Looking to make a move to the coast and start a new business? Here, Amy McPherson compiles a list of properties to buy that combine seaside living with earning potential
1. North Sunderland, Northumberland – £625,000
This imposing four-bedroom coastal home comes with a spacious business premises. It currently operates as a gym for physiotherapy and personal training, but would be suitable for a variety of small enterprises – all just a short walk away from the beach at Seahouses. Elizabeth Humphreys Homes (01665 661170, eh-homes.co.uk).
2. Alnwick, Northumberland – Guide price £2,000,000
High Buston Hall is a Grade II-listed five-bedroom Georgian country home with sea views and more than four acres of gardens and paddocks – the main house also retains many of its original decorative features. Its two wings are configured as separate annexes, with one and two bedrooms respectively, a courtyard and private entrances, which can be let as holiday rentals. Finest Properties (0330 111 2266, finest.co.uk).
3. Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire – Guide price £250,000
This one-bedroom stone-built fishermen’s cottage is located on Sunny Place, close to local amenities and just a short walk from the beach. Oakridge is the perfect coastal getaway with its beautiful interiors combined with period charm. It is currently a successful holiday let with Sykes Cottages, and can be purchased furnished and with forward bookings in place by negotiation. Hope & Braim Estates (01947 601301, hopeandbraimestateagents.co.uk).
4. Staithes, North Yorkshire – Offers over £279,950
Make a lifestyle change with this residence and retail shop trading under the name The Emporium. Refurbished and refitted, the shop has good frontage with plenty of window space and a retailing floor area. Fittings include in-shop storage and a door opening onto a lobby with a staircase up to the apartment above. Richardson & Smith (01947 602298, richardsonandsmith.co.uk).
5. Alston, Devon – Guide price £1,500,000
The Carriage House is a four-bedroom home set in 5.7 acres of grounds. It also comes with a successful three-bedroom holiday cottage and annexe, equestrian facilities with stables and a ménage, a historic walled garden, and a productive kitchen garden. It is located just minutes from Mothecombe Beach and scenic coastal walks. Marchand Petit Newton Ferrers (01752 873311, marchandpetit.co.uk).
6. Boscastle, Cornwall – £599,950
Situated within the favoured north Cornwall coastal fishing village of Boscastle, this property is in the heart of the village close to the South West Coast Path and is currently operating as a tea room, tea garden and four-bedroom guest house with private quarters on the second floor, providing a fantastic home and lifestyle opportunity. Webbers (01271 347851, webbers.co.uk).
7. Fairlight, East Sussex – Guide price £1,275,000
Believed to have 14th-century origins, historic Stonelynk Hall is a three-bedroom former barn with distant sea views. The property underwent extensive remodelling in the 1920s but still boasts a multitude of period features, including a large vaulted reception room with exposed oak beams. Outdoors, set in mature gardens are a terrace and swimming pool. It also comes with a detached two-bedroom annexe, formerly a grain store, giving it great potential as a home with a holiday let. Phillips & Stubbs (01797 227338, phillipsandstubbs.co.uk).
8. Tenby, Pembrokeshire – £650,000
Take this opportunity to acquire the attractive and substantial Grade ll-listed Myrtle House Hotel. Located within the heart of the popular seaside town of Tenby, it has golden beaches on its doorstep and is close to many great cafés, restaurants and shops. The property has character features throughout and is a well-established, profitable business. All eight of the letting bedrooms – some of which enjoy sea views – have en suite bath or shower rooms. West Wales Properties Tenby (01834 845584, westwalesproperties.co.uk).
9. Seaview, Isle of Wight – Guide price £1,500,000
With origins dating back to the 17th century, this four-bedroom family home is nestled within picturesque countryside on the outskirts of the pretty coastal village of Seaview. In recent years, the cottage has been extended and sympathetically modernised, and the increase in accommodation has provided a range of comfortable reception rooms and living spaces. The property also includes a self-contained, two-bedroom annexe, which offers potential as a holiday rental. Spence Willard (01983 873000, spencewillard.co.uk).
