
Taunton, Somerset · TA4
High Street, Wiveliscombe
Guide price
SIX BEDROOM LISTED PERIOD HOUSE and shop/office/licensed restaurant premises, large basement and loft room, large private walled garden, parking, two receptions, kitchen, three bathrooms, utility, WC, many period features and flexible use in the heart of this thriving rural town. EPC Exempt
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- Signature Homes
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A unique opportunity to acquire a six bedroom residential property with commercial premises, arranged over five floors, with large garden in the heart of the thriving town of Wiveliscombe.
We are delighted to offer for sale this period listed home in the heart of Wiveliscombe.
The residential accommodation comprises of a spacious dining room next to a kitchen/breakfast room with ground floor utility/cloakroom.
At first floor level there is a large sitting room, family bathroom, a master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and additional bedroom.
On the next floor there are a further four bedrooms and an additional family bathroom and stairs rising up to the loft room.
The commercial premises are currently vacant and comprise shop/restaurant at pavement level with access down to a large basement comprising storage area, kitchenette and cloakroom. There is Three Phase electricity supplied and an alcohol license.
Beyond the courtyard at the rear of the property there is a large private walled garden with sitting area, lawn, flowerbeds and a high degree of privacy.
The Wiveliscombe area is the best kept secret in Somerset with rolling green hills and peaceful unspoilt countryside, whilst maintaining excellent access to communities in Taunton, 11 miles with main line railway station and M5 access junction 25 and Wellington junction 26 is 7 miles from Wiveliscombe.
Wiveliscombe town offers an unusually wide range of services including post office, doctors surgery, vets, chiropodist, library, churches, public houses, community office, primary and secondary schools with excellent reputations and a recreation ground with heated outdoor swimming pool, cricket and rugby pitches and tennis courts.
Exmoor National Park is close at hand as well as the Quantock and Brendon hills providing open country for walking, riding, mountain biking and access to the beautiful West Somerset coastline.
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected.
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: E
Local Authority: Somerset Council
RATEABLE VALUE
£5,100 UBR, as of April 2023, 47.9p in the £. Our Rateable Value figure has been obtained from the Business Valuation website at the time of the property detail going to print, however, we would advise all applicants make their own enquiries via the Valuation Office or website regarding this figure.
Small Business Rate relief (100%) may apply as the Rateable Value is below £12,000.
LEGAL ADVICE
We strongly recommend that a buyer takes independent legal advice and instructs solicitors to act on their behalf. Each party bears their own legal costs unless otherwise stated.
PLANNING
It is the responsibility of the proposed buyer to satisfy for themselves independently that their intended use complies with existing planning permission by contacting the local council planning department. The cost of any change of planning use is the buyer’s responsibility.
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5.1 milesto Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 5.1 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 3.7 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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