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Land for sale Wood Drove, Bowdens

Asking price

£495,000

Added on 31/08/2026

Type: Land
Tenure: Ask agent

Key features

Extraordinary architect designed main residence extending to 700.65 square metres, with an anticipated finished value substantially exceeding the total acquisition and build cost.
Pay just £11,750 Stamp Duty on the £495,000 land acquisition, an exact saving of £172,000 compared with the £183,750 payable on a completed £2,250,000 home.
Shape virtually every element of your future home, from room layouts and spatial design to kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, bespoke joinery, finishes and final decoration.
Exceptional additional space includes a 79.12 square metre garage and substantial 109.25 square metre workshop, providing remarkable flexibility alongside the main residence.
Striking hilltop position within approximately 3.8 acres, taking in breathtaking far reaching views and enjoying excellent access to both Langport and Somerton.
Significant financial advantages include qualifying self build CIL exemption, phosphorus mitigation already in place and efficient sourcing of labour and materials.

About this property

Jays Rest offers an exceptionally scarce opportunity to create a remarkable country residence of genuine architectural distinction within a near 3.5 acre plot, individually shaped around your own lifestyle, preferences and ambitions. Extending to an extraordinary 700.65 square metres, with a further 79.12 square metre garage and 109.25 square metre workshop, this is a home of exceptional scale that we firmly believe will command a value considerably beyond the total cost of its creation. **

Council tax

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Property timeline

Listed

August 2026 £495,000

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Location

Wood Drove, Bowdens

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £495,000

£247k £743k

Deposit10% £50,000

£0 £495k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £445,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £99,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.