Property for sale

Llanafan Fawr, Builth Wells, Powys LD2

A charming, stone, Victorian Chapel with a slate roof and PVC double-glazing, set in very small grounds, beside the B4358 in an area of outstanding natural beauty. EPC: Exempt. Council Tax: Exempt from National non-domestic rates.

A detached Chapel that was built in 1848 from stone walls, with part painted elevations, under a slate roof. It has been upgraded over the years to include the installation of PVC double-glazing, but has not re-opened since the Covid pandemic and it briefly comprises: - 649 ft2 Chapel ( 60.5 m2 ) with 200 ft2 Balcony ( 18.6 m2 ) and 227 ft2 Side Room ( 21.04 m2 ), set on a plot with an area of approximately 2,600 ft2 ( or 250 m2 ) EPC - Exempt

Pisgah Chapel is set beside the B4358 Newbridge-on-Wye to Beulah road, surrounded by farmland. A mile to the West is Llanafan, which currently just has a Church because the historic public house is closed. About 21⁄2 miles to the East is Newbridge-on-Wye, a pretty, small village set in the beautiful upper Wye Valley and bisected by the A470 Cardiff to Bangor Trunk road. It has a Primary School, Convenience Store / sub-Post Office, two Public Houses, Garage, Church, Chapel and Community Centre. The County Town of Llandrindod Wells is 7 miles and the small market towns of Builth Wells and Rhayader are 5 and 11 miles distant respectively. Together they provide a good range of shopping and business facilities (Tesco Superstore, Aldi, Asda and Co-op Supermarkets), Secondary Schools, Hospital and Railway Stations (Shrewsbury to Swansea Line). In the 2015,2017,2019 and 2021 Rightmove surveys LD1 (Llandrindod Wells postal area) was declared the “Happiest Town in Wales” and it has also been crowned “the friendliest place to move to in the UK”. The area is renowned of its outstanding beauty and excellent leisure amenities within a 11 mile radius include three sports centres, two golf courses, indoor and outdoor bowls, Cinema, Theatres, fishing on the River Wye, Llyn Gwyn and Elan Valley Dams (12 miles). The market towns of Llanidloes, Brecon and Newtown are approximately 22,26 and 31 miles distant. The coastal resort and University Town of Aberystwyth and City of Hereford are about an hours drive, with Cardiff, Swansea and Worcester about a 13⁄4-hour drive ( Dependent on traffic conditions and any new wag speed limits ).

Chapel (8.08m x 7.47m)

Having a pair of wood-grained PVC doors to West, four PVC double-glazed tall windows to West and North, door to the Side Room and a winding staircase up to

Balcony (7.47m x 2.29m)

Having a window to South and two rows of bench seats.

Side Room (6.86m x 3.07m)

Having a wooden entrance door on the roadside elevation (North), two high-level windows to East, and cloak hooks.

Outside

The Trustees are retaining the majority of the land at Pisgah Chapel, as it is a graveyard and the proceeds from the sale will be used to maintain the grounds in the future. The Chapel is approached through a wrought iron gate and to the front (West) there is a 2m wide hard cored access strip. On the Southern side a 4.5 m wide grassed area runs alongside the chapel and borders a field, with a well maintained native species hedge. On the Eastern side there is an elevated grassed bank (about 10.5m deep), from which there are fine views and a tall hedge gives privacy from passing traffic.
Note - A right of way will be retained around the property to gain access to the graveyard.

Tenure

Freehold.

Fixtures & Fittings

Mentioned in this brochure are included in the price.
Note - The pitched pine pews will be sold separately.

Local Authority

Powys County Council, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
LD1 5LG Tel: Note - This property is currently exempt for National non-domestic Rates.