Merley Road, Westward Ho!
Key Features
- Fantastic Sea Views
- Rare Opportunity
- Westward Ho!
- In Need Of Some Modernisation
- Contact The Bideford Team
Description
A rare opportunity to acquire a seaside beach hut in Westward Ho!, ideally located in a highly desirable and convenient position, boasting uninterrupted panoramic views of the sea.
A rare opportunity to acquire a seaside beach hut in Westward Ho!, situated in a highly desirable and convenient location with uninterrupted panoramic views of the sea.
The beach hut benefits from nearby parking and is sold as seen. The property is held on a five-year lease, which was renewed in April 2026.
There is an annual ground rent of £650 plus VAT, payable on the first of each month from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027, and then increasing by £10 plus VAT each year of the term.
For further information or to arrange a viewing, please do not hesitate to contact the Bideford team.
Westward Ho! is a very popular North Devon coastal village, with its golden sandy Blue Flag beach which adjoins the pebble ridge, and the Royal North Devon Golf Club. The village itself offers a good selection of local amenities including independent shops, traditional pubs, cafés, fish and chip shops, and several restaurants. There's also a convenience store, pharmacy, and a few seaside gift shops that cater to both residents and tourists. Appledore, a former fishing village with its quaint narrow streets and quay is just a few minutes away by car. The port and market town of Bideford which sits on the banks of the River Torridge is just under 3 miles away and offers an wider range of facilities. Accessible via the A39/North Devon Link Road is Barnstaple, North Devon's Regional Centre, which houses the areas main shopping business and commercial venues.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-02-17
Leasehold Information
- Length of Lease
- 5 years remaining
Tenure is one layer. The full report checks the location itself: planning activity, flood history and heritage.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
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
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School1.5 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 110
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Helen's Church of England School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary's CofE Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 397
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Appledore School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 244
- Type
- Foundation school
Secondary
- Bideford College2.1 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,455
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Atlantic Academy5.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Free schools
- Braunton Academy6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 828
- Type
- Academy converter
- Great Torrington School7.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 863
- Type
- Academy converter
- Pilton Community College8.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,165
- Type
- Academy converter
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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
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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Listing agent
Phillips, Smith & Dunn, Bideford
64-65 Mill Street, Bideford, EX39 2JT