Over 150 keen bidders and spectators filled the auction room in anticipation for Kivells’ 9th auction of the year, where 20 varied and sought-after lots went under the hammer. 

Residential property was once again in strong demand with star lot of the night, Merrywell, selling for a phenomenal £380,000 against a guide of £180,000 - £200,000. This two-bedroom detached bungalow in Merrymeet, subject to a Section 106 Agreement, received huge amounts of interest prior to auction, reinforcing Kivells’ strong marketing campaigns. 

Penquite Lodge, a two-bedroom bungalow set on a large plot in Golant, also generated strong interest, seeing the hammer fall at £315,000, £90,000 above its guide. Rose Cottage, a three-bedroom detached character cottage in Tregonetha sold for £270,000 against a guide of £150,000 - £175,000. 

67 Rectory Road, a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lanivet, sold for £155,000 against a guide of £140,000, The Bungalow, a three-bedroom detached residence in Hessenford, sold for £172,000 against a guide of £125,000 - £150,000, and Blackbird Stable, a stone barn conversion requiring full renovation, reached its guide of £140,000. 

Anderton Farmhouse, a four-bedroom farmhouse in St. Juliot, requiring complete renovation, also exceeded it’s guide of £200,000 - £225,000, seeing the hammer fall at £290,000. 

Auction continues to be a popular method of sale for land. 3.98 acres of woodland at Trehingsta, Bray Shop sold for £34,000 against a guide of £30,000 - £35,000, 26.15 acres at Pengold Farm in Crackington Haven sold for £115,000 against a guide of £100,000 and 37.97 acres in the same location reached its guide of £200,000, as did the 2.20 acres at East Lake, East Chilla, seeing the hammer fall at £25,000. 

Bidding was fierce in the auction room for the 1.56 acres of land at Little Downs, Cardinham. The land, which also includes the remains of a farm building, sold for £60,000 against a guide of £25,000 - £30,000. 

A former stone barn in Callington, in need of repair, sold for £15,000 against a guide of £5,000 and a former Working Men’s Institute in Hessenford, with tremendous potential, sold for £45,000 against a guide of £25,000. 

Kivells Director Sam Turner MNAEA commented, ‘Our November Collective Property Auction was another tremendous success for our vendors, with a bustling auction room having over 150 bidders in attendance. 

With a wide variety of land and property available across Devon and Cornwall, there was international interest from bidders in the room and online. 

I would like to thank all of the incredible Kivells team that helped make the auction such a success for our vendors and I look forward to our last property auction of the year on Wednesday 10th December.” 

We are currently taking lots for our first auction of 2026 which will take place on Wednesday 14th January. If you are thinking of selling by this method, contact your local Kivells team today for expert advice.

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