Listed for £100,000
January 13, 2026
Offered for sale by public auction on Wednesday 18th February 2026 at 7.00pm, Lifton Strawberry Field, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DH.
£100,000—£120,000 Auction Guide Price.
A Grade II listed, mid-17th-century two-bedroom mid-terrace thatched cottage with an adjoining double-height building, offering excellent potential for sympathetic conversion (subject to consent). Constructed of traditional plastered and rendered cob walls beneath a thatched roof, the cottage forms part of an attractive row of four historic period dwellings.
The property requires comprehensive renovation throughout and is offered for sale by public auction on Wednesday 18th February 2026 at 7.00pm, Lifton Strawberry Field, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DH.
The ground floor includes a spacious reception room, kitchen area and bathroom. On the first floor are two bedrooms, one of which is a well-proportioned double. A door from the hallway leads into the substantial adjoining building, arranged as two impressive double-height rooms. The first, historically used as a coal store, provides access to the rear garden. An opening leads through to the larger room, which has double doors to the road and features an attractive open fireplace and presents a range of possibilities for conversion or creative use, subject to permissions.
To the rear is a fine-sized, enclosed garden, currently overgrown but offering plenty of scope for improvement, along with a shed in one corner.
This is a rare opportunity to restore and transform a historic cottage full of character, set within a traditional terrace of thatched homes.
SITUATION
35 South Street is located in the heart of the old market town of Hatherleigh, which offers a traditional range of amenities including a supermarket, Post Office, garage/supermarket, pubs, cafés, arts and crafts shops, and farm and building supplies. The town also benefits from a primary school, health centre, veterinary surgery, community centre, and weekly market with cattle sales. Hatherleigh has a strong community spirit, with an annual arts festival and well-known carnival.
A wider range of facilities is available in nearby Okehampton, which provides a good selection of shops and services and three supermarkets including Waitrose. Okehampton offers schooling from infant to sixth form and lies adjacent to the A30, giving direct access to the Cathedral and University City of Exeter with its M5 motorway, mainline rail links and international airport.
Timber door leading into:
ENTRANCE HALL
Ceiling light, consumer board, electricity meter, doors to:
LIVING ROOM
Reception room with timber double-glazed window to the front aspect, brick fireplace housing log burning stove (not been tested). Ceiling light, door to:
KITCHEN AREA
Timber glazed window to the rear aspect, base unit housing stainless steel sink, ceiling light, stairs rising to the first floor with understairs storage. Door to inner hallway. Doors
BATHROOM
Three-piece suite comprising pedestal handwash basin, WC and panel-enclosed bath. Timber window to the rear aspect, ceiling light, wall heater.
BEDROOM ONE
Double bedroom with timber glazed window to the front aspect, storage cupboard, ceiling light.
BEDROOM TWO
Single bedroom with glazed window to the front aspect, ceiling light.
ADJOINING BUILDING
Accessed via timber double doors from the road, the adjoining building comprises two impressive double-height rooms with significant potential for conversion or creative use (subject to consent). The first and larger room retains original character features, including exposed timbers, cob walls, a thatched roof, and an open fireplace, with an opening leading through to the second room.
The smaller room, historically used for coal storage, continues the period charm and provides direct access to the internal hallway and a glazed door to the rear garden.
OUTSIDE
To the rear is a fine-sized enclosed garden which would benefit from some improvement and tidying. To one corner there is a useful storage shed.
Auction Venue
Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DH on Wednesday 18th February 2026 at 7.00pm
Registration
Please note ALL BIDDERS, including Kivells existing clients, will need to register with Kivells on the night of the auction in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”) - as of 26th June 2017.
Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction. Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.
Online Bidding
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Any fees that are owed in addition to the buyer's administration fee will be included within the legal pack.
Solicitor
Mr Ben Mitchell of Parnalls Solicitors
Auction Payment
At the fall of the gavel the contact is legally binding and a 10% deposit (subject to a minimum fee of £5,000) will be required to be paid by the successful bidder. The deposit has to be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer.
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Local Authority
West Devon
Easements, Wayleaves, Rights of Way
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.
Boundaries
Any purchasers shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor’s agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.
Plan of the Land
The plan is based on ordnance survey extracts, and the areas are not guaranteed. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy.
Land Plan
Not to scale and for identification purposes only.
Guide Prices
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The reserve price is the minimum price at which the property can be sold, both the guide price and reserve price may be subject to change up to and including the day of the auction. Please note that all prices listed, whether prior to or post auction, are subject to contract.
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Services
Mains electricity, water and drainage.
Tenure
Freehold
EE Rating
TBC
Council Tax Band
B
Directions
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Virtual Tour
Agents Notes
Please note that the property requires substantial renovations throughout and is being sold as seen.
Auction Date and Venue
Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DH on Wednesday 18th February 2026 at 7.00pm.
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