A CONVERTED former church and school house in a picturesque Somerset village will go under the hammer this month.

A Grade II-listed converted church and old school house at Hatch Beauchamp, near Taunton, is being offered up at the Greenslade Taylor Hunt (GTH) sale at The Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster, on September 26.

The property is billed as “an exciting investment opportunity to purchase three self-contained flats”.

The church element dates back to the 1700s, with the school house being a later addition, dating from the 1800s. It has now been converted into three flats. It has a pre-auction guide of £200,000.

Elsewhere on the agenda is another grade II-listed property, in the village of Kings Nympton, near Umberleigh in Devon.

The four-bedroom thatched property is set in the heart of the village and also includes a plot of land extending to 0.1 acres, with a guide price of £250,000.

Also coming under the hammer is a delightful three-bedroom farmhouse, subject to an agricultural tie, together with 8.63 acres of pasture land and lakes at Benville, Corscombe, Dorchester. The “attractive lot” has a pre-sale guide price of £425,000.

The auction will get underway in Ilminster at 2pm on September 26, and will be livestreamed for those unable to attend. For more information about all the lots on offer, contact Clover Kellet at the Yeovil office of GTH, on 01935 423474.