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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Rights & Restrictions
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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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
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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
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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17 High Street, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8HN
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