Listed for £900,000
March 5, 2026
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Please see floorplan for accommodation and measurements.
Outside - The farm is accessed via its yard directly from the highway. To the front and side of the farmhouse are gardens laid to lawn, that front onto the paddocks.
Traditional Barns - Attached to the house is the stone & thatched Cider House (5.35m x 2.95m) with a loft over. Between the Cider House and the farmhouse is a timber Lean-to Garage (4.5m x 4m), it is considered some of these barns could be incorporated into the farmhouse (STPP). Around the yard there are a range of buildings including:
Rendered block Stores (4.82m x 3.46m) formerly a chicken house.
Open fronted Dutch Barn (9.11m x 3.46m)
Stone & block Workshop (12.2m x 5.6m) under a slate roof with a loft over, with a L-shaped Lean-to (15.4m x 4.28m & 5.9m x 3.25m)
Traditional stone Barn (16.90m x 5.73m) with timber clad front under a slate roof, formerly the cowstalls.
Garage/Stores (9.86m x 4.17m) mainly stone construction under a slate roof
Block built Garage (5.15m x 4.87m)
Farm Buildings - On the east side of the courtyard and accessed from the farm
track are:-
Concrete portal and timber frame Cattle Shed (27.5m x19.6m) with GI roof and cladding.
Concrete portal and timber frame Cattle Shed (22.8m x 16.6m with steel and timber Lean-to Fodder Barn (22.8m x 9.4m)
Lean-to Implement Store (9.9m x 6.00m) block construction with access from the farmyard.
The Land - Lot One comprises two mainly level pasture fields suitable for mowing or grazing, together with three permanent pasture paddocks that surround the farmstead, all bounded by mature hedges. There is long road frontage and access at various points off the highway. In all 23.57 acres.
Services - Lot 1: Main water and private water connected. Main electricity and private drainage. Broadband : Standard available. Mobile Network Coverage : Likely outside. Limited inside. Source - Ofcom.org.uk
Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession upon completion. The farm has been previously let to a local farmer under a Farm Business Tenancy, who would be prepared to continue farming the land. Vacant possession of the farmland and cattle buildings is available from 1st July 2026.
Rights Of Way - No public rights of way cross the farm.
Agricultural Schemes - The land is in a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Scheme that started on 1st April 2024 and runs until 31st March 2027.
Basic Payment Scheme - The delinked payments will be retained by the vendors. The land is registered on the Rural Land Register and can be transferred to the new owner, with the purchasers being responsible for the agent’s fees involved being £200 plus VAT.
Fencing Obligations - The buyers of Lot 6 will be required to erect and maintain thereafter a new stockproof fence along the new boundary between points C to D.
Material Information - 1. We cannot confirm if the septic tank conforms to the current regulations.
2. Woodhead Farm is at very low risk of flooding from surface water, rivers and seas.
3. Planning - The agents understand that some works to the farmhouse (UPV windows and doors) have historically been done without Listed Building Consent being obtained.
4. There is foam insulation in the roof space.
5. The main water supply serving a neighbouring property crosses the farm, with the meter located north of the farmstead.
Sporting - All rights are understood to be owned and included in the sale. Racing at Exeter or Taunton. Golf at Seaton, Honiton or Lyme Regis. Sailing on the coast at Lyme Regis or Topsham.
Local Authority - East Devon District Council Tel:
Council Tax Band: F
Education - Primary schooling at Branscombe. Good state secondary schools at Sidmouth College, Axe Valley Academy and the excellent Colyton Grammar School. Independent Schools in the area include St Johns at Sidmouth, Blundells at Tiverton and the Exeter or Taunton Schools.