A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential. A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential.

Grade II-listed Methodist church with own ORGAN goes on sale for £195,000

A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential.

A historic church that comes with its own organ is on sale for £195,000.

The Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church was constructed in 1885.

The main building is arranged over two storeys.

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A Sunday school room, kitchen, prayer room and boiler room are on the ground floor and the main entrance area and worship area is above.

A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential.
Wesleyan Methodist church. (Jam Press/Lodge&Thomas)

It comes with an organ loft at the rear end of the property that forms a third storey and a stone outbuilding provides WC facilities.

A graveyard is located to the rear of the church.

A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential.
Inside the church. (Jam Press/Lodge&Thomas)

The property is for sale in Edgecumbe, Penryn, Cornwall, as reported by Luxury Property News.

It has pre-planning advice for change of use to residential.

Its listing states: “In October 2024 pre-application advice was sought for the conversion of the Methodist Church from a place of worship to change of use to dwelling houses.

A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential.
Inside the church. (Jam Press/Lodge&Thomas)

“And it was concluded officer support can be afforded to the proposal subject to compliance with policy 4 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030 and demonstrating a residential use would be the optimum viable use.

“By its nature residential conversions can often result in the highest degree of change.

A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential.
Inside the church. (Jam Press/Lodge&Thomas)

“In the absence of sufficient detail as this pre-application stage it is recommended that the principle of sensitive restoration of the Grade II Listed building could be supported subject to the Historic Environment Planning Officer raising no objections.

A Grade II-listed Wesleyan Methodist church in Penryn, Cornwall, featuring an organ loft and graveyard, is for sale at £195,000 with residential conversion potential.
Inside the church. (Jam Press/Lodge&Thomas)

“Careful consideration should be given to the relationship between the graveyard and the dwelling and how to provide adequate private amenity space without resulting in a proliferation of domestic paraphernalia in the forecourt of the Grade II Listed building.”

It is for sale with agents Lodge & Thomas with a guide price of £195,000.

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