Former Sorting Office Development, Chulmleigh
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
Key Features
- Development Opportunity
- To convert to a 1 bed apartment
- Located in Heart of Chulmleigh
- 999 Year Lease
Description
Change of use from commercial Royal Mail Sorting Office to single residence was granted in January 2024 for full conversion.
A development/conversion opportunity to acquire a former Sorting Office with planning consent to convert into a ground floor leasehold town central apartment. A brand new 999 year lease to be granted with a peppercorn ground rent.
Planning Details:- https://planning.northdevon.gov.uk/Planning/Display/77794
THE AREA
Chulmleigh is a traditional town with a thriving community, providing an excellent range of everyday amenities including shops, post office, health centre, dentist, pubs and restaurants, a church, a community sports centre and the Chulmleigh Academy Trust with primary schooling and community college.
SERVICES & OUTGOINGS
We understand that the property is connected to mains water, electricity and drainage.
Tenure: Leasehold (999 years)
Electricity supply: Mains
Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Mains
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-28
Property Brochure
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Leasehold Information
- Length of Lease
- 999 years remaining
Tenure is one layer. The full report checks the location itself: planning activity, flood history and heritage.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
- Mains
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
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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
80 Mbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 83% of premises
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
- Chulmleigh Primary School467 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 226
- Type
- Academy converter
- Kings Nympton Community Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 17
- Type
- Foundation school
- St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School4.6 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 51
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Anglican/Church of England
- Winkleigh Primary School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Pupils
- 224
- Type
- Foundation school
- East Worlington Primary School5.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Pupils
- 75
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Chulmleigh Community College440 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 735
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Molton Community College7.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 656
- Type
- Foundation school
- Great Torrington School12 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 863
- Type
- Academy converter
- Queen Elizabeth's12 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,096
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Park Community School13 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
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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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- 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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106 East Street, South Molton, EX36 3DB
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