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Highbury Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32

South West

£375,000

Listed on 07/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Bungalow
Area
1307 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom detached bungalow has spacious accommodation and a substantial garden plot, with scope for updating to suit a new owner's needs. The layout includes a large living room, kitchen/diner, utility room and conservatory, alongside two double bedrooms, a further single bedroom, a wet room and a separate cloakroom. The living room has windows to the front and side, while the kitchen/diner provides fitted cupboards, work surfaces and space for freestanding appliances. A door connects the kitchen to the utility room, which has garden access. The conservatory adds another flexible reception area overlooking the rear garden. Outside, a private driveway provides parking for two vehicles, with a small garden at the front. The rear garden is described as approximately a quarter of an acre, mainly lawn with established trees and shrubs, sheds and a greenhouse. The listing notes that the property requires modernisation and that the garden would benefit from improvement, offering scope to refresh the accommodation and make better use of the outdoor space.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This detached bungalow has a lot to work with: spacious, usable rooms, a notably generous living room and a large established garden, alongside a driveway and detached garage. The dated kitchen and interior finishes offer scope for a light, personalising update, while the garden could be brought back into shape without losing its mature character. The clean, accessible wet room is a useful feature to retain.

The main constraint is the price: at £287/sq ft, the asking price is above the local average of £272/sq ft, and the numbers look tight once purchase and the estimated £7,000–£16,000 refurb are considered against local benchmarks. It has attractive space and a clear cosmetic canvas, but the asking price leaves limited room for value creation.

All-in costs deserve a mention: works of around £11,500 on top of purchase push all-in figures towards £386,500 — around 8% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today. Not necessarily a deal-breaker for a project buyer, but it caps the headline score.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and interior finishes to give the spacious, usable accommodation a more current feel.
  • Tidy the overgrown planting and weathered paving while making the most of the large, mature garden.
  • Retain and make use of the clean, accessible wet room and the practical driveway and detached garage.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Highbury Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Barnstaple Rail Station

    1.0 miles

    Train · Barnstaple

  • Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station

    3.8 miles

    Train · Chapelton

  • Umberleigh Rail Station

    5.7 miles

    Train · Umberleigh

  • Portsmouth Arms Rail Station

    8.8 miles

    Train · Kingford

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,532
Based on a loan of £281,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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