
Bude, Cornwall · EX23
Penstowe Road, Kilkhampton
Penstowe Road, Kilkhampton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23
Asking price
A quirky and characterful cottage with mezzanine bedroom, village convenience and useful storage — ideal as a first home, bolt-hole or investment.
Situated within the heart of the popular village of Kilkhampton, Swallow Cottage is a charming and individual home offering well-presented and thoughtfully arranged accommodation, all within comfortable walking distance of local pubs, takeaways and village amenities.
The property is entered into an open-plan kitchen/living area which provides a welcoming and practical living space. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units and work surfaces, flowing naturally into the living area which offers space for seating and dining, making it well suited to both everyday living and entertaining.
Also on the ground floor is a comfortable bedroom, alongside a modern shower room, providing convenient and flexible accommodation. A staircase rises from the living area to the mezzanine bedroom space, which creates a distinctive and versatile slee…
The home, in the agent’s words
- Quirky and characterful cottage
- Open-plan kitchen/living area
- Ground floor bedroom
- Mezzanine bedroom area
- Modern shower room
- Covered rear outdoor area
- Two useful rear store rooms
- Walking distance to village pubs and takeaways
- Ideal first home, bolt-hole or investment
- Convenient village location close to Bude
Read the full agent description
A quirky and characterful cottage with mezzanine bedroom, village convenience and useful storage — ideal as a first home, bolt-hole or investment.
Situated within the heart of the popular village of Kilkhampton, Swallow Cottage is a charming and individual home offering well-presented and thoughtfully arranged accommodation, all within comfortable walking distance of local pubs, takeaways and village amenities.
The property is entered into an open-plan kitchen/living area which provides a welcoming and practical living space. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units and work surfaces, flowing naturally into the living area which offers space for seating and dining, making it well suited to both everyday living and entertaining.
Also on the ground floor is a comfortable bedroom, alongside a modern shower room, providing convenient and flexible accommodation. A staircase rises from the living area to the mezzanine bedroom space, which creates a distinctive and versatile sleeping area, ideal as a principal bedroom or occasional guest space, and adds to the cottage’s quirky appeal. To the rear of the property is a covered outdoor area which provides a sheltered space and access to two useful store rooms, offering excellent storage for bikes, surfboards or general household items. The cottage also benefits from a paved frontage providing a low-maintenance external space.
Overall, the accommodation is well balanced and full of character, making Swallow Cottage an appealing option for a range of buyers including first-time purchasers, those seeking a low-maintenance home, or buyers looking for a village base close to the North Cornwall coast. EPC E. Council Tax Band B.
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Connected for everyday life
0%of homes in the postcode can access 100+ Mbps broadband.
Available speed bands
- 30+ Mbps
- 98%
- 100+ Mbps
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- 300+ Mbps
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- 1,000+ Mbps
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Getting about
22.4 milesto Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 4.6 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 2.2 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 areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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