Plymouth Road, Chudleigh Knighton

An attractive rural smallholding offering a 2 bedroom detached bungalow, useful agricultural buildings and productive horticultural land extending to approximately 3 acres.

Pitt Orchard presents an exciting opportunity to purchase a well-positioned rural property with a detached bungalow, orchard and a range of outbuildings suited to smallholding, horticultural or lifestyle uses. The property is set within approximately 3 acres of gently sloping land and benefits from multiple access points, established orchard areas, poultry facilities and a useful range of agricultural buildings.

Pitt Orchard occupies a pleasant rural position with direct access from the B3344, providing convenient connectivity to the surrounding countryside and nearby settlements. Chudleigh Knighton lies 1.5 miles southwest of Chudleigh, 2 miles southeast of Bovey Tracey and 4 miles north of Newton AbbotThe property benefits from a private gated entrance leading to a gravel driveway and generous parking area, with access to the bungalow and outbuildings.

The property comprises a detached timber-framed bungalow under a tiled roof, providing well-proportioned accommodation arranged across a single floor. The bungalow benefits from double glazing throughout and enjoys views across the surrounding land.
Accommodation
The accommodation comprises:

Kitchen / Dining Room 23 ft x 11 ft 4 in
Reception Room 13 ft 11 in x 13 ft 6 in
Bedroom One 11 ft 11 in x 10 ft 2 in
Bedroom Two 10 ft x 8 ft 9 in

Adjacent to the dwelling is a detached timber-framed garage, measuring approximately 25 ft x 14 ft 10 in under a slate roof. The building is currently utilised as a utility room and workshop and provides useful ancillary accommodation.

The land extends to approximately 3 acres and is arranged into a number of enclosures comprising orchard areas, horticultural ground and amenity grassland.

The grounds include and established orchard, vegetable beds, A large poultry run with poultry houses, landscaped terraced areas suitable for cultivation and areas of grassland and amenity space. The land is well fenced and stockproof, making it suitable for small livestock or further horticultural use. A separate parcel of land, extending to approximately 0.26 acres, lies to the north-east of the main holding and benefits from its own independent access onto the B3344.

Agricultural Buildings and Outbuildings

Pitt Orchard benefits from a range of practical outbuildings providing storage, workshop and agricultural accommodation.

Machinery Storage Buildings

Located adjacent to the main entrance are two timber structures currently used for machinery storage.

Open-Fronted Storage Building

Approx. 54 ft x 18 ft
Timber and scaffolding pole construction
Box profile roof sheeting
Timber Storage Building

Approx. 20 ft x 12 ft
Corrugated iron roof

Polytunnel

A small polytunnel located centrally within the holding measures approximately 15 ft x 12 ft and provides useful space for vegetable production or plant propagation.

General Purpose Agricultural Building

Located centrally along the eastern boundary is the principal agricultural structure.

Main Building

Approx. 45 ft x 24 ft
Timber framed construction
Enclosed on three elevations
Timber space boarding over block walls
Big Six fibre cement roof
Concrete floor
Concrete apron on the northern elevation

Lean-To Extension

Approx. 45 ft x 22 ft
Timber mono-pitch construction
Concrete floor
Timber doors opening onto the concrete apron
Enclosed with timber space boarding over dung boarding
These buildings provide flexible agricultural, storage or workshop space.

Land, Topography and Soils

The land slopes gently across the holding and includes areas that have been landscaped into terraces.

Elevation ranges between 20 metres and 25 metres above mean sea level.

The soils are predominantly described as:

Freely draining floodplain soils (Soilscape 12)
A smaller area of slightly acid loamy and clayey soils with impeded drainage (Soilscape 8)
The land is classified as Grade 3 (Good to Moderate) Agricultural Land.

Access

The property benefits from three separate access points onto the B3344, providing excellent access throughout the holding.

Services

The property benefits from mains water and electricity and private drainage. There are solar panels on the roof of the dwelling.

Easements

The land is subject to oversailing high-voltage electricity lines, which connect to an electricity distribution substation located on the western boundary of the property.