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£260,000

Little Lamb, 59 High Street, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34

Use Class
Use Class: Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Vacant possession
  • ERV: £25,000 p.a. GIY: 9.62%
  • Comprises public house/restaurant with function room and staff/letting accommodation
  • Property benefits from large garden at rear

Description

Investment Consideration:
Vacant possession
ERV: £25,000 p.a. GIY: 9.62%
VAT is applicable to this property
Total area size 385 sq m (4,144 sq ft)
Comprises public house/restaurant with function room and staff/letting accommodation
Property benefits from large garden at rear and basement
Occupiers close by include Co-Op Supermarket, Petrol Station, Pet Store and more.

Property Description:
Comprises ground floor bar/restaurant with additional seating area and full commercial kitchen at first floor and large staff accommodation at second and top floor. Potential to use residential area as letting accommodation and increase revenue. The property benefits from large outdoor seating area at rear, providing the following accommodation and dimensions:
Ground Floor: Open plan bar/restaurant area, prep kitchen
Basement: Cellar with customer WCs & access leading to garden
First Floor: Function room, commercial kitchen, wc`s, storage
Second Floor: 5 letting/staff rooms, kitchen, living room, bathroom
Third Floor: 2 rooms
Total GIA: 385 sq m (4,144 sq ft)

Location:
Ilfracombe is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England, with a small harbour surrounded by cliffs. The town is at the southern end of the A361, the longest 3-digit A-road in England which finishes on the A5 at Kilsby on the Northamptonshire-Warwickshire border near Rugby and is the town's main connection with the South-West England motorway, the M5. The property is located on the high street within walking distance to the sea front. Occupiers close by include Co-Op Supermarket, Petrol Station, Public House, Pet Store and more.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School382 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    326
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School393 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Community school
  • Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    69
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • West Down School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    95
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Combe Martin Primary School3.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    137
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy818 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,016
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Braunton Academy7.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    828
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Pilton Community College8.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,165
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Park Community School10 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,408
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bideford College14 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,455
    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

Co-op Ilfracombe, Ilfracombe111 metres
Morrisons Daily Ilfracombe 26 High Street, Ilfracombe186 metres
Lidl Ilfracombe, Ilfracombe198 metres

GP surgery

Combe Coastal Practice413 metres

Pharmacy

Superdrug Pharmacy171 metres

Hospital

Ilfracombe Hospital318 metres

Green space

Play Space238 metres

Walking trail

South West Coast Path283 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

Barnstaple Rail Station9.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Opposite Garage26 metres

Typical drive times

Lynton30 min · 19 miles
Bideford34 min · 21 miles
Barnstaple22 min · 12 miles
Ilfracombe1 min · 0.1 miles
Exeter (city)1 hr 26 min · 58 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

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to 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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