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Guide Price£590,000

Lower Broad Oak Road, West Hill

Land size: 0.5 acres

Description

This level residential development opportunity occupies the former vegetable garden of Elsdon House in the centre of West Hill. It extends to approximately 0.5 acres. The site lends itself to the construction of two substantial family homes within a short level walking distance from the village centre in this highly favoured residential community.

Planning
East Devon District Council granted planning permission (Reference 25/0173/PIP) dated 25 April 2025. The consent is 'permission in principle for the demolition of an existing greenhouse and the construction of two dwellings'.

The indicative drawings show accommodation in the region of 260 square metres (2,800 square feet) on each site, arranged over two floors plus a double garage for each property. The indicative layout will allow a purchaser to design their dream home in this convenient and highly sought-after location. Access to the site will be from the existing private drive to Elsdon House with a separate driveway to each of the two plots.

Services
Buyers are recommended to make their own enquiries of the relevant service providers. However, the seller has confirmed that mains electricity, water, and foul water drainage connections are available nearby.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
The purchaser will have a liability to pay CIL unless the development is self-build. Details of the CIL cost can be found on the East Devon District Council website.

Location
The East Devon village of West Hill is well known for its mixture of individual properties in its lovely wooded landscape. The beautiful Cathedral City of Exeter is situated approximately 11 miles to the west. West Hill offers a number of amenities which include a church, hairdresser, dentist, garage, shop, a village hall and an excellent primary school. There is also a regular bus service to Ottery St Mary and to Exeter. More extensive facilities can be found in the nearby town of Ottery St Mary, whilst the highly regarded Kings School is within easy reach. To the North is the A30, which allows access to the City of Exeter and its International Airport to the west and Honiton to the east, which is on the London Waterloo rail line.

Directions
Leave the A30 at the Daisymount Junction and take the B3174 signposted to West Hill. Turn left into Bendarroch Road and proceed downhill passing West Hill garage on the left. Turn right (signposted Broad Oak and Metcombe) into Lower Broad Oak Road and after a couple of bends Elsdon will be found on the right.

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Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Hall and Scott .

Development Residential Small Plots of Land Self Build Plots Planning Permission Rural properties

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Property details

Tenure: Ask Agent
Council Tax Band: TBC
Date Posted: 2026-02-07

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Parking Available
Garden: Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

HD streaming
Video calls
Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

West Hill Primary School513 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
216
Type
Foundation school
Tipton St John Church of England Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
83
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Ottery St Mary Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
424
Type
Foundation school
Newton Poppleford Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
190
Type
Community school
Whimple Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
125
Type
Community school

Secondary

The King's School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,097
Type
Academy converter
Cranbrook Education Campus3.9 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
2 to 16
Pupils
1,066
Type
Academy sponsor led
Sidmouth College4.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
825
Type
Academy converter
Clyst Vale Community College5.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
944
Type
Academy converter
Honiton Community College7.1 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
637
Type
Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Daily Ottery St Mary West Hill, West Hill383 metres

Sainsburys Ottery St Mary, Ottery St Mary1.8 miles

Spar - Feniton, Feniton3.8 miles

GP surgery

Coleridge Medical Centre1.8 miles

Pharmacy

Well1.8 miles

Hospital

Ottery St Mary Hospital1.4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Whimple Rail Station2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office367 metres

Typical drive times

Honiton14 min · 9.3 miles

Sidmouth15 min · 6.8 miles

Exeter (city)23 min · 12 miles

Ottery St Mary7 min · 2.2 miles

Budleigh Salterton17 min · 11 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
Ground risks (included in the full report)
Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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