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7 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
7 bed
4 bath
6,961 sq ft / 647 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band H
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Detached house
  • Seven bedrooms
  • Four bathrooms
  • Farmhouse kitchen
  • Sitting room
  • Dining room
  • Study
  • Parlour
  • Front Porch
  • Billard room
Detached grade two listed property beautifully presented, also full of charm, this seven bedroom country house, located in the quiet hamlet of Scethrog,

Property Details

Detached Grade Two Listed Property, beautifully presented and full of charm and period features. Situated within the Brecon Beacons National Park with uninterrupted and unrivalled views. This seven bedroom country house, located in the quiet hamlet of Scethrog.
Hen Bersondy dates back to 1540 and in its former years was initially a reformation catholic house and later a rectory. It has a priest hole and within the bedroom walls 2 bibles and other artefacts were found. The two bibles now being housed in the National Library in Aberystwyth.
The ground floor houses a large elegant front porch leading to a central hallway and then on to the large dual aspect lounge with log burner, offering fantastic views across the National Park, the Brecon Beacons and the River Usk. A large study with door leading to garden. Staircase to first floor. Entrance to cellar, fully racked for wine storage. Dining room with entrances to both the parlour/music room (with feature bread oven) and the beautiful country kitchen. The kitchen has both an aga (converted to electric) and modern fan oven, along with a central island, walk-in pantry and feature illuminated glassed over well. The kitchen leads on to the superb double conservatory and access into the extra-large double garage, housing utility area as well as opening up into the glorious gardens surrounding the property.
Entrance to the unique barn conversion is via a second hallway. This stunning addition has yet another lounge area, also currently housing a full sized snooker table, a large open fireplace, feature bathroom and a spiral staircase leading to the galleried bedroom area above.
The staircase from the parlour/music room leads up to the first floor, to the master suite with built in wardrobes, leading to full en-suite with bath and also another large double bedroom. The second staircase, from the main hallway, leads to two further large double bedrooms sharing a large family jack-and-jill bathroom, a further staircase to the second floor with bathroom and two further double bedrooms with feature beams.
The garage, has dual openings to front and rear, electricity and utility area.
The beautiful mature gardens adjoin open fields of the National Park offering protection and reassurance that they will not be built on in future years.
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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on April 6, 2022

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on April 6, 2022

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