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Queen Street, Newton Abbot

South West

£850,000

Listed on 23/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
2491 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

Westerlands is a detached country property with four bedrooms and approximately 231 sqm of accommodation, set within parkland grounds with grazing land and outbuildings. The house is part-way through a programme of improvements and requires finishing. Its accommodation includes three first-floor bedrooms and a family bathroom, plus a potential ground-floor bedroom and separate shower room. The farmhouse-style kitchen has an AGA and is served by a utility room. There is also a garden room and a particularly large living room, which the listing notes could be divided to provide additional accommodation if desired. The grounds are predominantly lawn with mature trees, and the listing says the fencing would benefit from upgrading. Outbuildings include a former workshop and two smaller buildings described as needing repair. The former piggery barn is identified as having potential for Class Q planning, subject to planning permission; feasibility and any required consents would need to be checked. The property is within reach of Teignmouth, Shaldon, Newton Abbot and Exeter. The listing states that there is currently no connected central heating system, with most radiators disconnected while a new system was being installed. Two wood burners are present. New electric fuse boards have been fitted, but some wiring remains incomplete. Access is via a hardcore farm track subject to a right of way, and the land and outbuildings have previously been used for agricultural purposes.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Westerlands has the space and setting to make a distinctive country-home project: the main house appears generally tidy, with large reception rooms and bedrooms, while the extensive grounds, mature trees and grazing land offer plenty of scope to shape the outdoor space. Dated finishes, incomplete heating and electrical work, and the scope to rethink the unusually large living room give a buyer clear ways to improve it. The fitted AGA is a notable feature, and the former piggery is described as having potential for Class Q, subject to planning.

On the economics, the asking price is reasonable enough, yet £26,500 of quoted works still lifts all-in spend towards £876,500 — around 7% 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, carpets and floor coverings while completing the unfinished heating and electrical work.
  • Explore subdividing the approximately 13 m x 5.6 m living room to create more usable accommodation, subject to feasibility and any required consents.
  • Make the most of the parkland grounds, grazing areas and mature trees; the former piggery may also offer Class Q potential, subject to planning.

Key risks

  • The listing says heating is not connected and some wiring remains incomplete; scope, compliance and completion costs need professional verification.
  • Agricultural outbuildings show visible wear and deterioration, and their full roof and structural condition is not established by the available photographs.
  • Fencing is identified as needing improvement across the grounds.

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£3,211
Based on a loan of £637,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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