4 bedroom detached house for sale

Wonderful panoramic Preseli Views from this partially Self Sufficient detached Cottage, ANNEX potential, Idealic 1/3rd Acre, near Newport & Stunning Pembrokeshire Coast.

If you are looking to become more sustainable in a wild haven surrounded by fields yet have access to a vibrant & friendly community – come to view this charming late 1700's detached house.

*Note: many viewers have independently said that the rooms look larger than the photos suggest.

Located in the breath-taking coast & countryside of North Pembrokeshire near Newport & a number of gorgeous beaches, the cottage is a mile from the nearest shop and fuel station, 7 miles from popular Newport & Cardigan. There are good quality primary and secondary schools nearby, as well as a leisure centre 5 miles away in Crymych, with further shops. Within walking distance is the bluestone site of one of Stone Henge’s rocks, the Preseli Mountains, Castell Henllys (Iron Age village) and close by are many other historical monuments, buildings & pilgrimage routes.

Semi off-grid: hot water & Central Heating (CH) are heated by wood (but easily changed), & there’s private drainage. A south-east facing roof has plenty of space for Thermal Solar & PV to be added. The heating system is set up to easily add another boiler of choice, for easier living.

Those interested in gardening, self sufficiency and sustainability will find fruit trees, mature apple & nut trees, fruit bushes, and space for further food production as well as a wild life friendly garden. There is currently a separate sale of 9 acres pasture land to buy under a mile away, if you want livestock and a small holding.

This is a large cottage on about 1/3rd acre, & suitable for a family or those wanting an annex for an extra income or relative. The flexible living space has 3 or 4 spacious bedrooms, 2 or 3 large reception rooms, a wonderful mezzanine with a balcony velux, and a substantial farmhouse kitchen. It has central heating, double glazing throughout, 3 heartening wood burning stoves and a wealth of impressive vernacular attributes. If you are interested in historical architecture, there are plenty of antique features.

*Exterior*

The cottage benefits from both easy access by road, and striking rural views of the hills & Preseli mountains in multiple directions. Unusually for Wales, the garden is open to the sun throughout the day, until nearly sunset. Most of the Preseli Mountain views can be walked to nearly all off road from the property. As well as hiking, there are great cycling opportunities from the house, and watersports, boat trips and swimming locally.

The wildlife gardens are a haven for nature lovers and the rural location is wonderful for those wanting relief from cities or towns, or to become more self sufficient. The upper gardens with well draining soil are perfect for food production, fun and games, outdoor entertaining, & relaxing activities. The lower garden has plenty of space for a patio, garden furniture, & a barbecue area. The driveway offers parking for many vehicles, with additional on-street parking options available. There are a number of outside buildings & log stores.

There is a tiny bit of knotweed in one part of the garden. For those getting a mortgage, the vendor is open to offering a commerical chemical management plan if needed. More info below.

*Interior*

Conservatory:
Enter the rustic double glazed wooden conservatory with a passion flower trailing around the top and a traditional ceiling-mounted pulley drying rack. A bright, practical space for relaxing, and entertaining.

Kitchen:
Through a sliding patio door in a wall of glass, step into a traditional tiled farmhouse kitchen: large, bright, warm and inviting with a wood-burning boiler range, (providing eco-friendly heating & cooking solutions). Tiled throughout this very practical kitchen has space for dining and lounging, as well as the usual functions.

The Lincar Ilaria boiler range runs off wood and has been configured to quickly heat water when it has been just lit, as well as the usual cooking features. It can be set to heating only, water and heating or prioritise the oven. There are other clever functions, to make life easier.

The wood boiler range provides water & central heating on demand (via a thermal store and an ordinary CH programmer), including when the wood boiler range is unlit. The spare ports in the thermal store make it easy to adapt the heating system to meet your needs eg extra heat sources such as a gas boiler, air-source heat pump, PV, wind or other heating sources, in a plug-and-play manner.

Lounge:
A quaint original pine door leads from the kitchen to a copious sittingroom with it’s striking inglenook fireplace, quirky lintel and cosy log burner. The tongue & groove built-in storage & other doors, exposed beams & deep windowsills add to the charm and practicality. Large enough for partying & dining yet easy to cosy up one end, it can be the heart of the cottage.

The house offers a host of other options for dining and cwtching up, including 2 other downstairs rooms, each with its own qualities and charm.

Dining Room, Bedroom 4, Annex potential, study or project room:
Walk from the lounge through an enchanting doorway to the Dining Room (Bedroom 4, study, project room or part of an annex), with it's vaulted ceiling, ancient wooden panelled wall, exposed A-frames & ties. Again there are 2 DG uPVC windows with deep windowsills.

Reception Room – The Cwtch (Potential Annex):
From here you continue into an older Reception Room - The Cwtch. This room will take you back in time to a simpler life, with exposed stone walls, an inglenook fireplace, egg shaped bread oven & traditional slate floor (super-insulated). There is an ancient wall that looks like it isn't much younger than a wattle & daub wall. A half ceiling has a mezzanine and the other half is vaulted.

The cosy, cute, fresh space has the option to be converted into an annex with a mezzanine floor above. Soil pipes, insulation and underfloor heating pipes are already in place under the traditional slate floor & a cold water supply plumbed in to a removable sink & drainer unit. The Dining Room can be included in an annex or left with main house.

Mezzanine (Potential Annex):
In The Cwtch is a ladder up to the Mezzanine with wide ancient floor boards from the time of hand crafting floorboards, the tool marks can still be seen. The Mezzanine overlooks the Cwtch and has a Velux Cabrio 6 ft tall double glazed pine roof-light. Facing south east, the Cabrio opens up into a balcony, transforming the space and giving it a "wow" factor. Views from up here cross the Preseli Mountains. Most of the roof is insulated.

Upstairs:

From the lounge an old wooden Victorian staircase, hidden behind a pine door, leads upwards. At the turn in the staircase is a double glazed uPVC window with a deep windowsill. Go on up to the landing with it's exposed rafters, tongue & groove wall, "heat sink" radiator to 3 double bedrooms and the family bathroom.

Bedroom 1:
Stunning master bedroom with 2 large uPVC picture windows looking out south-east and south-west over the main rear garden to the Preseli Mountains beyond. This bright sunny room houses the airing cupboard with the Thermal Store water tank (heated from the wood-fired boiler range in the kitchen) used to store water for the central heating, and also the hot water. Fibre broadband comes in here.

Bedroom 2:
First right upstairs is a charming tongue-and-groove lined (including ceiling) double bedroom. Antique tongue-and-groove door, exposed A-frame, low DG window with a deep windowsill (or seat), tongue-and-groove built in cupboards, with very deep space at the top. Attic hatch. Under the carpet are pine floorboards,

Bedroom 3:
Along the landing this quaint double bedroom has original features including exposed A-frames, antique tongue-&-groove wall & original door. Low window & deep windowsill (great as a seat) add to the charm. Pine floorboards under the carpet.

Between the bathroom and master bedroom there is a built-in cupboard with hanging and shelf, the programmer for the Central Heating & the CH pump.

Family Bathroom:
Charming large bathroom with pine floor boards, a tongue-and-groove oak door & pine bath panel with storage space under the bath. The bath has period style taps & shower attachment supplied by the thermal store, plus a separate electric shower in a cubicle. 2 lights, W/C, hand-wash basin, radiator.

It is bright and airy with a large DG uPVC picture window looking out to the side. There is space for furniture.

Japanese Knotweed

Situated over 7 m from the house with individual stands classified as "very small" under RICS guidelines. RICS say in their 2022 report, P20 "Research has demonstrated, and it is now generally accepted, that Japanese knotweed poses little or no risk of structural damage to robust buildings with substantial foundations such as dwellings..." RICS have down regulated the threat to a house to being closer than 3m.

If you need a mortgage and you haven't found a company that is happy with it being more than 7m from the house, a Commercial Management Plan with warentee is included.

Bryncynnon is built on bed-rock, and the Japanese Knotweed is not on the same level (It probably can't grow through bed-rock).

The owner's chemical-free eradication process has been very successful at steadily knocking out the number & thickness of plants over the last 10 years. From 3 dustbins of plants in 2016 to this year a total of 5 tiny knotweed plants, less than the thickness of dandelions despite digging regularly above the knotweed,

Although it is commonly believed that knotweed is not manageable and can re-appear years later, this may be due to chemical treatments by commercial firms, or home owners, rendering the plant dormant, not dead. In this situation digging in the area can re-activate the knotweed, so this limits what that area of a garden can be used for. If knotweed has gone into remission, rather than been irradicated, it makes sense it can re-appear later.

If a buyer wishes to have a commercial management plan, a 10 year warrantee will be provided. More details about the success of the current chemical free Eradication Plan is available.




*ENQUIRIES*

For all enquiries, viewing requests or to create your own listing please visit the Emoov website.

If calling, please quote reference: S4434