Stags PRIME RESIDENTIAL
Understandably, rising interest rates throughout 2023 affected the residential sales market. Nonetheless, we are delighted to confirm that we have, yet again, recorded the greatest market share of all sales above £1m in the West Country, according to properties marketed on rightmove.co.uk. With this being almost a third more than any other agent, we have a significant amount of data to perfectly position us in supporting our clients with their sales.
Analysis of Stags Prime data indicates that whilst buyers continue to move to the South West from all parts of the UK, over a third are from London and the South East. This highlights the importance of the marketing exposure we provide through The London Office. Having said this, you might be surprised to hear that the majority of prime sales were in fact to buyers who already live in the West Country, 47% to be exact, up from 35% in the previous year.
The numbers of purchases completed with cash funds is also up year on year with 61% of prime property buyers falling into this bracket.
There remains a significant demand for prime property throughout our region and, with confidence increasing, we look forward to advising on and selling some of the West Country’s finest homes in the year ahead.
We hope you enjoy perusing our selection of available, and sold, prime residential property showcased throughout this publication.
James Baker Head of Stags Prime Residential
Available with Stags...
Cornwall | 30.86 Acres
A most impressive, five-bedroom farmhouse in a stunning private position, offering a detached, onebedroom, self-contained annexe with three garages below and a range of agricultural buildings. EPC: D. Council Tax: C. Freehold.
Guide £1,250,000
Launceston 01566 774999
South Devon
A rare opportunity to purchase a coastal home with stunning, unobstructed sea views and a heated swimming pool, situated in a highly desirable location. EPC: E. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Guide £1,350,000
Dartmouth 01803 835336
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Somerset | 3.5 Acres
An elegant, former rectory on the edge of the National Trust village of Luccombe with impressive accommodation, two lettings cottages and extensive gardens and grounds. EPC: D. Council Tax: E & B. Freehold.
Guide £2,200,000 Dulverton 01398 323174
South Devon | 1.25 Acres
A modern, country house with stunning rural views, nestled in a wonderful valley setting. The property offers five-bedrooms, a detached bungalow, garaging and landscaped gardens and grounds. EPC: C. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Guide £2,200,000 Totnes 01803 865454
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Prime, coastal living with direct beach access
A detached, four-bedroom home with an additional two-bedroom annexe, spa building, garage and carport.
Beach Cottage has been extended and renovated to a high specification and offers everything you need for beachside living.
Internally, the property benefits from versatile, open-plan living, finished to a high standard with four double bedrooms and a private terrace, accessed via the master suite, which enjoys beach and seaside views.
Externally, the attractive gardens are mostly laid to lawn with a raised patio and large decked area offering an idyllic spot for alresco dining. The spa room is a fantastic addition to the accommodation with a sunken hot tub, built in bar with kitchen units and an attached, fully tiled wet room with an outdoor washoff point, perfect for rinsing off your wetsuit/swimwear after
enjoying a day at the beach.
The two-bedroom annexe is accessed via the rear garden with accommodation across two floors including a kitchenette, sitting room and family bathroom.
Set in a prime position, nestled behind the dunes of Porthcothan Beach, the property is located in the coastal village of Porthcothan Bay, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, with access to the South West coast path.
Beach Cottage gives prospective purchasers a unique opportunity to buy an incredible home set in a superb coastal location on the beach in Porthcothan Bay.
Guide £3,500,000 | Wadebridge 01884 235708
Available with Stags...
Devon | 4.96 Acres
A fantastic, Edwardian, fivebedroom home with commanding views and outbuildings in a sought after position with south-facing views, close to Totnes town. EPC: E. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Excess £1,500,000 Totnes 01803 865454
Cornwall | 3.35 Acres
A Grade-II listed, former manor house with a wealth of character and charm throughout, set in a peaceful location with breathtaking views over the Cornish countryside.
EPC: Exempt. Council Tax: F. Freehold.
Guide £1,195,000 Plymouth 01752 223933
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North Devon
A superb residence on the edge of Exmoor and close to the coast, currently used as a lucrative holiday rental with four-bedrooms, large gardens and a garage/carport/ workshop. EPC: C. Council Tax: Business rates apply. Freehold.
Guide £1,175,000 Barnstaple 01271 322833
South Devon
A fantastic, contemporary, family home with stunning views over the River Dart which has been greatly enhanced and improved by the current owners and provides stunning and spacious accommodation. EPC: C. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Guide £1,500,000
Totnes 01803 865454
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Somerset | 1.56 Acres
A converted, Grade-II listed former mill offering spacious five-bedroom accommodation, situated within beautiful private gardens, together with a substantial double garage/ workshop with studio over. EPC: Exempt. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Guide £1,150,000 Yeovil 01935 475000
West Devon | 24 Acres
A delightful Grade-II listed, farmhouse surrounded by open countryside, with four-bedrooms, three reception rooms, a bathroom, shower room, a range of outbuildings, and pasture land. EPC: F. Council Tax: F. Freehold.
Guide £1,100,000 Okehampton 01837 659420
19th century architecture on the Lizard Peninsula
An exceptional village home offering flexible accommodation with studio, separate cottage and extensive grounds.
This exceptional period home stands close to the village centre and is nestled amidst extensive mature gardens and grounds of around 1.5 acres. Carefully maintained and improved by recent owners, Tremenhee is appointed and presented to the highest of standards, offering family accommodation together with a studio and single storey two-bedroom cottage.
Extending to approximately 3,800sqft, the main residence, is a striking period home that features strong granite elevations, perfectly complemented by multi-paned sash windows. Corlan Cottage, an attractive character property, sits within the grounds and benefits from a cosy sitting room, kitchen, two-bedrooms,
shower room and separate bathroom. Currently used as a holiday let, the cottage enjoys its own gardens to the front and rear.
Accessed over a long gravelled driveway, both Tremenhee and Corlan Cottage benefit from ample parking and lovely, Cornish, walled gardens with Victorian style summerhouse, outhouse and compost/vegetable area. To the east of the house is the parkland style meadow with fabulous far reaching views and a small copse. EPC: F. Council Tax: F. Freehold.
Guide £1,550,000 | Truro 01872 264488
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East Devon | 53.24 Acres
A residential farm situated on the edge of the Blackdown Hills with level and gently sloping grassland with pockets of woodland and opportunity for income from a holiday cottage and let workshops. EPC: C. Council Tax: F. Freehold.
Guide £1,750,000 Farm Agency 01392 680059
West Devon | 17.7 Acres
A substantial, non-listed Victorian former mine captain’s house nestled in beautiful gardens, woodland and pasture, in a discreet and verdant setting close to Tavistock. EPC: F. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Guide £1,650,000 Tavistock 01822 612458
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North Devon | 1.13 Acres
A highly individual property offering three dwellings, two successful holiday lets and owners accommodation, all enjoying breathtaking views of Exmoor and the sea. EPC: C. Council Tax: EBusiness rates apply. Freehold.
Guide £1,450,000
Barnstaple 01271 322833
Cornwall | 1.38 Acres
A substantial and beautifullypresented country residence set in rolling countryside with an attached annexe, parking for multiple vehicles, a double car port, gym, gardens and small paddock. EPC: E. Council Tax: D. Freehold.
Guide £1,275,000
Truro 01872 264488
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South Devon | 2.73 Acres
A wonderful barn conversion nestled in rolling countryside, only moments from the beach, currently utilised as an exclusive holiday let however, would equally suit a family.
EPC: G. Council Tax: G. Leasehold80 years remaining. GR £50pa.
Guide £1,350,000
Dartmouth 01803 835336
North Devon | 5.41 Acres
A magnificent, south-facing, former rectory, with views across the Little Dart Valley and stunning gardens and grounds, together with a swimming pool, tennis court, games room/gym, yoga studio and snooker room. EPC: E. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Excess £2,000,000
South Molton 01769 572263
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Somerset | 5.2 Acres
A beautifully refurbished, four -bedroom, Grade-II listed farmhouse with period features, far-reaching views and a range of outbuildings, one with planning for ancillary accommodation. EPC: G. Council Tax: G. Freehold.
Guide £1,300,000
Wellington 01823 662822
Cornwall | 4.2 Acres
A quality, diverse, country property with a number of assets including a fine Victorian house and selfcontained flat, three-bedroom cottage, two-bedroom apartment, ancillary buildings, beautiful grounds and woodland. EPC: F. Council Tax: E. Freehold.
Guide £1,650,000
Truro 01872 264488
Sold by Stags...
Move to the country
A stunning Georgian home, successfully sold by Stags, on the lower slopes of the Quantock Hills.
Fulford House was marketed by our Taunton office for clients that were looking to trade down to a smaller property. Prior to marketing, the Taunton team spent time with the sellers to ascertain the best way in which to market the property, they organised for a professional photographer to visit and put together a bespoke brochure to showcase the wonderful period features that the home has to offer.
The property, a stunning Georgian residence, is situated in a beautiful rural location and benefits from excellent views over open countryside and towards the Blackdown Hills. The GradeII listed home is a substantial detached house with a separate stable cottage conversion, garaging, swimming pool, tennis
court and garden room, all set within approximately 6.5 acres of landscaped gardens and paddocks.
A number of potential buyers were shown around the home which resulted in an asking price offer, less than two weeks after the property was first marketed. A month after listing the property, we found our eventual buyers, who bid in competition with others to secure the purchase. The successful buyers were a couple from the outskirts of London who moved to the countryside with their two young children.
Exchanging in March 2023, Fulford House went on to complete the following month.
Sold by Stags...
South Devon | 5.42 Acres
A stunning and historic, Grade-II listed, detached residence nestled within an idyllic setting, only a short distance from the banks of the Yealm Estuary.
Excess £1,600,000
Somerset | 13.72 Acres
An attractive family home with seven-bedrooms, an adjoining twobedroom barn conversion, pretty gardens and grounds and access to the field with a fully enclosed agricultural barn.
Guide £1,350,000
Sold by Stags...
Somerset | 2.53 Acres
A stunning period house with fine views over the gardens and countryside beyond, with fourbedrooms, four reception rooms, a farmhouse kitchen, three bathrooms, landscaped gardens, parking and a double garage.
Guide £1,250,000
Dorset
An imposing, detached house with stunning sea views along the Jurassic Coast. The property is set within an elevated position, with 180-degree views of Lyme Bay and just a short walk from the heart of the Lyme Regis.
Guide £1,200,000
Sold by Stags...
Sand, sea and spectacular views
A stunning home, with breathtaking views, nestled on the cliff top of Porthcothan Beach.
In March 2023, Trevor Vare, office and sales manager from our Wadebridge office, was instructed to sell Long Cove, a substantial property nestled in a generous plot on the cliff top of Porthcothan Beach. Having been in contact with the sellers for a year, Trevor orchestrated the sale which involved the task of arranging access whilst the property continued to be used as a holiday let.
Situated in the coastal village of Porthcothan Bay, in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, Long Cove offers breathtaking views of Porthcothan Beach and the Atlantic Ocean with easy access to the South West Coast Path just 2.5 miles from the village of St Merryn with all of its local amenities.
Following several viewings, we ended up with three interested parties and, after several conversations with the seller, Trevor
organised a Zoom call with the rest of the family. This involved him going to the property to meet the seller to have a video call with the family that were located in other areas of the globe. After Trevor’s recommendations, a cash offer was accepted in May 2023 and after a smooth transaction, that was negotiated by our Stags Wadebridge team with excellent solicitors on either side, the property completed in June, just 5 weeks and 6 days after the offer was initially accepted.
As with most sales, it’s the work that our teams put in with communicating between all parties, which really does help get these fantastic sales through.
The sellers were incredibly happy with the outcome and hosted a leaving party at the property that Stags were invited to attend.
Sold by Stags...
West Devon | 8.3 Acres
A simply magnificent 1920s country house, that has been meticulously modernised throughout, located in a wonderful and hugely convenient position on the edge of Tavistock and open moorland.
Guide £1,400,000
Cornwall
An outstanding family home on the fringe of the village of Perranwell Station, extensively renovated and remodelled in 2014, including the addition of a magnificent oak framed extension.
Guide £1,200,000
Sold by Stags...
South Devon | 2 Acres
A substantial and spacious property on the highly regarded Court Grange Estate with a 4,000 sqft main residence, two additional units of accommodation, covered outdoor pool, garages and private grounds.
Guide £1,250,000
Cornwall | 5.02 Acres
A stunning, former Duchy farmhouse located in beautiful open countryside close to South Cornish Coast. The property enjoys a rural position with picturesque views of the surrounding countryside.
Guide £1,200,000
Sold by Stags...
West Devon | 5.91 Acres
An impressive and unique country home located outside of Tavistock, with an incredible degree of quality and comfort, comprising five double bedrooms, four bath/shower rooms, swimming pool and leisure suite.
Guide £1,150,000
South Devon | 1.8 Acres
A beautiful, Grade-II listed villa, with many original features, comprising a five-bedroom main house, a threebedroom annexe, one-bedroom cottage, swimming pool, wellmaintained grounds, garaging, and parking.
Guide £2,350,000
Sold by Stags...
Somerset | 1.94 Acres
A handsome and beautifullypresented family home with fivebedrooms, four bathrooms and farreaching views. The property is set in an enviable, elevated position, on the edge of the popular village of Wiveliscombe.
Guide £1,150,000
East Devon | 14.85 Acres
A superb lifestyle smallholding with thriving glamping business, land, annexe, farmhouse and outbuildings, located within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Guide £1,350,000
Why Stags?
With an established network of 22 offices, strategically located across the South West, our sales departments cover every corner of the West Country. When you use Stags, you are getting over 150 years of West Country experience, combined with a level of expertise and regional knowledge that is second to none.
With such an extensive network, we have the ability to contact and speak to many more buyers than most estate agents in the West Country. This, coupled with our links to The London Office in St James’ Place, makes us well placed to attract high-end buyers who are looking for properties approaching, and above, £1 million.
A strong digital presence is key to a successful property sale. Stags will promote your property extensively through Rightmove, OnTheMarket, our own website and our social media platforms to ensure your home will be seen regionally, nationally and internationally. We work with expert professional photographers and drone videographers to showcase your home and ensure it captures the attention of high-end buyers browsing online.
Whether it is a significant country house, a new build or a waterside retreat, our team are well-equipped to help your prime property achieve its full potential.