3 bed detached house for sale

Crossing Cottage, Llanbister Road, Llandrindod Wells LD1

A charming, tastefully modernised 3-bed detached Victorian Railway Cottage, with panoramic views, garage and easily maintained gardens, set in a beautiful location 0.7 mile from a Railway Station.

An attractive Victorian 3-storey detached cottage built from brick walls with painted and part rendered elevations, under a concrete tiled roof. It has been sympathetically updated to include the installation of double-glazed sash windows and hand built kitchen, has an oil-fired Rayburn, multifuel stove and briefly provides: - Ground Floor: Storm Porch, Lounge and Kitchen / Diner; First Floor - Landing, one double Bedroom, one single Bedroom and Bathroom; Lower Ground Floor - Bedroom 3 / Study. Outside - There is a patio by the entrance with a path around the rear to a large Store Room, Log Store and terraced garden with lawns and patio, and 50 yards away a 22’ Garage and parking space. EPC - F ( 28 )

( O S Grid Ref: So 183 721 Explorer 200 ) Troedrhiwfedwen Crossing Cottage is set in a secluded country location, beside a railway level crossing and is approached over a private lane that continues to a small farm. The house has a Southerly aspect, is set at an altitude of 270m (880 ft) and has beautiful views through all the windows of undulated farmland and deciduous woodland. The Railway Station at Llanbister Road is only 0.7-mile (Shrewsbury to Swansea Line - 8 trains daily), there are village pubs at Llangunllo, Penybont and Llanbister (2,71⁄2 and 6 miles), the latter also having a Primary School. The County Town of Llandrindod Wells is 12 miles and has a range of shops (Tesco Superstore, Aldi Supermarket), Secondary School, Hospital, Leisure Centre, Golf Club, indoor an outdoor bowls, active U3A, Theatre, etc. The border towns of Knighton and Presteigne are 9 and 10 miles distant and have a range of independent shops, primary and secondary schools, Leisure Centre, Hospital, etc. This area is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and tranquillity, with the Elan Vallen Dams about 20 miles to the West, yet is less than an hour’s drive from the English marcher towns of Leominster and Ludlow, and Hereford City (Dependent on traffic conditions).

Ground Floor

Storm Porch

Having an Oak door, quarry tiled floor, window to South, cloak hooks and door to

Lounge (3.66m x 3.63m)

Having an aga Ludlow multi-fuel stove set in a brick fireplace, bay window to South, window to West, television point, and door to

Inner Hall

Having an open staircase to first floor and door to

Kitchen / Diner (4.22m x 3.63m)

Having a lovely fitted suite of cabinets by Shepherd Hills of Craven Arms with light Oak exteriors incorporating seven base cupboards, five wall cupboards, Oak block worktops with tiled surrounds, porcelain double bowl sink, burgundy coloured Rayburn oil-fired Range Cooker, plumbing for a washing machine and under counter space for a fridge. In addition there is a quarry tiled floor, windows to South, East and North, nine downlighters, two bookshelves and an enclosed staircase down to

Lower Ground Floor

Bedroom 3 / Study (3.33m x 3.12m)

Having laminate flooring and window to North.

First Floor

Corridor Landing

Having a small window to the rear

Bedroom 1 (3.63m x 3.6m)

Having a window to West, television point and an electric radiator.

Bathroom

Having a modern white suite incorporating a toilet with concealed cistern, wash basin in a vanity unit and a panelled bath with a monsoon shower and glazed screen over, together with tiled surrounds, illuminated mirror, shaver point, ladder towel heater (off the Rayburn), wainscotting, airing cupboard (insulated hot water cylinder with electric immersion heater), window to South and access to loft.

Bedroom 2 (3.66m x 2.06m)

Having an electric radiator, window to East, book shelves and television aerial.

Outside

Gardens

Crossing Cottage is approached over the level crossing and the house is approached through a wicket gate. To the front there is a West facing paved patio with a secondary wicket gate to the lane which leads to the garage and a sloping path with elongated steps leads around the rear garden and store room / workshop 13’ 2” x 11’ 11” overall ( 4.01 m x 3.37 m ) - Located under the kitchen and next to the Study, with a high brick barrel ceiling, window to East, former boiler and door to a secure stores (former toilet with fitted shelving). On the Eastern gable end there is a lean-to open sided log store, a path runs along the Northern boundary fence to the 1,300 Litre PVC bunded Oil Tank and three steps rise up to a small lawn with flower borders and a patio made from railway sleepers. There is a concrete block retaining wall on the Southern side and above this there is a similar lawn with flower borders and shrubs that runs up to the railway line, all enclosed (truncated)

Garage / Workshop (6.7m x 3.23m)

A Compton sectional concrete structure with a corrugated asbestos roof, a wide up and over door, four small windows, florescent light, three double power points and fitted shelving. This is located about 50 yards to the North of the house and is approached over the lane that runs to Troedrhiwfedwen and there is space to park one car to the front of the garage.

Tenure

This property is Freehold.

Fixtures & Fittings

Mentioned in this brochure are included in the price.

Services

Mains electric, water and telephone are connected. Private drainage. Note -The Agents have not tested the installations.
Note - Actual running costs 1/9/2024 to 31/8/2025: Electricity £1,328.28 Oil £985.35 Logs £520 Total £2,833.67. Mobile phone signal strength in this area is generally poor. Broadband speed test: Download 12 Mb, upload 0.86 Mb. Note You could get satellite broadband.

Local Authority

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

Council Tax

Band D ( £2,432.96 for 2025 / 2026 )