Sold STC Semi-detached

4 DOWNS VIEW

BUDE, CORNWALL EX23 8RF

10 beds 3,767 sq ft Listed 8 Jan 2016 (-3809d)

£444,950

Guide Price

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

350 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£444,950 Aug 2016

Price per m²

£1,271/m²

Local average

£327,208 (+36%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (13,826 of 33,755)

Street crime

39 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • 10 bedrooms (9 doubles)
  • Superb location
  • Level walk to Crooklets beach
  • Views over the Golf Course and Downs
  • Private Parking to the front and rear
  • 2 generous reception rooms
  • Ideal Guest House potential
  • Easy to convert lower ground floor to self-contained flatlet
  • Ideal dual family occupation or potential for flats subject to PP
  • Mains gas fired central heating

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

4 Downs View is a very large, flexible home with adaptable 10 bedroom accommodation set over 4 storeys. On the lower ground floor there are two double bedrooms, Lounge, gym and shower room/WC and it would be simple to make this into an independent apartment as it has its own separate entrance and courtyard and the gym could be utilised as the kitchen. At the moment, this is used for the owners own accommodation, with the stairs linking this to the main kitchen and private dining room on the ground floor. The lounge is at the front, with an additional sitting area enjoying lovely views over the golf course. The ground floor is completed by a double bedroom with an en-suite shower room/wc and a separate w/c. Both the hallway and the first floor landing feature an older style stained glass window allowing in natural light.

The first floor has 4 double bedrooms, with the master bedroom boasting a bay window with the views and an en-suite shower room/wc. All the other bedrooms have a hand basin and there is also bathroom and another w/c on this level.

Two more double bedrooms one en-suite and one single bedroom along with a separate shower room w/c are found on the top floor.

The central heating is fired by mains gas, and the windows are double glazed and some with hard wood surrounds.

The present owners have improved and maintained this large property over the years and these works include the driveway at the front which is a huge bonus along Downs View, fully paving the rear garden for ease of maintenance and generally keeping on top of the internal and external decoration

Having previously been used as a guesthouse, it would be fairly straight forward to start up this kind of business in readiness for the next summer season. All the bedrooms which don't have en-suites are plenty big enough to take one, with the private owners accommodation ready to go and the location is one of the best for guesthouses in the town. The size of this house needs to be seen to be believed.

Location

Downs View is one of the most popular addresses within the Flexbury side of Bude with excellent level access to the popular sandy beach at Crooklets and access on to the Down and North Cornish Coastal path. There are superb cliff top walks with access to the town centre approximately 1/2 mile away which is an easy walk with Sainsburys for day to day shopping amenities is even closer to hand. The town features a range of small businesses and features an 18 hole golf course and which the property overlooks. Bude lies along the A39 Atlantic Highway providing access to Newquay and its international airport to the South and to the North the major North Devon Towns of Bideford and Barnstaple with further road access on to the M5 to Bristol and beyond.


DIRECTIONS
From our offices in Lansdown Road bear right into Belle Vue and proceed through the town and golf course. Take the immediate left turn after the golf course into Downs View and proceed a little way along where number 4 will be found on the right hand side.

COUNCIL TAX BAND
For banding please contact Cornwall Council 0300 1234 100

SERVICES
Mains Water Electricity and Drainage and Gas

OFFICE HOURS
Mon - Fri 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Saturday 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
From our offices in Lansdown Road bear right into Belle Vue and proceed through the town and golf course. Take the immediate left turn after the golf course into Downs View and proceed a little way along where number 4 will be found on the right hand side.

Listed by

Bude

Webbers Property Services

Reference: 52618477

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 01/06/2026

Expiry date: 31/05/2036

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,250

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 22/08/2016 (9 years ago) £444,950

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
5 CREATHORNE ROAD, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8NT £415,000 12/12/2025 Semi-detached
15 OCEAN VIEW ROAD, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8NN £520,000 07/11/2025 Semi-detached
Same street WYVERN, 7 DOWNS VIEW, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8RF £575,000 07/05/2024 Terraced
Same street 6 DOWNS VIEW, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8RF £760,000 04/05/2023 Terraced
12 FLEXBURY AVENUE, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8NS £428,000 26/09/2022 Semi-detached
20 WESTPARK ROAD, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8PB £640,000 19/07/2022 Semi-detached
DOLPHIN HOUSE, 2 FLEXBURY AVENUE, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8RN £530,000 10/03/2022 Semi-detached
3 CREATHORNE ROAD, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8NT £325,000 31/01/2022 Semi-detached
34 VICTORIA ROAD, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8RJ £350,000 21/09/2021 Semi-detached
Same street 3 DOWNS VIEW, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8RF £460,000 22/06/2021 Semi-detached
6 OCEAN VIEW ROAD, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8NW £581,579 15/06/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £598,333 (3 sales)

Area average: £473,697 (8 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 23.3%
10y growth 18.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cornwall. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -1.4%
5y (index) 11.7%
10y (index) 37.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cornwall. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £902/mo
Realistic £1,002/mo
Optimistic £1,102/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cornwall.

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Camelot Hotel 0.1 miles
Bus stop Flexbury Stores 0.1 miles
Shop Bude Computers 0.3 miles
Shop The Clip Joint Barber Shop 0.3 miles
Hospital Stratton Hospital 1.2 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 23
Shoplifting 5
Burglary 4
Anti-social behaviour 3
Criminal damage and arson 2
Other crime 1
Public order 1
Total incidents 39

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Bude Primary Academy - Infants Primary 0.5 miles Requires improvement — 9 Nov 2022
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors Primary 0.6 miles Requires improvement — 28 Nov 2022
Budehaven Community School Secondary 0.8 miles Good — 20 May 2024
Stratton Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Good — 25 Apr 2019
Marhamchurch CofE Academy Primary 2.2 miles Requires improvement — 25 Mar 2024

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.23%
Max investor price (0.8%) £125,250
Target investor price (1%) £100,200
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).