Noteworthy Homes - South West England

Location: Milton Lane, Wookey Hole, Wells, Somerset Price: £150k Agent: Jeanes Holland Burnell, Wells Link: Property Details Noteworthy features: ruined cottage, planning permission (holiday let only), great location, garden facing glass wall. Usually Estate agent photographs are fairly bland but this one is bordering on artistic.The perfect summer retreat up a quiet lane in rural somerset high above Wookey Hole near the beautiful cathedral city of Wells. Of course you will have to build it first. The building part could be tricky, I am no builder or expert in structural engineering but my first concern would be how much work you have to do on those walls to make them sound. In the worst case are they just a large pile of local stone to be reused or with some minor work the walls could be patched up in place. You definitely need an expert opinion on this one.  Even though the plans include a nice extension on the back it will still be small but then again...

Location: Saltford BS31 3EZ Price: £99,995 Agent: Edwards Estate Agents, Bristol Link: Property Details Noteworthy features: ships wheel, floating,wood burning stove On offer here is a dutch barge called the 'De Donkere Dog', currently situated between Bristol and Bath on the River Avon at Saltford. Dutch barges originally, as the name suggests, come from Holland and over the years several have moved across to the UK to make houseboats. The advantage is that they are generally wider than a canal boat so give you more living space but unfortunately this extra width means they are generally too big for most UK canals. In general if you want to do some travelling get a canal boat, if you want a static home chose a Dutch barge. My personal preference is for a canal boat as it would be nice to be able to move when you got bored. De Donkere Dog is 65ft long and includes a wheelhouse cabin, bedroom, kitchen, lounge area, bathroom and a cupboard. It does have a woo...

Location: Helston, TR13 Price: Guide Price of £249,950 Agent: Christophers, Helston Link: Property Details Noteworthy features: Grade II listed, originally part of the historic Lismore estate with a date stone of 1839   This quirky property once part of the stable and coach block is chock full of charm and interesting features.    No need for any renovation work here, this is all ready to move straight in and is the perfect bolt hole from a busy life. A home full of warmth that invites you in and invites you to chat in the kitchen/ diner or pull up a chair by the log burner in the vaulted ceiling lounge. The listing from English heritage is difficult to find. It may be this English Heritage listing but it is difficult to know for certain, it refers to garden building south of Lismore and looking on the map it does appear to be the only listing in the right place. Further investigation would be needed here.  The property is hidde...

  Location: Cowley Upton Pyne, Near Exeter EX5 5EN Price: Guide Price of £100,000 Agent: Savill's Link: https://www.savills-smithsgore.co.uk/property-for-sale-Exeter-25574319    Noteworthy features: Grade II listing The Church of England maintain a list of churches available for disposal. These churches may or may not come with planning permission. Often the churches need work and money to change them into a new home. The church may have not been used for years, it may have damp, no heating or lighting and in the worst case it may need an entire new roof. The bigger the church the more money you will probably need. So you may not need much money to buy one but a restoration project is not for the faint hearted. This Chapel is in Cowley Upton Pyne and is Grade II listed with 1,500 sq-ft with no planning permission. The Grade II listing could be a hindrance or a benefit. On one hand the planning authority will probably be keen to find a way to r...

Welcome to this new blog about properties in the south west that are or could be noteworthy. This blog will showcase properties for sale in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, and Dorset that could make a fantastic or noteworthy home. Lots of people including myself like to look through property listings looking for that non standard property or the property where you can see massive potential or the property that just looks good. If anyone does know of any noteworty, unusual or unique properties that are for sale then please let me know and it may be featured on the blog. That is enough of an introduction for now, I shall let the properties speak for themselves.