For sale by public auction. Thursday 25th September 2025, 12pm. The Theatre, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet. Bidding in person, by proxy or online via livesteam. Auction guide price £325,000 to £350,00* A charming detached Victorian home located within walking distance of the town centre, schools and railway station. Now requiring a scheme of modernisation and improvement throughout, this property offers the potential to create a wonderful family home. For sale by public auction. Thursday 25th September 2025, 12pm. The Theatre, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet. Bidding in person, by proxy or online via livesteam. Auction guide price £325,000 to £350,00* A charming detached Victorian home located within walking distance of the town centre, schools and railway station. Now requiring a scheme of modernisation and improvement throughout, this property offers the potential to create a wonderful family home. Description We are delighted to offer for sale this wonderful Victorian home, which comes to the market for the first time in over 100 years. The house is located on a tree lined avenue in a popular part of the town, within a short walk of the town centre, primary and senior schools and the main line railway station. It is full of a wealth of charm and character throughout with stone mullion windows, decorative coving and ceiling roses, fireplaces and a tiled floor in the entrance hall and staircase. Now requiring a scheme of modernisation and improvement, 17 Westbourne Road offers the potential to create a fine family home or even, subject to the relevant consents, two apartments. The accommodation currently comprises a welcoming entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor and doors leading to the two reception rooms. The sitting room has a bay window to the front and attractive fireplace. Doors lead to the dining room with a lovely deep window overlooking the rear garden. From the kitchen lies a side entrance hall with the kitchen, utility room and downstairs WC. On the first floor there are four bedrooms and family bathroom and separate WC. From the landing, stairs rise to the second floor which has been divided into a landing with two further bedrooms. Outside The house has an enclosed garden to the rear with lawn, patio area, a small garden pond and mature shrubs. To the side of the house is a detached timber garden shed, single garage with an up and over door with off road parking to the front, a real bonus for this part of Trowbridge. Completion Completion has been set for Thursday 23rd October 2025 or earlier by arrangement. Local Council Wiltshire Council Tax Band D Services Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage are connected to the property. Potential purchasers must rely on their own enquiries with regard to the location of any services and making any connection into them. EPC E VAT The purchase price is not subject to VAT Viewing Through Cooper and Tanner, Warminster on 01985 215579. Solicitor Goughs, Melksham Faye Smith acting, 01225 899507 Registering to bid and Administration fee Cooper and Tanner require all bidders who wish to bid at our Auction to register beforehand, whether you are intending on bidding in the room, by proxy or online. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to provide card details in order that the Buyer’s Administration Fee of £1395 inc VAT can be paid if you are successful. A week before the auction a hold will be placed on your account for this sum, which will then be released if you are unsuccessful. This fee will only be taken if you are the successful buyer. The fee is retained by Cooper and Tanner and does not form part of your deposit or completion settlement. Please also be aware that the Buyer’s Administration fee is payable per lot purchased. If you are successful in purchasing more than one lot, we will contact you following the auction to take subsequent payments for additional lots bought. All checks required by current anti-money laundering legislation must be satisfactorily completed, as part of the registration process before prior approval to bid will be granted; this will include providing proof of funds. Deposit Successful bidders will be required to pay to the Cooper and Tanner Client Account the deposit of 10% of the purchase price within 24 hours of the auction. The account details will be provided to the successful bidder on conclusion of the auction. Once funds are cleared, they will be transferred on to the account of the solicitor acting for the seller. Please ensure that funds are in an account suitable to be able to make an Electronic Transfer from. Fees Potential buyers should be aware that there may be additional fees payable to the Vendor’s solicitor on completion of the sale, details of which will be contained within the auction pack for each lot. At the launch of the property onto the market this information is not always available and so interested parties must refer to the auction pack and satisfy their enquiries. auction-property, september-auction