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£450,000

EX39

Bedrooms
4
Use Class
Use Class: Sui Generis

Description

The Bell Inn occupies a roadside position in the centre of Monkleigh, a village situated near the North Devon coastline in the Torridge district of Devon. The public house stands beside the A388, close to the A368 which links the nearby towns of Great Torrington and Bideford. Monkleigh is 2.5 miles northwest of Great Torrington and 3.5 miles east of Bideford. This is an ancient village on high ground above the River Torridge. The river reaches the sea at Bideford.
Also nearby is the Tarka Trail, a 180 mile looping trail of footpaths, bridleways and cycle paths. There are also many tourist attractions in the area including the North Devon coast and the GHS gardens at Rosemoor. There are long range views across Dartmoor from both the rear gardens and the first floor windows of The Bell Inn. The parish of Monkleigh has a population in the region of 1,500.

The Property
The Bell occupies a fine 17th century Grade II listed property. It has colourwashed render over cob and stone, under a gabled, thatched roof with a pitched slate rear extension.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-28

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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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

1.8 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Monkleigh Primary School319 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    137
    Type
    Community school
  • Buckland Brewer Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    49
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    476
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    65
    Type
    Community school
  • West Croft School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Great Torrington School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bideford College3.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,455
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Atlantic Academy6.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Free schools
  • Braunton Academy9.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    828
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Park Community School9.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,408
    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

Lidl Great Torrington, Great Torrington2.4 miles
Co-op Torrington, Great Torrington2.7 miles
M&S Great Torrington BP, Great Torrington2.8 miles

GP surgery

Torrington Health Centre2.9 miles

Pharmacy

Allied Pharmacy Torrington2.7 miles

Hospital

Torrington Hospital3 miles

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

Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station8.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Bell Inn21 metres

Typical drive times

Northam13 min · 6.2 miles
Bideford7 min · 4.1 miles
Holsworthy22 min · 14 miles
Exeter (city)1 hr 4 min · 44 miles
Great Torrington6 min · 3.2 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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