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Huntshaw, Torrington

Land size
3.51 acres

Key Features

  • Useful agricultural machinery store and hardstanding
  • Set in approximately 3.51 acres (1.42 hectares)
  • Ring fenced gently sloping pastureland
  • Good access and road frontage
  • Far reaching unspoilt views
  • Further development potential - subject to planning consents

Description

Attractive block of pastureland with agricultural storage shed in a charming rural location with opportunity for potential future development subject to required planning consents.

Description - Sunset Farm is nestled in the tranquil countryside of Huntshaw, Torrington, situated just outside the rural hamlet of Huntshaw Water. The property is south facing and benefits from direct highways access with hardstanding for easy year round access. It features a well constructed agricultural storage shed with concrete base, timber cladding and flat roof, ideal for various farming activities or storage needs and with potential for further development, subject to the required planning consents. Internally it is split into a workshop space and storage area with double doors opening onto the hardstanding area.
The adjoining sloping grassland is accessed by a galvanised field gate and is in one parcel bounded by stock proof fencing providing ample space for agricultural or equestrian pursuits or simply enjoying the serene landscape.

Planning - Agricultural machinery store planning ref 1/0496/2023/FUL. Please note that the third bay is not yet completed. For more information please ask the agent.

Services - Mains water
Mains electricity not connected but supply is available nearby

Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession upon completion

Rights Of Way - There are no Public Rights of Way crossing the property

Designations - The property is located within the North Devon Biosphere Reserve. We are not aware of any other statutory designations.

Local Authority - Torridge District Council
Bideford

Directions - What3words:///resemble.fast.snowstorm

From Huntshaw Water, follow the road around to the right passing Guscott Lane. Continue up the hill for 200m and then the entrance gates will be on your right.

Viewing - Viewing strictly by appointment only with the sole agents Symonds & Sampson. Call the Tiverton Office on

Agents Notes - Please note, the wood burning stove and shipping container shown in the photographs have been removed from site and are not included within the sale.
Photographs taken October 2025.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-03

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 255 Farmland & Pasture listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£24,217 / acre
Farmland & Pasture Average (1+ acres) £6,452 / acre
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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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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
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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 · available to 72% of premises

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

  • Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    103
    Type
    Academy converter
  • East-the-Water Community Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Community school
  • Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    476
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Monkleigh Primary School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    137
    Type
    Community school
  • West Croft School3.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Great Torrington School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bideford College4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,455
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Park Community School6.3 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
  • Braunton Academy7.5 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

Tesco Bideford Superstore, East-the-Water2.9 miles
Spar Barton Tors, East-the-Water2.9 miles
M&S Great Torrington BP, Great Torrington2.9 miles

GP surgery

Torrington Health Centre3 miles

Pharmacy

Allied Pharmacy Torrington3.1 miles

Hospital

Torrington Hospital2.8 miles

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

Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station5 miles

Nearest bus stop

All Saints' Church1.3 miles

Typical drive times

Northam15 min · 5.8 miles
Bideford9 min · 3.7 miles
Barnstaple18 min · 8.5 miles
Exeter (city)1 hr 9 min · 45 miles
Great Torrington11 min · 4.4 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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