in Devon.

The Post Office is an attractive terraced property, constructed of rendered walls under a pitched slate and tile roof.
It comprises a single 2 storey building used predominantly as a private house but including 2 rooms that have been used as the village shop in the past, but which have been vacant for a number of years. At the rear a courtyard is enclosed by high walls and is bound on one side by a large barn, that has access from the front via a covered passageway.

On the ground floor there are two entrances in addition to the passageway to the barn at the rear. The front door leads into a hall off which there is a living room and a kitchen. There is a connecting door through to what was the PostOffice/ Shop and store room (there is also an inaccessible walled up space behind the storeroom). The stairs lead up to a generous landing serving the bedrooms and bathroom (one of which has restricted height in the sloping roof). From one of the bedrooms there are long views out of the village to the wooded slopes by the Teign Valley Gorge to the south.

The property includes a small area of forecourt enclosed by a dwarf wall at the front and the courtyard at the rear.

PLANNING
We believe its current use would be considered as part residential (Use Class C3) and part Retail or Local Community (Use Class E(a) or F2).
Interested parties must make their own enquiries of the planning authorities and make their own assessment of the possibility of permission for change of use to alternative uses.
Offers conditional on planning will not be entertained.

SERVICES
Mains water, electricity and drainage. Night storage heating. Oil fired Rayburn

OUTGOINGS
Council Tax Band on residential element C
Business Ratable value on shop £3,800 -small business rate relief

EPC F

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FOR SALE BY AUCTION
The property is to be sold by traditional online auction with an end date of 2:30pm on July 22nd 2026.
An auction buyer’s fee of 1.8% (inc of VAT) is payable in addition to the purchase price. The purchaser will also be asked to re-imburse the search fees and £1,000 plus Vat towards the auction legal expenses.
The auction will be exclusively available online via the Rocket Auctions website including the legal pack information.
The registration process is extremely simple and free.
Please visit the Rocket Auctions website, and click on the 'register' button (or login - if you have already registered).
Stage 1) Register your email address, create a password and confirm your account.
Stage 2) View the legal pack and arrange any viewings
Stage 3) If you would like to bid, use the 'dashboard' button and complete your ID check and enter your payment and solicitors details
Stage 4) You are ready to bid - Good Luck!
No deposit monies are required before you bid.
Guide price(s) are an indication of the seller's expectation. Reserve price(s) are a figure below which the auctioneer cannot sell the lot at auction. The reserve price is not disclosed and remains confidential between the seller and the auctioneer and is set within 10% of the guide range.
A legal pack and special conditions are available to download to anyone who has registered. It is the purchaser's responsibility to make all necessary legal and financial enquiries prior to placing any bids.
The complete legal pack would need to be inspected before an offer would be considered.
Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding Online auctions or would like to arrange a viewing.
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