5 bed semi-detached house for sale

Orchard Garden, Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells LD1

An imposing Victorian 5-bed, 2-bath, semi-detached house with a 22’ kitchen, 3 receptions, gas CH, PVC dg windows, beautiful views, garage and gardens, set in convenient location only 400 yards from the town centre.

An attractive 4-storey, semi-detached house built around 1900 from stone and brick walls, with rendered and coloured elevations, and slate roofs. It is deceptively spacious and the EPC shows that it has a total floor area of 254 m2 or 2,677 ft2, which was refurbished and converted back into a single dwelling in 2000, has mains gas central heating, PVC double-glazed windows and briefly provides: - Ground Floor - Entrance Hall, Lounge, 22’ Kitchen / Diner: First Floor - Landing, Sitting Room, Study / Bedroom 6, a large Bathroom and Laundry; Second Floor - Landing, three double Bedrooms and Shower Room; Third Floor - Large Landing and two Bedrooms. In addition is a Garage, parking for three or four cars, a lawned front garden and sunken rear courtyard with screen walling. EPC - Band E (51)

Lorian has a Westerly aspect and is built on a slightly elevated plot, which gives the front garden privacy and there are superb views from the upper floors to the West and North across the Ithon Valley to the Cambrian Mountains. It is approached over a private drive and a short access road that just runs to Orchard Gardens (Council retirement flats / bungalows), and opposite that junction is the famous Albert Hall (See photo on page 4), one of the few Victorian Theatres remaining in Wales. Rock Park is reputedly the oldest Arboretum in Wales (c.1860) is only 200 yards and the Town Centre, Railway / Bus Stations are only 400 yards. Llandrindod Wells was once the foremost Spa Resort in Wales and it retains many of its elaborate Victorian and Edwardian buildings. Since 1974 it has been the County Town of and administrative centre of Powys and has a range of shopping and business facilities, Tesco Superstore, Aldi Supermarket, successful schools, Hospital and Railway Station (Shrewsbury to Swansea line). Leisure facilities within a 11 mile radius include Theatres, Cinema, Library, active U3A, three Sports Centres, indoor and outdoor bowls (International quality), two 18-hole Golf Courses (Driving Range), Game and Coarse fishing. The Rightmove survey of 2015 declared LD1 (Llandrindod Wells) to be “the friendliest place to move to in the UK” and their surveys of 2019,2020,2021 and 2025 declared Llandrindod Wells to be “Happiest Town in Wales”. The market towns of Builth Wells, Rhayader, Knighton, Brecon and Newtown are 7,11,20,23 and 27 miles distant. The City of Hereford, Abergavenny and coastal resort of Aberystwyth are all about an hour’s drive, with Cardiff, Swansea, Worcester and the Severn Bridge all about a 13⁄4-hour drive (Note - All dependent on traffic conditions).

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall

Being L-shaped and having an original panelled door with a fanlight over, meter cupboard, radiator, telephone point, a large understairs cupboard, staircase to first floor, glazed door to the Kitchen and a pair of glazed doors to

Lounge (5.13m x 3.9m)

Having a living-flame gas fire with a tiled and wood surround, bay window to the front (West), radiator, television and telephone points.

Kitchen / Diner (6.8m x 3.8m)

Having a range of limed oak fronted cabinets, incorporating six base cupboards, three wall cupboards, a glazed dresser unit, plate rack, one open unit and one galleried unit, an inset Asterite 11⁄2-bowl sink, work tops with tiled surrounds, integrated electric oven, gas hob and cooker hood. In addition there is space for a fridge-freezer, plumbing for a dishwasher, extractor fan, radiator, window and half-glazed door to rear.

First Floor- Landing

Having a radiator and open staircase to second floor.

Study / Bedroom 6 (Rear) (3.7m x 3.56m)

Having a radiator, telephone point and built-in cupboard.

Bathroom (3.68m x 3.56m)

Having a white suite incorporating a toilet, pedestal wash basin, centre fitted bath and a glazed shower cubicle with a thermostatic shower, together with pine panelled splashbacks, radiator, shaver point, extractor fan and window to rear.

Laundry / Boiler Room

Having a Worcester Greenstar gas combi-boiler, three windows and plumbing for a washing machine

Sitting Room (5.16m x 3.9m)

Having a flicker-flame electric fire with a tiled and wood surround, television and telephone points, and bay window to the front ( 9’ 0” x 2’ 6” or 2.74 m x 0.77 m ).

Second Floor - Landing

Having a radiator and open staircase to the third floor.

Bedroom 1 (Rear) (3.7m x 3.68m)

Having a small cast iron feature fireplace, telephone point, coving and radiator.

Bedroom 2 (Rear) (3.68m x 3.07m)

Having a radiator, television point and coving.

Shower Room

Having a white toilet, a wash basin in a vanity unit and a glazed shower cubicle with a thermostatic shower, together with a radiator, extractor fan and two windows to North and West.

Bedroom 3 (Front) (5m x 3.96m)

Having a radiator, televison and telephone points, coving and two windows that give fine distant views to the West.

Third Floor - Landing

Having a large window to North (see photo of view).

Bedroom 4 (Rear) (6.88m x 3.1m)

Having a partially sloping ceiling and two dormer windows.

Bedroom 5 (Front) (5.03m x 3.28m)

Having a partially sloping ceiling and a dormer window to West (photo of view on page 1).

Outside

Garage (5.18m x 3.5m)

A lean-to structure built from brick and block walls with rendered and coloured elevations, under a slate roof, with an up and over door, light, double power point and personal door to rear patio garden.

Gardens

Lorian is approached over a gently sloping drive that gives parking for 3 or 4 cars in tandem. The front garden is slightly elevated and set behind a 4’ tall stone retaining wall, which aids privacy, and to the front there is a lawn, shrubs and ornamental trees. A path runs around the side of the garage and there used to be a door onto “Piggy Lane”, which runs along the rear. Directly behind the house there is a sunken patio garden, which is paved and is nicely screened by walls.

Fixtures & Fittings

Described in this brochure are included in the price. Certain other items may be available subject to separate negotiation.

Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession available on completion. No forward chain.

Services

Mains gas, electricity, water, drainage & telephone are connected. Gas central heating. Note: Agents have not tested the installations. Superfast Broadband Estimate - 54 Mbps

Local Authority

Powys County Council, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG Tel:

Council Tax

Band ‘E’ ( £2,740.74 for 2025 / 2026 )