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Guide Price£825,000

Upottery, Honiton, Devon, EX14

Land size
1.91 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • No Chain
  • Much improved by the current owners
  • New front thatch
  • Period features
  • Large barn

Description

A beautifully presented grade II listed Four-bedroom former farmhouse situated in a generous 1.9-acre elevated plot with breath taking views over the otter valley. NO CHAIN

Minson Hill Farm is a glorious character former farmhouse that has been extended over the years and has been through an extensive refurbishment programme by the current owners over the last 11 years. This includes the re thatching of the front of the house and the ridge in May/June 2026. As one would expect of a Grade II Listed property there is a wealth of character and interest, positioned with views across the wonderful gardens and the Otter Valley beyond.
Accommodation - The covered entrance leads through to a small hallway, to the right is a double aspect sitting room with feature brick fireplace and wood burning stove and exposed floor boards, making this a lovely cosy room. From here continues to a study with exposed floorboards, fitted ash office units, a stable door to the outside and stairs to the first floor.
Back to the hallway, steps lead up to the dining room with a beautiful, tiled floor, oil fired Aga running domestic hot water set within a large inglenook with bread oven. Glazed double doors leads out to the patio and rear garden, whilst stairs rise to the first floor. From here there is modern kitchen with integrated appliances.
On the ground floor there is also a shower room, utility/boot room and a timber conservatory.
On the first floor are 4 bedrooms, the master bedroom has a spacious en suite with walk-in shower and bath.

The property is situated between the attractive rural villages of Upottery and Churchinford, set within its own land and with wonderful views across the surrounding Blackdown Hills national landscape. Upottery to the south benefits from a public house, The Sidmouth Arms, village hall, church and a well-respected primary school. Churchinford to the north has a successful community run shop and public house.
The A30 trunk road 2 miles to the south gives rapid access to both Honiton and Exeter to the southwest and the A303 and London to the northeast. Taunton and the M5 motorway are within 25 minutes’ drive from the property. Honiton benefits from a range of amenities including shops, schooling and recreational facilities and a station on the London - Waterloo line. The city of Exeter caters for most needs including an international airport, mainline station on the Paddington and Waterloo lines and access onto the M5 motorway.
To the south is England’s first World Heritage Site, the Jurassic coastline at Lyme Regis, with further popular resorts along the Lyme Bay at Beer, Branscombe and Sidmouth. Whilst close by there are a variety of foot and bridlepaths from which to enjoy the nearby countryside.

Stone Barn - Adjoining the parking an impressive stone barn extending to 1,290 sq ft (120 sq m), has a number of openings to the front and back. Set under a modern corrugated roof the building is split to three large separate areas and all with access, light and power and all ideal for a workshop, garage space or storage.
Grounds - The property is situated within its own well maintained sweeping gardens and grounds which are laid mainly to lawn with mature trees, shrubs, and flower borders. There is a vegetable garden and large fruit tree area.
To front of the property is tarmac drive leading to a courtyard providing parking and turning in front of the detached stone barn.
To the rear of the property is a sheltered patio and seating area affording good views over the Otter Valley.
The remaining land is split into two convenient sized paddocks boarded mostly by mature hedge banks with established trees.
In all the land extends to approximately 1.91 Acres.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-06-26

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,680 Homes with Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£431,937 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £187,989 / acre
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

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Parking
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Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Upottery Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    90
    Type
    Community school
  • Churchstanton Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    78
    Type
    Community school
  • Stockland Church of England Primary Academy4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    0 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School4.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    54
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hemyock Primary School5 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    212
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Honiton Community College6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    637
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holyrood Academy7.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,282
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Court Fields School8.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    861
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bishop Fox's School8.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,123
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Axe Valley Academy8.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    741
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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 - Hemyock, Hemyock4.9 miles
Spar Offwell, Mount Pleasant, Devon5.8 miles
Spar - Goss Honiton, Honiton6.2 miles

GP surgery

Blackdown Practice4.9 miles

Pharmacy

Boots6.2 miles

Hospital

Honiton Hospital6.4 miles

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Honiton Rail Station6.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bloomers Farm0.8 miles

Typical drive times

Chard20 min · 9.9 miles
Honiton15 min · 9.2 miles
Taunton23 min · 11 miles
Wellington21 min · 12 miles
Exeter (city)41 min · 27 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

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  • 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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