Unit 2 Westcombe Lane, Bideford, Devon, EX39
Description
FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION - Lot 55 - Double Height Workshop
ONLINE AUCTION from 6th October-8th October 2026
A double-height workshop forming part of the former Westcombe Depot, last used by the district council for vehicle maintenance. Solid concrete floor, painted stone walls, pitched and lined roof, and high-level windows to two elevations. Fitted out as a vehicle bay with two post lifts, drive-on inspection ramps. Full-height folding steel doors give direct vehicle access from Westcombe Lane.
Versatile space suitable for a wide range of uses, subject to planning and consents.
Location
Bideford, north Devon, on the Torridge estuary. Westcombe Lane sits a short walk south-west of the town centre, with Barnstaple around 10 miles away and the nearest railway station at Barnstaple approximately 7.5 miles. The A39 Atlantic Highway runs north-east to Barnstaple and south-west to Bude. Stagecoach South West bus routes serve the town, including the 5B to Torrington, Crediton and Exeter and the 317 to Torrington and Okehampton. Bideford Long Bridge, the Quay and the Tarka Trail are all close by.
Potential
Continued workshop, MOT, motor trade or storage use. Trade counter, light industrial or studio use, subject to planning and consents. Residential or mixed-use conversion, subject to planning and consents.
Suited to
An owner-occupier motor trade or workshop business able to take on a bay that is already fitted and serviced for vehicle work, with no leasehold overhead. Also an investor or developer buying the freehold of a unit within a former depot site in an established mixed-use area.
Tenure:
Advised Freehold - to be verified by solicitor
Tenancies:
To be sold with vacant possession
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-17
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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- Listed Property
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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
- Parking Available
- 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
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- St Mary's CofE Primary School696 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 397
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- West Croft School851 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 417
- Type
- Community school
- East-the-Water Community Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 439
- Type
- Community school
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Helen's Church of England School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Bideford College720 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,455
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Great Torrington School5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 863
- Type
- Academy converter
- Braunton Academy6.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 828
- Type
- Academy converter
- Atlantic Academy6.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Free schools
- Pilton Community College7.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,165
- Type
- Academy converter
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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Paul Fosh Auctions, Newport
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