18 Watersmeet Road, Lynmouth
Key Features
- Period Cottage
- For Total Renovation
- 2 Bedrooms
- Bathrom derelict
- Living Room, Kitchen
- No Garden
- No Immediate Car Parking
- Auction, Unless Sold
- Date To Be Announced
Description
Set high on the slope above the East Lyn River to the edge of the picturesque coastal town of Lynmouth on the dramatic North Devon coastline. The property requires complete renovation, is built mainly in stone under a slate roof and currently has 2 bedrooms, derelict bathroom, sitting room, kitchen.
Lynton and Lynmouth are twin coastal resorts in Devon but within the Exmoor National Park and have a water powered funicular cliff railway running between the two.
The towns offer a good range of local services with a wide variety of cafes, shops and the like with Barnstaple, the administrative centre for North Devon being 17 miles to the south with Minehead on the coastline of Somerset being some 18 miles east. Locally there are plenty of walks along the coastal paths and through woodland and countryside of Exmoor.
METHOD OF SALE - - The property is to be sold by pubic auction ON A DATE TO BE CONFIRMED (unless previously sold) at 3pm at THE VIVIAN MOON COMMUNITY CENTRE, CHALONERS ROAD, BRAUNTON. EX33 2ES.
PRICE GUIDE - - The price guide is an indication of the seller's minimum expectation. These are not necessarily the figure at which the property will sell and may change at any time prior to the auction.
RESERVE - - The property is offered subject to reserve (the figure below which the auctioneer cannot sell for during the auction). This figure is confidential but will be set within the guide range of no more of 10% above the auction guide. The auctioneers reserves the right to bid on behalf of the vendors or withdraw the property from auction in the event of it not reaching this reserve figure.
BUYER'S ADMINISTRATION FEE - - In addition to the normal deposit payable to buy the successful bidder they will also be required to pay a Buyer's Administration Fee of £500 plus VAT, This to be paid by separate cheque.
MONEY LAUNDERING - - The successful bidder must produce documentation to confirm their name and residential address and if you are the successful bidder, copies will be taken for our reference and kept on file.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SALE - - The particulars, remarks and stipulations contained herein shall be deemed to form part of the special conditions of sale but in case of any inconsistencies the provisions of the latter shall prevail. If not attached to these sale particulars, copies of the special conditions of sale shall be obtained either from the vendors solicitors or the auctioneers. Purchasers must make the necessary enquiries prior to the auction.
Local Authority - - North Devon Council, Brynsworthy Environmental Centre, Roundswell, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 3NP.
Solicitors: Ellis - Fermor & Negus, 2 Devonshire Avenue, Beeston, NG9 1BS Tel Attn. Deborah Bowers
Entrance Lobby - Stairs to first floor
Living Room - 3.549 x 3.321 (11'7" x 10'10") - Range inset in fireplace, view across valley
Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 3.680 x 2.096 (12'0" x 6'10") - Understairs cupboard, door to outside, view across valley
Bedroom 1 - 3.803 x 3.519 (12'5" x 11'6") - View across valley
Bedroom 2 - 3.745 x 2.077 min to 3.056 max (12'3" x 6'9" min t - View over valley
Bathroom - An extension to the rear and now unsafe as roof gone and timber rotted out as also the top of the staircase
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-01
Utilities & Restrictions
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- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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Property Features
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
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Alliance House, Cross Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BA
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