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£375,000

Exeter Road, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19

Key Features

  • Genuine retirement sale
  • Car repair workshop and stores
  • Covered car sales forecourt
  • Large site with ample parking
  • For sale as existing business
  • Alternatively the site has planning to demolish existing building and erect 6 dwellings - See planning number 1/0322/2024/OUT lodged with Torridge District Council

Description

LOCATION
In the sought after village of Winkleigh this rural hamlet has a population of about 1,300 inhabitants and is fast expanding with new housing estates being constructed on the boundary.
The village is perhaps most famous as the home of Inch's Cider and nearby the former Winkleigh Airfield which was a training base during the second World War. Winkleigh has a store, a butchers, Post Office, cafe and public houses.
Winkleigh is a picturesque rural village surrounded by rolling countryside, offering a peaceful escape from urban life. The nearest market town is Torrington about 11 miles to the north. It lies about 20 miles north west of Exeter.

THE PROPERTY
This long established vehicle sales and repair workshop sits on a plot bordering one of the main roads through the village. It is accessible to the nearby village Square and all amenities. The premises are now available due to retirement and comprise of a main workshop circa 1,728 sq ft, lower workshop circa 987 sq ft plus parts store, staff cloakroom, 2 offices and covered forecourt car sales area circa 1,000 sq ft, 4 lock up garages and car parking area to one side. For sale as existing business or for re-development.

PLANNING PERMISSION
Planning has been granted to demolish the existing building and construct 6 dwellings on the site. Planning number: 1/0322/2024/OUT lodged with Torridge District Council.

SERVICES
Mains electricity, water and drainage. We encourage you to check before viewing a property the potential broadband speeds and mobile signal coverage. You can do so by visiting

VAT
We understand that our client has not opted to charge VAT. All interested parties should make their own enquiries of HMRC.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment through the selling agents.

RATEABLE VALUE
£14,000 UBR. As of April 2026, the Uniform Business Rate (UBR) multipliers are 43.2p in the pound for properties with a Rateable Value below £51,000 and 48.0p for properties at £51,000 or above.
The Rateable Value has been obtained from the Valuation Office Agency at the time these details were prepared. Prospective occupiers should verify the current Rateable Value and multiplier with the Valuation Office Agency or via the GOV.UK website.
Small Business Rate Relief (up to 100%) may apply for properties with a Rateable Value below £12,000, subject to eligibility and local authority assessment.

LEGAL ADVICE
We strongly recommend that a buyer takes independent legal advice and instructs solicitors to act on their behalf. Each party bears their own legal costs unless otherwise stated.

PLANNING
It is the responsibility of the proposed buyer to satisfy for themselves independently that their intended use complies with existing planning permission by contacting the local council planning department. The cost of any change of planning use is the buyer's responsibility.
From Torrington take the main A3124 road, proceed past the football pitch on your left then take a right turn into Exeter Street.
Proceed along this road for a few hundred yards and the premises are on the left hand side.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Winkleigh Primary School209 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    0 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Exbourne Church of England Primary School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    25
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    160
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dolton Church of England Primary School4.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Chulmleigh Primary School5.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    226
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Chulmleigh Community College5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    735
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Okehampton College8.5 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,066
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Great Torrington School11 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • South Molton Community College12 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    656
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Queen Elizabeth's13 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,096
    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

Spar - North Tawton, North Tawton4.4 miles
Spar Church Street, Dolton4.6 miles
Spar - Lapford Cross, Lapford Cross6 miles

GP surgery

Wallingbrook Health Centre5.1 miles

Pharmacy

North Tawton Pharmacy4.3 miles

Hospital

Okehampton Community Hospital8.1 miles

Green space

Play Space170 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

Eggesford Rail Station3.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Shelter135 metres

Typical drive times

Crediton24 min · 14 miles
Okehampton19 min · 11 miles
North Tawton10 min · 6.2 miles
Exeter (city)40 min · 29 miles
Great Torrington19 min · 13 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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