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On the River Dart, between the A38 and Dartmoor National Park, Buckfastleigh is a popular historic mill town with numerous local attractions and amenities, including the South Devon Railway, Buckfast Abbey, and almost unlimited scope for walking and cycling on Dartmoor. The name 'Buckfast' means a place where deer and buck are held and 'Leigh' refers to open pasture.
If you are looking for houses for sale in Buckfastleigh such as three-bedroom terraced or semi-detached townhouses, they are from £165,000. Houses offering four bedrooms such as period, terraced cottages, Grade II listed Georgian townhouses, or modern, detached family houses with an integral garage, the prices are in the region of £315,000. Set in beautiful rural locations, Buckfastleigh and its satellite villages, offer some stunning, architect designed modern houses with five bedrooms for under £500,000 and a great choice of large, stone-built period homes.
If you are looking for flats for sale in Buckfastleigh please contact Buckfastleigh estate agents for details of flats, cottages and houses currently available.
Amenities for property in Buckfastleigh
Water and Dartmoor made Buckfastleigh an ideal location for wool production. The moor provided good pasture for sheep and the rivers Dart and Mardle, and the Dean Burn, provided water for processing and dyeing fleeces. Dartmoor is excellent for walking, horse riding, mountain biking and rock climbing and the River Dart offers great canoeing. Buckfastleigh town centre has a few pubs with restaurants, a Co-op supermarket, a fish 'n' chip shop, and a Post Office. Schools in the area include Buckfastleigh Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
Transport in Buckfastleigh
Buckfastleigh is about 22 miles south-west of Junction 31 of the M5, south of Exeter. The railway station in Newton Abbot is 9 miles away and offers a journey time to Exeter St David's of 20 minutes and to London Paddington of 2hrs 50mins. The South Devon Railway Trust operates the heritage railway from Buckfastleigh to Totnes, alongside the River Dart.
Surrounding areas
While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Buckfastleigh, which is covered by postcode TQ11, you may also like to consider neighbouring towns and villages such as Newton Abbot, Totnes, Paignton, Torquay, Ivybridge, and Kingsbridge.
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4 bedrooms farms, estates & land in Bigadon Coach House Bigadon, Buckfastleigh, Devon - Asking price of £545,000
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1 bedroom house in Jordan Street, Totnes - Asking price of £99,950
Of interest to cash buyers, this terraced cottage is situated within easy reach of Buckfastleigh's town centre amenities and if offered for sale with no onward chain.... view full details
3 bedrooms house in Mardlewood Cottages, Higher Coombe, Buckfastleigh, Devon - Asking price of £215,000
A delightful country cottage in a hidden hamlet on the southern slopes of Dartmoor.... view full details
4 bedrooms house in Half Moon Court, Buckfastleigh, Devon - Asking price of £175,000
16 Half Moon Court is a well presented modern terraced town house situated on the edge of the South Dartmoor town of Buckfastleigh. It would make an ideal purchase for a family or as an...... view full details
2 bedrooms house in Buckfastleigh - Asking price of £139,950
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3 bedrooms house in Bigadon Heights Bigadon, Buckfastleigh, Devon - Asking price of £345,000
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4 bedrooms house in Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon - Asking price of £169,500
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3 bedrooms house in Woodbine Cottage Newcause, Buckfastleigh, Devon - Asking price of £199,950
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2 bedrooms house in Jordan Street, Totnes - Asking price of £107,000
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