Golden Hill, Wiveliscombe, Taunton
Key Features
- For Sale by Public Auction at 2pm on Thursday 24 September 2026
- Area of roadway and paving
- With iconic brick chimney
- Site approximately 1,212 sq. m.
- Please register to bid and download the legal pack via our website
Description
For sale by auction: An unusual opportunity to acquire a parcel of land forming part of the historic former brewery site in Wiveliscombe.
Auction - For sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Thursday 24 September 2026 at The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3NL at 2pm. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.
The Property - An unusual opportunity to acquire a parcel of land forming part of the historic former brewery site in Wiveliscombe. The property comprises an irregularly shaped area of hard-surfaced roadway and access land extending eastwards from Golden Hill, passing between residential properties, garages and commercial buildings. The property also includes a prominent, former brewery chimney stack which forms a notable landmark on the town's skyline. The site extends to approximately 1,212 sq. m. The roadway serves and adjoins a number of separately owned properties. The property is therefore likely to be of interest to neighbouring owners or purchasers with an interest in heritage structures. The property is offered for sale as a whole, as identified on the sale plan.
Situation - Positioned centrally within the town of Wiveliscombe, which is a thriving unpretentious small town in West Somerset, four miles from the Devon border and close to the Exmoor National Park. The town is the gateway between the uplands of the Brendon Hills and the Vale of Taunton Deane.
Agents Note - Potential purchasers are strongly advised to fully consider the content of the legal pack. It is understood that part of the property is within the Wiveliscombe Conservation Area.
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Services - Interested parties should make their own enquiries relating to the locality of services. The land is being sold without services connected.
Local Authority - Somerset Council
Solicitors - Mark Moore
Ashfords LLP
Ashford House, Grenadier Road, Exeter EX1 3LH
Tel:
Viewings - Viewings during daylight hours with a set of these particulars to hand having first informed the agent.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-01
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 Property
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- Restrictions
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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
- Parking Available
- 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
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
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
- Wiveliscombe Primary School331 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 191
- Type
- Community school
- Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 188
- Type
- Community school
- Langford Budville Church of England Primary School3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 32
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School3.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 32
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Stawley Primary School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 46
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Kingsmead Academy479 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 892
- Type
- Academy converter
- Court Fields School5.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 861
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Castle School8.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,207
- Type
- Academy converter
- Pyrland School9.2 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Uffculme School9.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,093
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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. 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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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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