Five properties that could be perfect for your next DIY project

If you’re looking for a new project, these ‘fixer-upper’ properties might be perfect for you.

With some simpler projects - like modernising a flat - and some larger undertakings, such as a complete renovation, there is something for every experience level.

From listed buildings to former toy shops, here are some of Crediton’s project houses for sale.

A three-storey property on the corner of North Street and Parliament Street, this town house overlooks the nearby square.

Described as being in need of a general update, some of the rooms have been recently replastered and most work needed on this house is “superficial”.

On the ground floor there is the kitchen with access to the rear courtyard and a bathroom, while stairs lead down to the basement area.

The first floor is entirely occupied by the living room, while the second floor is made up of two bedrooms with views over the square.

This mid-terraced house, which is centrally located and in need of some updating and improving, is described by the agent as a “great project to create a lovely home”.

Inside, there is a lounge and diner area, a kitchen and breakfast room, two double bedrooms and a bathroom.

To the rear of the property is an enclosed “low maintenance” garden with a rear gate leading to on-street parking.

This Grade II listed property was previously used completely as a shop, but now has the potential to be converted into a home, two flats or a live-work unit.

Dating back to 1780, the property retains character details, with the ground floor being made up of the shop, a rear hallway and a kitchen.

On the first floor are two further rooms or bedrooms, a bathroom and a further bedroom on the second floor, while outside is a rear courtyard.

Once home to The Green Toy Shop, this property was converted into a full residential dwelling years ago, and is now in need of some cosmetic improvements.

Inside, an entrance vestibule brings you into the living/dining room, which features a large picture window to the front, while elsewhere on the ground floor is a kitchen and access to the garden.

On the first floor are two bedrooms, one with an ensuite, and a family bathroom, and the second floor holds two further double bedrooms.

This Sandford congregational church could be used for “a variety of purposes” including commercial and residential, dependant on planning permissions.

There is a large entrance lobby, a church room with high ceilings and arch headed windows, a panelled gallery housing an organ, and a meeting room to the rear.

There is a separate kitchen and cloakroom at the rear of the building, and on the first floor is a further meeting room, large landing area and a storage room.

As well as the main church is a separate meeting room which was once used as a Sunday School.