A period house with a separate cottage in Devon is among the 163 lots listed across southern England in the final auction of eight this year by Clive Emson Auctioneers.
Steeped in history, the central tower of The Priory, Marshall Close, Tavistock, pictured above, is believed to date back to the 14th Century, with Victorian extensions added.
The freehold property, with a guide price of £650,000-plus, has in the recent past been used as a school, a boutique hotel and a large family home.
“There is a lot of bricks and mortar for the guide price,” said James Emson, Managing Director.
“We anticipate keen interest in The Priory in our last auction of eight this year across southern England, with a total of 1,369 lots listed in 2025 and an increase on last year and 2023.”
Other lots in the 11 December auction include a postal delivery office building in Amesbury, Wiltshire, with a commercial investment of £125,000-plus (lot 39), pictured below.
There’s an opportunity to buy your own 2.88-acre section of Cornish beach and cliff above Porthkidney Beach at Lelant, St Ives, with the guide price at £15,000-plus (lot 29, pictured below).
Other notable lots include:
With planning for nine flats, a former office at two-storey Victoria House in Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent, has a guide price of £590,000-plus (lot 127).
Guided at £105,000 - £115,000 is a vacant retail premises at Bridge Street, Witham, Essex (lot 52).
The Waterfront Bistro building at Regatta Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk, part of a former warehouse built in the circa 1800s, has a guide price of £380,000-plus (lot 70). Video https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/262/70/
A takeaway unit with two-bedroom living accommodation at Adelaide Road in Chichester, West Sussex, is guided at £240,000 - £260,000 (lot 162) and a period cottage in Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, at £200,000-plus (lot 20).
With vacant possession, 30 lock-up garages in Willis Avenue, North Baddesley, Southampton, Hampshire, are guided £150,000 - £170,000 (lot 38).
More than three acres of freehold land, with planning permission for 15 detached bungalows, has a guide price of £995,000-plus and is at Summers Court, Totland Bay, Freshwater, Isle of Wight (lot 7). Video https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/262/7/
A mixed-use residential and commercial property at Elm Grove in Southsea, Hampshire, is guided at £495,000-plus and comprises a commercial investment on the ground floor and four self-contained flats (lot 5).
Listed at £225,000-plus, and for refurbishment, is a three-bedroom house in Kings Road West in the seaside resort of Swanage, Dorset (lot 106). Video https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/262/106/
Chalked for refurbishment and renovation, a three-bedroom, end-of-terrace house in Ruislip, Middlesex, has a guide price of £350,000-plus (lot 128). Video https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/262/128/
Also in need of improvement is a three-bedroom, semi-detached house at Amberley Road, Abbey Wood, London, with a guide of £350,000 - £360,000 (lot 32). Video https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/262/32/
A parcel of woodland at Frieth, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, at approximately 0.66 acres, has a guide price of £20,000-plus (lot 37).
The online auction concludes on 11 December, with bidding live from 9 December.