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Westcots Drive, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19

South West

£200,000

Listed on 01/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Bungalow
Area
565 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This two-bedroom detached bungalow has an L-shaped entrance hall with a storage cupboard and loft access. The sitting and dining room has windows on three sides and sliding doors opening to a conservatory, which also provides access to the rear garden. The kitchen is fitted with wall and base units, a gas hob, electric oven and grill, and space for a fridge-freezer and washing machine. The listing states that heating is provided by an LPG gas boiler. Both bedrooms are described as doubles, with built-in mirrored wardrobes in the principal bedroom. The bathroom has a bath with shower over, WC, wash basin and heated towel rail. Outside, the front and side areas are gravelled, with the side space providing additional parking. The enclosed rear garden includes a paved terrace and tiered gravelled sections. The listing notes that an extension may be possible, subject to the necessary permissions and consents; feasibility would need to be checked. The property is offered freehold and is described as close to Winkleigh village centre and schools.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This detached bungalow has a particularly bright, spacious sitting/dining room, a conservatory overlooking the garden and useful side parking. The photographed interior is clean and usable; the older-style kitchen offers scope for a cosmetic update, while the enclosed, tiered garden could be made more attractive with planting and presentation improvements. The side space is also described as having extension potential, subject to the necessary permissions and consents.

The value case is the main constraint: at £200,000, the asking price is about 13.5% above the local average per square foot. Even with a relatively light improvement programme, the purchase price plus works looks stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this floor area; that comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of renovated value.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the intact but older-style kitchen finishes for a more contemporary look.
  • Improve the enclosed tiered garden with planting and a more polished outdoor layout.
  • Explore the stated side-space extension potential, subject to planning permissions and consents.

Key risks

  • At this asking price, adding even a light improvement programme leaves the overall cost position stretched against local benchmarks for the floor area.
  • All-in costs look stretched when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 15% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.

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Location

Westcots Drive, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Eggesford Rail Station

    4.0 miles

    Train · Eggesford

  • Sampford Courtenay Rail Station

    5.7 miles

    Train · Belstone Corner

  • Lapford Rail Station

    5.9 miles

    Train · Lapford

  • Kings Nympton Rail Station

    6.0 miles

    Train · Kings Nympton

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£817
Based on a loan of £150,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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