8 bedroom property with land for sale

A superb Residential Holding enjoying an outstanding elevated rural position overlooking the Otter Valley benefiting from an attractive Grade II Listed farmhouse with attached cottage, a range of adaptable traditional outbuildings, pasture & woodland.
In all about 38 Acres.


The sale of Underdown (formerly known as Underdown Farm) affords prospective purchasers an extremely rare opportunity to acquire an outstanding residential holding occupying a superb rural position in the Otter Valley within the Blackdown Hills.

The property briefly comprises a Grade II Listed thatched farmhouse understood to date from the sixteenth and seventeenth century, situated at the end of a private drive. The property affords a wealth of character whilst the adjoining cottage, known as Barn Owl Cottage, may afford appeal to those prospective with either income or indeed multi-generational interests.

The property is enhanced by the range of traditional outbuildings (also listed in their own right) with one benefiting from a live consent for conversion to a residential dwelling. The others may offer the scope, subject to the appropriate planning consents, for conversion to a variety of ancillary and alternative uses whilst also providing the ability to offer stabling facilities to satisfy those with equestrian interests. Furthermore, the adjoining pasture land and woodland provides an excellent protective buffer to the farmhouse and buildings, as well as affording considerable appeal for those potential purchasers with agricultural, equestrian or other conservations interests.

The property extends in total to about 38 Acres (15.37 Ha) and is offered for sale as a whole as detailed within these sale particulars.

For dimensions of the dwelling and outbuildings please refer to the accompanying floor plan.

Underdown occupies an outstanding rural position situated within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with far reaching views over the highly regarded Otter Valley, widely considered as some of the most attractive countryside in the county. The property enjoys a delightful setting being situated approximately 1.8 miles to the south of the village of Upottery and approximately 4.2 miles to the north east of the Devon town of Honiton.

Upottery is a small traditional Devon village with a thriving community spirit and home to a range of local amenities and services including, Primary School, Pubic House, Village Hall, Church and sports field.

Honiton provides a good range of everyday shopping and banking facilities whilst the city of Exeter affords an extensive range of commercial, educational and recreational facilities befitting those of an important regional and administrative centre, together with a wide range of primary, secondary and further education facilities.

Despite its rural position the property enjoys easy access to the surrounding districts and further afield with access to the M5 motorway available at Exeter (J29), Cullompton (J28) and Taunton (J25). Main line rail services are also available at Honiton (London Waterloo) and Taunton (London Paddington). Access to the A30/303 trunk route at Honiton provides an easy link to London and the South East, with international airports at Exeter and Bristol. To the south lies the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, with pretty coastal towns and villages such as Lyme Regis, Seaton, Sidmouth, Branscombe and Beer.