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Guide Price£515,000

Blackawton, near Dartmouth, TQ9

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Charming barn conversion
  • Living room
  • Kitchen/diner
  • 3 Double bedrooms
  • En-suite & shower room
  • Cloakroom
  • Parking & garage
  • Southerly facing gardens
  • Communal grounds of around 6 acres
  • NO CHAIN

Description

Sparrows Nest, N0. 7 is a charming and spacious former barn converted in the early 2000s offering diverse accommodation ideal as either a full-time residence or, a second home. The property forms part of an exclusive development of seven individual homes and an adjacent farmhouse, all set within approximately six acres of communal grounds, parking, and garaging. The property enjoys stunning southerly views across the private gardens and open farmland beyond.

Situated around a mile from the charming village of Blackawton, the property sits in a rural position yet close to the main road to Dartmouth, Totnes and beyond. The Dartmouth golf and country club, beaches of Blackpool Sands and Torcross are all within a short drive.

Accommodation

Door to the entrance hall with stairs and cupboard beneath. Cloakroom with a WC and hand basin.

The double-aspect sitting room is of generous proportions, featuring full-height windows to the front and further windows and a door opening onto the rear gardens. A gas-fired stove provides a cosy focal point, complemented by timber flooring.

The kitchen/breakfast room also enjoys a double aspect and offers a range of fitted cupboards and drawers, together with a one and a half bowl sink and drainer, built-in Range Master double oven with extractor, dishwasher and fridge. There is ample room for a dining table. Door to the outside.

A large third bedroom/ study completes the ground floor offering flexibility for use as a home office or guest room, with plumbing and space for a washing machine and freezer.

First Floor

The first floor comprises two generous double bedrooms. The principal bedroom features two built-in wardrobes, a storage cupboard, and an en-suite bathroom fitted with a panelled bath, separate shower cubicle, hand basin, and WC. Bedroom two includes a wardrobe and skylights to the front elevation, with access to a separate shower room.

Outside

A long, shared driveway leads to several parking areas and onwards to the property’s allocated parking and garage, which benefits from light and power.

The front garden is attractively planted with mature shrubs, while to the rear, a level lawned garden enjoys a sunny southerly aspect and wonderful open views across the communal paddocks and woodland. The garden includes a patio adjoining the house and a large summer house, offering an ideal space for outdoor entertaining and relaxation.

Services and Tenure 

Mains water and gas connected. Shared, private drainage.

There is a yearly fee of around £1,800 for the maintenance and upkeep of the communal areas and drainage.

EPC :C

Council Tax band :E 

Property size approx. 1,301 Sqft

Floor plans not to scale.

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Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-03-11

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Property Features

Accessibility
Level Access
Parking
Garage
Garden
Private Garden

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

16 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

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.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Blackawton Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    140
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Harbertonford Church of England Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    101
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • East Allington Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    80
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    76
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Dartmouth Academy4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 19
    Pupils
    435
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Dartmouth Academy4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 19
    Pupils
    435
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • King Edward VI Community College5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    940
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy6.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,062
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Paignton Academy6.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,568
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kingsbridge Academy6.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,199
    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.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - Totnes Cross, Halwell1.5 miles
Sainsburys Dartmouth, Dartmouth3.6 miles
Spar - Townstall Road, Dartmouth3.7 miles

GP surgery

Dartmouth Medical Practice3.6 miles

Pharmacy

Wellbeing Pharmacy3.6 miles

Hospital

Totnes Hospital5.2 miles

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

Getting Around

Nearest station

Totnes Rail Station5.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Forces Cross737 metres

Typical drive times

Totnes17 min · 9.4 miles
Brixham24 min · 10 miles
Dartmouth12 min · 5.9 miles
Kingsbridge17 min · 9.1 miles
Plymouth (city)49 min · 32 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.

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, including exact zones and annual chances, any recorded past flooding, plus planning, heritage, nature and ground checks, is in the .

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