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West Buckland

Land size
0.4 acres

Key Features

  • Large Farm Barn
  • About 300 sq. metres
  • Consent to Convert - Class Q
  • Potential for Betterment Planning
  • 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
  • Living Room, Lounge
  • Cloak Room, Study Area
  • Games Room, Utilty
  • Car Parking, Paddock
  • In all about 0.40 Acres

Description

The site has southerly views over countryside and is a most deceptively spacious former single-storey agricultural lambing shed of over 300 square meters with approval under Class Q for its conversion to form a full residential dwelling with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living room, lounge, cloakroom, games room and study, and set in just under a half acre of parking and garden and agricultural land. The site should qualify for betterment planning.

Set in countryside just north of the pretty hamlet of West Buckland, and midway between Barnstaple, the administrative centre of North Devon and South Molton, an expanding town to the east, all within 5 to 8 miles.
The site has southerly views over countryside and is a most deceptively spacious former single-storey agricultural lambing shed of over 300 square meters with approval under Class Q for its conversion to form a full residential dwelling with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living room, lounge, cloakroom, games room and study, and set in just under a half acre of parking and garden and agricultural land.
There are about a hlaf dozen other properties in the area around Elwell but not immediately adjoining at the end of a no through country lane about a half mile to the north east of West Buckland with its noted Independent School. West Buckland a popular rural village is set around the ancient parish church with many period cottages and a number of more modern developments and itself being about a mile north of the A361 Barnstaple to South Molton North Devon Link Road which provides the property with very convenient access.
To the north east of the property is the Exmoor National Park with its massive expanse of heather clad moorlands for walking and riding whilst to the west the dramatic North Devon coastline with its sandy beaches at Saunton and Croyde with the more dramatic cliffs around Combe Martin, Lynton and Lynmouth to the north.
The A361 connects through to Junction 27 on the M5 motorway to the east side of Tiverton where there is also the Parkway Railway Station from where journey times to London/Paddington are approximately 2 hours distant.

Current Plans Show -

Entrance Hall -

Cloakroom -

Study Area -

2 Double Bedrooms -

Both En Suite Wet Rooms -

2 Further Double Bedrooms -

Family Bathroom -

Living Room -

Lounge -

Games Room -

Utilty Room -

Car Parking -

Grass Paddock -

Prior approval for Class Q granted on the 22nd August 2024 under applcation number 78976 by North Devon Council for a change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (Class Q ( A & B ) )

NOTE - A previous potential buyer achieved planning for a new build on site under application number 81068 on the 7th January 2026. These plans are not being sold with the barn as they are copyright but it does show the barns potential.

Copies of the approval available from the North Devon Council website or from the selling Agents.

NOTE - Open fronted shed to left in photo to be removed as part of planning approval.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-03-05

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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
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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

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

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

  • Filleigh Community Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    61
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Brayford Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    32
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Swimbridge Church of England Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    79
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bratton Fleming Community Primary School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    70
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Goodleigh Church of England Primary School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    90
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • South Molton Community College5.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    656
    Type
    Foundation school
  • The Park Community School6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,408
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Pilton Community College7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,165
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chulmleigh Community College11 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    735
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Braunton Academy11 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    828
    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

Spar - South Molton, South Molton5 miles
Spar Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple5.1 miles
Sainsburys South Molton, South Molton5.2 miles

GP surgery

South Molton Medical Centre5 miles

Pharmacy

Boots4.9 miles

Hospital

North Devon District Hospital6.2 miles

Green space

Play Space535 metres

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

Umberleigh Rail Station6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Village Hall605 metres

Typical drive times

Northam30 min · 17 miles
Bideford29 min · 17 miles
Barnstaple19 min · 8.6 miles
South Molton15 min · 6.6 miles
Exeter (city)1 hr 4 min · 40 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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