Ilfracombe, Devon · EX34

Crofts Lea Park, Ilfracombe

Crofts Lea Park, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34

£500,000Under offerFreehold

Guide price

Agent's summary

Colesbourne House is a grand, detached Victorian residence spanning four stories. The exterior showcases a blend of brick, render, and stone, accentuated by decorative fish scale tile hanging, and double glazed windows, all topped off with a tiled roof. Constructed in 1898 for a Bristol Merchant as a holiday retreat, the property has since been transformed into 4 self-contained apartments and a maisonette.

Garden Flat - Lower Ground Floor: The entrance hall leads into the living room, which features a bay window offering splendid sea views, a built-in storage cupboard, a shelved recess, and an additional cupboard underneath. This room provides access to a galley kitchen equipped with a single drainer, stainless steel sink unit, adjoining work surfaces, drawers, cupboards, and space for appliances. Wall-mounted cupboards match the kitchen’s design, which includes a Hot Point cooker, hob, and electric oven. The laundry room, which doubles as a double glazed conservatory, features a w…

Beds9
Baths6
Receptions6
TypeHouse
From Bond Oxborough Phillips Sales & Lettings

The home, in the agent’s words

  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
  • 6 Seperate Flats
  • Ample off road parking
  • Communal Gardens
  • Incredible sea views
  • Sought after location.
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Colesbourne House is a grand, detached Victorian residence spanning four stories. The exterior showcases a blend of brick, render, and stone, accentuated by decorative fish scale tile hanging, and double glazed windows, all topped off with a tiled roof. Constructed in 1898 for a Bristol Merchant as a holiday retreat, the property has since been transformed into 4 self-contained apartments and a maisonette.

Garden Flat - Lower Ground Floor: The entrance hall leads into the living room, which features a bay window offering splendid sea views, a built-in storage cupboard, a shelved recess, and an additional cupboard underneath. This room provides access to a galley kitchen equipped with a single drainer, stainless steel sink unit, adjoining work surfaces, drawers, cupboards, and space for appliances. Wall-mounted cupboards match the kitchen’s design, which includes a Hot Point cooker, hob, and electric oven. The laundry room, which doubles as a double glazed conservatory, features a work surface, drawers, cupboards, a stainless steel sink, a Worcester wall-mounted gas-fired boiler for central heating and hot water (exclusive to this unit), plumbing for a washing machine, and a shelved storage cupboard. Bedroom 1 comes with a range of fitted wardrobes along two walls. Bedroom 2 has a double glazed door opening to the garden, a shelved storage cupboard, and a corner shower cubicle. The bathroom is complete with a panelled bath, a telephone-style mixer tap with a shower attachment, folding shower screens, a low-level WC, a pedestal wash basin, a mirror-fronted medicine cabinet, and tiled walls. EPC: D

Flat 1 - Ground Floor: The Kitchen/ living area has a bay window to the front, with the kitchen having fitted worktops with a single drainer stainless steel sink unit, drawers and cupboards beneath, further work surfaces, cupboards, and space for appliances. . The shower room includes a shower cubicle, a pedestal wash hand basin, a low-level WC. which is fitted with a single drainer stainless steel sink unit, drawers and cupboards beneath, further work surfaces, cupboards, and space for appliances. The bedroom provided 2 windows with amazing sea views. EPC: E

Ground Floor: The bed/sitting room features a bay window to the front. The en-suite shower room includes a shower cubicle, a pedestal basin, a low-level WC, a cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, and a double built-in wardrobe. A multi-paned glazed door leads to the kitchen/dining room, which is fitted with a single drainer stainless steel sink unit, drawers and cupboards beneath, further work surfaces, cupboards, and space for appliances. The room also has a Hot Point electric cooker and offers sea views. EPC: E

Flat 2 - Ground Floor: The living room/kitchen features a single drainer stainless steel sink, adjoining work surfaces, space for appliances, and an electric cooker point. A bay window provides sea views. The central island comes with drawers and cupboards beneath, while an ornate plaster ceiling rose adds character. The bedroom has a built-in wardrobe and cupboard, as well as an electric wall heater. The en-suite shower room includes a cubicle, a low-level WC, and a pedestal wash basin.EPC: E

Flat 3 - First Floor: The entrance hall leads to a bed/sitting room with a bay window to the front, a range of fitted wardrobe cupboards, and a cupboard housing a hot water cylinder and an Ariston water tank. The kitchen/dining room offers fine sea views, a single drainer stainless steel sink unit, drawers and cupboards underneath, a Creda Hot Point cooker, further work surfaces, drawers and cupboards beneath, a matching wall-mounted cupboard, and space for a fridge. The shower room features a tiled cubicle, a pedestal basin, a low-level WC, and a mirror-fronted medicine cabinet.
EPC: E

Flat 4 - First Floor: The entrance lobby leads to a shower room with a cubicle and wash hand basin. There is a separate WC with an original high-level toilet. The living/kitchen/dining room offers fine sea views and includes a single drainer stainless steel sink, adjoining work surfaces, drawers and cupboards beneath, a Creda electric cooker, and an electric wall heater. Bedroom 1 has sea views and an electric wall heater. Bedroom 2, located at the front, also features an electric wall heater. EPC: E

Flat 5 - Second Floor: The entrance hall includes a cupboard housing a pre-lagged cylinder. The reception room offers sea views and has a meter cupboard and an electric wall heater. The kitchen/dining room features sea views, a single drainer stainless steel sink, adjoining work surfaces, drawers and cupboards beneath, space for appliances, matching wall-mounted cupboards, a Creda oven with an extractor hood, a breakfast bar, and an electric heater. The inner lobby includes coat pegs. Bedroom 1 has an electric wall heater, and Bedroom 2 provides additional space. The bathroom includes a tiled panelled bath, a pedestal basin, a low-level WC, and a built-in double shelved storage cupboard. A separate shower room features a shower cubicle, a wash hand basin, a low-level WC, and a medicine cabinet. EPC: E

OUTSIDE: The front garden is primarily used for gravelled parking, with access on both sides of the property leading to the rear garden. The rear garden is well-stocked, well-maintained, and enclosed by hedging and fencing. Additionally, there are two timber garden sheds and a sun terrace.

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Ofcom · Jan 2026 · postcode EX34 9PN · residential premises

Getting about

9.2 miles

to Barnstaple Rail Station

Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026

Background air quality

Fine particles · PM₂.₅
4.4 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
3.3 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline

Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.

Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km area

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