Myrtle Cottage, Withycombe, Minehead
South West
£210,000
Listed on 21/10/2026
Listed on 21/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Link Detached HouseArea
607 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom detached stone cottage is set in Withycombe, within reach of Minehead and the Somerset coast. The accommodation includes an open-plan kitchen and dining room with integrated appliances, a living room with a log burner, two double bedrooms and a ground-floor family bathroom. The principal bedroom has an en-suite shower room. A lean-to provides additional utility and storage space, while a courtyard garden offers a compact outdoor area.
The listing describes the kitchen as updated and notes scope for further improvements, giving a buyer the option to personalise the property over time. Heating is electric and there is no gas supply. Parking is available in the village car park a short walk away. The property is freehold.
WHOTS analysis
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37out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
Myrtle Cottage has a distinctive stone-cottage feel, with an exposed-stone fireplace and wood-burning stove, plus a clean, serviceable kitchen. The light project is about personalising the dated bathroom finishes and refreshing the weathered courtyard paving; the photographed rooms are generally maintained, though a ceiling mark is visible near the bedroom/en-suite area. The stone exterior and roof look broadly intact in the available views.
The main drawback is the price: at £346 per sq ft, the £210,000 asking price is above the local average of £291 per sq ft. Even adding the £5,000–£10,000 refurb range leaves purchase-plus-works costs stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the home's value after improvements. The village setting and character give the cottage appeal, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the current asking price.
Key opportunities
- Retain and make the most of the exposed-stone fireplace and wood-burning stove as character features.
- Refresh the dated bathroom finishes and improve the courtyard paving to personalise the cottage.
- Build on the serviceable kitchen and village setting for a modest, focused improvement project.
Key risks
- At the asking price, the purchase plus the £5,000–£10,000 works range remains stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area.
- Plan on something close to £217,500 when purchase and the £7,500 refurb range are added together — around 19% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.
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