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Northfields Lane, Brixham

South West

£500,000

Listed on 29/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
6
Type
Detached Bungalow
Area
1841 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden

Description

This detached six-bedroom bungalow offers approximately 1,844 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over two floors, with three bedrooms on the ground floor and three upstairs. The property is dated and requires modernisation, but its room sizes and flexible arrangement provide scope to adapt the interior to different needs, subject to any required consents for alterations. The main lounge and dining area is a generous reception space with large windows and a fireplace. The separate rear kitchen would benefit from updating. On the ground floor there are also a shower room, a separate WC and three bedrooms, including a larger principal room. Upstairs are three further bedrooms and eaves storage. The house occupies a substantial, predominantly level plot with lawned gardens around it and a detached garage. The grounds and existing footprint offer potential for improvement, although any extension or other development would depend on planning and other necessary consents. Northfields Lane is described as convenient for Brixham town centre, the harbour, local shops, schools and bus services, with the South Devon coast nearby.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

70out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £500,000, this substantial six-bedroom detached home is priced attractively at £272 per sq ft, below the local average of £332 per sq ft. Its generous proportions, flexible two-floor layout and large, predominantly level garden give buyers plenty to work with in a sought-after Brixham setting.

The photographed rooms look clean and usable, with dated finishes that make this a light modernisation project rather than a major rebuild. Updating the kitchen and finishes, refreshing the garden edges and exploring the layout or extension potential—subject to feasibility and any required consents—could help make the most of the house and plot. The available exterior views show no obvious major structural failure, though the roof, render, windows and detached garage warrant closer inspection.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen, carpets and traditional finishes to give the spacious rooms a more contemporary feel.
  • Make better use of the generous, mostly level garden with clearance and thoughtful landscaping.
  • Explore the flexible accommodation and stated extension potential, subject to feasibility and any required consents.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Northfields Lane, Brixham
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Paignton Rail Station

    3.2 miles

    Train · Paignton

  • Torquay Rail Station

    4.5 miles

    Train · Torquay

  • Torre Rail Station

    5.3 miles

    Train · Torre

  • Totnes Rail Station

    7.8 miles

    Train · Totnes

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,889
Based on a loan of £375,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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