The Strete Estate, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 0LL | Property for sale | Savills
920.67 Ac(372.58 Ha)
Guide price £11,500,000

The Strete EstateDartmouth, Devon, TQ6 0LL

  • Sold
  • Freehold
House
920.67 Ac (372.58 Ha)

Key features

  • Sold in October 2022
  • A stunning wild wooded valley with complete privacy and rich biodiversity with extensive habitats
  • Coastal frontage including Strete Gate Beach
  • 3 farmsteads including a traditional dairy, stone barns and modern farm buildings
  • Farmland including productive arable and pasture land and rough grazing
  • Woodland
  • 4 Additional houses and cottages which are let generating additional income
  • Strategic land surrounding the village of Strete

An outstanding coastal estate with a rich history, diverse income streams and amenity, leisure and environmental opportunities

About this property

  • The Strete Estate is a uniquely diverse coastal estate in an unspoilt location within the popular South Hams. Its coastal position, between the highly desirable towns of Salcombe and Dartmouth, means there are extensive amenity and leisure opportunities. The estate currently offers a diverse income stream from residential and agricultural lets and there is potential to improve the future revenue.

    At its heart is an elegant Grade II* Listed country house in need of renovation with attractive walled gardens and a range of traditional and modern farm buildings surrounded by productive farmland. In addition, the estate includes two farms; a let mixed dairy farm with a farmhouse and a substantial range of farm buildings and a productive arable and a pasture farm boasting fantastic views overlooking the coast with a modern farm building. Within the estate is fascinating run of land including the beautiful hidden Gara Valley and Strete Gate Beach. The diverse land types, including productive arable and pasture, rough grazing, wetland, along with the coast, means there are opportunities for delivering environmental benefits and enhancing wildlife.

    The Strete Estate includes a further 4 houses & cottages, including an attractive Mill house and Mill buildings, and strategic land surrounding the village of Strete. In total the estate extends to 920.28 acres.

    View payable Stamp Duty for this property

Local information

  • The Strete Estate lies North and West of Strete Village, a quaint coastal village nestled within Start Bay, sitting atop the cliffs behind Pilchard Cove at the North end of Slapton sands and enjoys views reaching as far as Dartmouth and Start Point Lighthouse. The understated historic village enjoys a rural, unspoilt charm and is well catered for by a public house, post office and store as well as a Church and Parish Hall. The Estate is within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the sought after South Hams. The historic estuary town of Kingsbridge, 9 miles away, offers a wide range of everyday amenities, with two supermarkets, banks, Post Office, shops, restaurants, garages and inns. The sailing meccas of Salcombe (16 miles) and Dartmouth (6 miles) are two of the most prominent coastal resorts within the South Hams and are well known to both national and international sailors. The University city and naval port of Plymouth is about 28 miles to the West and the cathedral and University city of Exeter is about 42 miles to the North, both offering extensive recreational, shopping and cultural facilities.

Additional information

  • Viewings: All viewings are by appointment with Savills Exeter office on 01392 455700 or Savills National Farms and Estates team on 0207 016 3780.
  • Planning: The Estate is offered subject to any development plans, tree preservation orders, ancient orders, public rights of way, town planning schedules or resolutions and planning charges which may be or come into force. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of these and satisfied themselves as to the effects that such matters have on the property.
  • Development Uplift: The land surrounding Strete Village shown hatched on the attached plan will be sold subject to an uplift provision triggered on the grant of planning consent and will become payable on the earlier of a sale with benefit of planning permission or implementation of planning permission. Please contact Savills for further details
  • Land Designations: All of the land being offered for sale falls within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Part of the land in the Gara Valley and the coastline has been designated as a SSSI known as Slapton Ley and a National Nature Reserve. The heart of Strete Village is a designated Conservation area.
  • Minerals, Sporting and Timber Rights: The minerals, sporting and timber rights, so far as they are owned are included in the sale. Felled and stacked timber will not be included in the sale.
  • Agri-Environmental Schemes: The tenant has entered into a Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship agreement on land within his tenancy of Lower Fuge Farm (lot 2).
  • BPS: Most of the farmland is registered with the Rural Payments Agency however no entitlements will be included in the sale.
  • Employees (TUPE): There are no employees.
  • Easements, Covenants, Rights of Way and Restrictions: The Estate is offered for sale subject to and with benefit of all rights of way either public or private, all easements and wayleaves, whether specifically mentioned or not. There are a number of public rights of way across the Estate
  • EPC Exempt