3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

For sale by public auction on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 7pm at The Strawberry Fields, Lifton. Semi-detached cottage in need of upgrade and refurbishment set on generous level plot and situated in a peaceful rural setting with wonderful views across the Tamar Valley. Huge potential.


SITUATION
The village of Calstock is located in South East Cornwall set on the River Tamar and within the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty being overlooked by the National Trust Cotehele House and gardens. Calstock has a public house and restaurant along with the Railway Station with links to the city of Plymouth.

Nearby the towns of Callington, to the west and Tavistock to the east provide a full range of social, commercial and shopping facilities including primary and secondary schooling. Steeped in 18th Century mining history and fruit production, the Tamar Valley has the River Tamar which empties into Plymouth Sound at Saltash with all its yachting facilities and activities and sheltered access to the Lynher tidal estuary, St. Johns and Millbrook inlets.

In all directions from Calstock there is scenery of outstanding natural beauty, be it the open spaces of Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor ideal for walking and riding to the north west and north east, the stunning rugged coastline of Cornwall and Devon due north or indeed the softer coastlines of the two counties southwards.

Plymouth City Centre: 18 miles with intercity rail link and continental ferry port.
Exeter City Centre: 47.5 miles with intercity rail link, international airport and access to the M5.
National Trust: Cotehele 3 miles.
Launceston / A30 access: 16 miles

ENTRANCE PORCH - Access via a wooden door, windows to the front and side elevations. Tiled flooring and door leading into:-

ENTRANCE HALLWAY—Doors leading to all ground floor rooms, stairs rising to first floor and door into airing cupboard. Tiled flooring.

DINING ROOM / RECEPTION ROOM—Window to the front and side elevation. Radiator, hand wash basin with separate taps and carpeted.

KITCHEN - Door leading to courtyard and window to the side elevation. Range of base and eye level units with work surface over with inset stainless stink with mixer tap, tiled splash back and floor. Rayburn and access to fuse box.

LIVING ROOM / RECEPTION ROOM - Window to the front and side elevation. Carpeted. Steps leading down to further:-

RECEPTION ROOM - Sliding doors to the side elevation. Inset wood burner in stone fireplace with wooden mantel. Exposed beams, carpeted and radiator.

BEDROOM ONE - Window to the side elevation. Radiator, carpeted and floor to ceiling storage cupboard.

BATHROOM - Window to the side elevation. Low level W.C.,, shower cubicle and panel enclosed bath with separate taps. Radiator and door into storage cupboard.

BEDROOM TWO - Window to the side elevation with countryside views. Radiator, two floor to ceiling wardrobes and wooden floor.

BEDROOM THREE - Window to the front elevation. Built-in wardrobes with sliding doors, radiator and pedestal wash hand basin.

OUTSIDE W.C. - Low level W.C and wash hand basin.

OUTSIDE
A wooden gate provides access into the property / driveway. There is a former swimming pool, derelict outbuilding and parking for numerous vehicles. As you approach the side of the property there is a covered courtyard area, W.C and storage area.

EE Rating - F
Council tax band - C
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AUCTION VENUE - Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DH on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 7.00pm

REGISTRATION - Please note ALL BIDDERS, including Kivells existing clients, will need to register with Kivells on the night of the auction in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”) - as of 26th June 2017.

Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction. Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.

ONLINE BIDDING
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BUYER’S ADMINISTRATION FEE
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Please note, if the lot is sold prior to auction, or afterwards, these fees remain payable. There are no discounts for multiple lots purchased and you must consider this when bidding/offering prior. All interested buyers are advised to review the Auction Legal Pack prior to bidding. This can be obtained from the Kivells website and is free to download. Any fees that are owed in addition to the buyer's administration fee will be included within the legal pack.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Cornwall Council, Chy Trevail, Beacon Technology Park, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2FR.

SOLICITOR
Parnalls Solicitors, 15-19 Westgate Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7AB. FAO of Mr Ben Mitchell[use Contact Agent Button].

AUCTION PAYMENT
At the fall of the gavel the contact is legally binding and a 10% deposit (subject to a minimum fee of £5,000) will be required to be paid by the successful bidder. The
deposit has to be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer. The deposit is also payable for all lots that are sold prior to auction. ALL bidders must only bid if they can make this payment. Cheques must be drawn on a bank or branch of a bank in the United Kingdom, any other cheques may be rejected and it will be the responsibility of the purchaser to
ensure they have the correct method of payment available at each auction.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES AND RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.

BOUNDARIES
Any purchasers shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor’s agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.

LAND PLAN
Not to scale and for identification purposes only.

GUIDE PRICES
Guide prices given are indications within 10% upwards or downwards of where the
reserve price may be set at the time of going to print. Please note they are not an
indication of the anticipated sale price or a valuation. The reserve price is the minimum price at which the property can be sold, both the guide price and reserve price may be subject to change up to and including the day of the auction. Please note that all prices listed, whether prior to or post auction, are subject to contract.

The Auctioneers and sellers accept no responsibility for any loss, cost or damage that a buyer may incur as a result of relying on any guide price. It is the buyer's responsibility to decide how much they should bid for any lot. Please check with us for regular updates as guide prices are subject to change prior to the auction. The guide price does not include the buyer's fee charged by the auctioneer or VAT which may apply to the sale or other amounts the seller may charge. The seller's Special Conditions of Sale will state whether there are other seller's charges and whether the seller has elected to charge VAT on the sale price.

AGENTS NOTE
The property is accessed via a right of way over the neighbouring property's driveway. To the rear of the property is Gunnislake branch line railway. There is a right to park on area adjacent to the property and Number 3 has a pedestrian right of way with garden tools as shown on the plan within the Title Documents enclosed in the Auciton Pack. Will prospective buyers, please make themselves aware of the plan included within the Auction Contract to confirm the areas in question.

SERVICES
We understand the property benefits from mains water and electricity but are unaware of its foul drainage position. A new central heating system will need to be installed.

VIEWINGS
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