Summary -
Stairhill Farm,Moorlake,CREDITON,EX17 5EL
EX17 5EL
3 bed 2 bath Detached
Period farmhouse and barns on 32+ acres — a renovation project for country living.
- Over 32 acres of pasture, orchard and outbuildings surrounding a courtyard
- Traditional features: exposed beams, stone walls, period fireplace
- Detached three-bedroom farmhouse — 1,852 sq ft
- Requires full renovation; systems and cosmetic works needed
- No mobile signal and very slow broadband speeds
- Low crime, no flood risk, remote hamlet location
- Council tax noted as expensive; consider ongoing running costs
- Outbuildings/barns offer conversion potential (subject to consents)
Stairhill Farm is a substantial detached farmhouse set in a peaceful hamlet near Crediton, offered with more than 32 acres of pasture, productive orchard, outbuildings and barns arranged around a traditional courtyard. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom main house (circa 1,852 sq ft) retains strong period character — exposed beams, stone walls and a historic fireplace — and sits in a large adjoining garden with meadow, stream and woodland pockets.
The property is sold freehold and benefits from low crime and no flood risk, making it a secure rural base. It is currently in need of renovation throughout; the fabric and systems will require investment to bring the house up to modern standards. Mobile signal is absent and broadband speeds are very slow — important practical factors for working-from-home and modern connectivity.
For buyers after a countryside lifestyle, the site offers immediate rural amenity and scope for improvement: repair or replacement of services, restoration of period features, conversion or repurposing of barns (subject to consents), and potential to reconfigure living spaces. The substantial plot makes this suitable for small-scale agricultural use, equestrian facilities or private seclusion away from built-up areas.
Bear in mind the running costs and practicalities of remote living: council tax is described as expensive, and renovation on a period farmhouse can uncover further works. That said, for those seeking character, land and long-term value uplift through sympathetic restoration, Stairhill Farm presents a rare and flexible opportunity in the Devon countryside.
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