This cottage for sale is 500 years old and offers an “excellent” refurbishment opportunity. 

Homedale, in Milverton, is Grade II listed and is thought to have started out as a priest’s house, being next door to the church, and having origins in the 16th century. 

In the 1800s, the property was used as a police station, and by the 1930s had been transformed into a home, staying in the same family from 1932 until now. 

The building has views of the church and churchyard, and is now in need of some structural repair and modernisation throughout. 

Entering the home, the front door opens directly into a sitting room with dual aspect windows and a feature gas fire. 

From the sitting room, there is access to the dining room and a kitchen to the rear, as well as a shower room. 

Upstairs, there are two double bedrooms, one of which is currently divided to create separate spaces. 

Outside, to the rear there is an elevated garden, which over the years has been used to grow vegetables and has a greenhouse. 

There is also a cellar below the house and a large coal/wood store. 

The property is being sold by Wilkie May & Tuckwood for a price of £230,000.

The agent commented: “Homedale is part of the history of Milverton; nestled between the Church and one of the village’s oldest properties. 

“Having been in the same family for nearly 100 years, this is now an excellent refurbishment opportunity to restore and retain its charming heritage and character.”