The beach hut sold for £180,000(Image: Clive Emson Auctioneers)

The quirky Devon properties that just went under the hammer - including £180k beach hut

by · DevonLive

A beach hut with structural damage just sold at auction for a staggering £180,000 - more than three times its original guide price. Located right on Devon’s spectacular Jurassic Coast, the rundown chalet triggered a fierce bidding war with 64 separate offers before the gavel fell.

It was just one of over 200 properties sold across the country in a massive September auction. Other standout local sales included a derelict historic vicarage in Dawlish that has been sitting empty since 2003, complete with planning permission for seven new homes.

Clive Emson Auctioneers’ next online auction, the seventh of eight this year, concludes from 11am on November 5, with bidding live from November 3. Entries for lots close on October 12, with the catalogue live from October 15.

A beach hut in need of repair on the Jurassic Coast in East Devon has sold for £180,000, more than three times its leasehold guide price.
Kestrel, at East Beach, Branscombe, carried a leasehold guide of £50,000 to £60,000 but the gavel eventually fell after 64 separate bids.
With uninterrupted views to Lyme Bay, the detached cedarwood holiday chalet has two bedrooms, a kitchen, living and dining area, bathroom and a veranda overlooking the beach.
Senior auction appraiser Audrey Smith said: “There was keen interest in this well-located chalet.
“It has suffered from some structural damage and requires repair but Its internal accommodation has been well-maintained with the principal rooms taking advantage of the spectacular views.
“Bidders were clearly captivated by the chalet, which meant that its final sale price considerably exceeded the guide.”
Kestrel was sold with the remainder of a 99-year lease from April 2003.
It was auctioned jointly with Humberts.(Image: Clive Emson Auctioneers)
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A former vicarage with planning permission for seven homes in south Devon has sold at auction.
The Old Vicarage fetched a freehold price of £130,000 plus and includes associated buildings, a coach house and land of about 0.17 hectares (0.4 acres).
It came to auction with planning permission granted by Teignbridge District Council in August 2026 for five houses in the main Old Vicarage building, one house in the coach house and a standalone newbuild house on the site.
Senior auction appraiser Audrey Smith said: “This site came to auction with the benefit of planning permission and Listed Building Consent.
“The new owner may wish to build out the planning permission or may have other schemes in mind to breathe new life into this historic site, subject to all of the necessary consents.”
According to Teignbridge District Council, the site has stood empty since 2003 and has been derelict since at least December 2008.
The site was auctioned jointly with Fraser and Wheeler Estate Agents.(Image: Clive Emson Auctioneers)
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A ground-floor, purpose-built retirement apartment in the Kingsgate development in Pennsylvania, Exeter, sold after the auction ended.
Listed with a leasehold guide of £70,000 plus, an offer was made to the vendor which was accepted.
The two-bedroom apartment was auctioned with the remainder of a 99-year lease from 1989.(Image: Clive Emson Auctioneers)
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A ‘substantial’ four-storey building in Plymouth formerly arranged as two maisonettes has been bought at auction for £250,000.
Located at 41 Valletort Road, it has a total of six bedrooms along with gardens to the front and back.
Auction appraiser James Lofthouse said: “The new owner has acquired an attractive and substantial semi-detached property.
“It was previously arranged as two well-proportioned maisonettes, which they may wish to re-let following a programme of improvement works.
“Alternatively, they may have other plans in mind, subject to all necessary consents being obtainable.”(Image: Clive Emson Auctioneers)
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