Is YOUR property affected? Email Joshua.Haining@dailymail.co.uk By JOSHUA HAINING, NEWS REPORTER Updated: 11:54 BST, 28 June 2026
A stunning three-bed home perched on the edge of an enormous cliff has been put on the market for just £250,000.The thatched cottage, located along Sidmouth's coastline in Devon, lost part of its garden in a 'cliff fall' in 2024 and now sits just metres away from a terrifying drop.Drone footage of the property, set to be auctioned on July 21, shows an idyllic garden space with a wooden gate leading towards a sheer 120 metre long cliff face.The soft and unstable red sandstone coastline - also known as the Jurassic Coast cliffs - is famed for its fossils but is prone to collapsing.Cliff falls have plagued Sidmouth's coastline in recent years with the council frequently closing the beach beneath the cliff.In 2024, rockfall occurred days after a large portion of the cliff plummeted down near Jacob's Ladder Beach, revealing harder sandstone underneath which immediately began to weaken.Bradley Estate Agents, who are managing the sale of the cottage, said the property has incredible vistas but acknowledged the area has suffered from coastal erosion.The listing read: 'Occupying a spectacular cliff-top position, this unique detached thatched residence enjoys some of the finest panoramic sea and coastal views in East Devon, stretching along the Jurassic Coast. Drone footage of the thatched cottage in Sidmouth, Devon, which sits precariously close to a 120 metre cliff face The property perched on the cliff edge is located along the Jurrassic Coastline, an area renowned for its fossils The soft and unstable red sandstone has been eroded causing the cliffs to frequently collapse Bradley Estate Agents is managing the sale of the property which has a starting price of £250,000'Designed and built in the 1960s for renowned novelist R.F. Delderfield, this distinctive home features an imaginative circular design that maximises natural light and captures the breathtaking outlook from many of the principal rooms.'It continued: 'The property has in recent years suffered a cliff fall within the very far boundary of the garden.'The property's surprisingly low starting price, comes a year after residents feared the council would not allow them to carry out 'minor' building work to improve their homes.Locals on Cliff Road said the potential council-imposed rules meant they would not be able to carry out basic renovations to their properties because of their location.Clifftop homeowners were left terrified after their neighbours lost sizeable chunks of their properties to the eroding coastline. Officials considered a new coastal change management area (CCMA) for parts of Sidmouth which would aim to limit development in areas at significant risk of coastal erosion.
