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Former Lloyds Bank, South Molton

Dwelling size
4456 sqft

Key Features

  • Investment Opportunity
  • 3 Apartments & retail unit
  • Garden & Parking

Description

A superb development opportunity for conversion/renovation - Former Lloyds Bank, East Street, South Molton.

Multiple options, including possible title split or rental accommodation.

Planning consent granted in July 2025 for the conversion of the former bank to a retail unit & 2 residential flats together with retention and refurbishment of 1 flat, as follows:-

- Ground floor 2 bedroomed apartment with 1 parking space and use of the communal garden extending to about 106 m2 (742 ft2)

- First floor front facing 2/3 bedroomed apartment also with 1 parking space and communal gardens, with the accommodation extending to 94 m2 (1,011 ft2)

- First and second floor rear facing 3/4 bedroomed duplex/maisonette, with parking and communal garden with the accommodation extending to about 145 m2 (1,560 ft 2)

- The ground floor commercial/retail unit extends to about 106 m2 (1,140 ft 2)

Projected total rental income circa £40,000-£42,000 per annum on a residential letting basis including the commercial unit.

Available with no onward chain.

Services

We understand that mains water and electricity is connected to the property.

Current Rateable Value (Bank & Premises) £13,250 per annum. This would be assessed based on ground floor only if the apartments are to be used residentially.

Planning information:-
https://planning.northdevon.gov.uk/Planning/Display/80186

Tenure: Freehold

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-27

Property Brochure

Seen the details? The full report adds the independent checks: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • South Molton Community Primary School595 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Academy converter
  • South Molton United CofE Primary School933 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    222
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • North Molton Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    124
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bishops Nympton Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    80
    Type
    Community school
  • Filleigh Community Primary School3.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    61
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • South Molton Community College616 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    656
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Chulmleigh Community College7.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    735
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Park Community School10 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,408
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Pilton Community College11 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,165
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Great Torrington School14 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - South Molton, South Molton141 metres
Sainsburys South Molton, South Molton304 metres
Spar Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple9.3 miles

GP surgery

South Molton Medical Centre26 metres

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy50 metres

Hospital

North Devon District Hospital11 miles

Green space

Play Space115 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Kings Nympton Rail Station6.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Police Station38 metres

Typical drive times

Bideford29 min · 20 miles
Dulverton25 min · 15 miles
Barnstaple18 min · 12 miles
South Molton1 min · 0.1 miles
Exeter (city)53 min · 34 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing is approximate, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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