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East Coker, Yeovil

South West

£250,000

Listed on 03/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Semi Detached
Area
953 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This two-bedroom Grade II listed semi-detached cottage combines stone construction with a mainly thatched roof and a tiled section to the rear. It is offered in need of general modernisation, with period details including exposed beams, flagstone floors, a window seat and a brick inglenook fireplace. The ground floor has an entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. The kitchen has fitted cupboards and worktops, a stainless-steel sink and an electric cooker. The bathroom includes a bath with shower over, WC and wash basin. Upstairs are two bedrooms with sloping ceilings and built-in storage. Heating is electric, including night storage and panel heaters. Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. The cottage sits back from the village road behind a stone wall and gated path. There is a small front garden and a larger rear garden with lawn, shrubs, trees, a paved patio, gravelled area and block-built shed. A former orchard of approximately 0.28 acres, with road access and a brick and stone shed, is available separately by negotiation. East Coker has a pub and restaurant, church, primary school, village hall and cafe. Yeovil, with a wider range of facilities and a mainline railway station, is approximately 3.5 miles away. The property is Grade II listed and the listing states that it is exempt.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

61out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £250,000, this cottage is priced around 13.6% below the local average per square foot, making the asking price a genuine acquisition opportunity. The 61/100 C grade reflects the balance: the £28,000–£48,000 renovation range puts the purchase plus midpoint works at about £288,000, close to the implied current local average value, so the numbers leave limited headroom on that comparison alone.

The project has plenty of character to build around: exposed beams, flagstone floors and an inglenook fireplace, alongside usable established gardens. Modernising the dated interiors offers scope to make the cottage your own; the visible crack and wear around the bath base and floor are worth checking as part of planning the work. The property is Grade II listed, so renovation plans will need to take that status into account.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a £28,000–£48,000 project, tailoring the finishes to the cottage.
  • Retain and showcase the exposed beams, flagstone floors and inglenook fireplace as distinctive period features.
  • Make use of the established front and rear gardens, with the option to discuss the additional orchard separately.

Key risks

  • A crack is visible in a bedroom ceiling or wall surface; its cause and any repair needed should be checked.
  • Wear is visible around the bath base and floor, so check the condition beneath and around those finishes.

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£944
Based on a loan of £187,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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