4 bed semi-detached house for sale

Franksbridge, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1

A deceptively spacious, 4-bed modern semi-detached house, open-plan living accommodation, PVC dg, garage, Car Port, Garden Office and about 1⁄4-acre of beautiful private gardens that back onto farmland.

An attractive semi-detached house with a floor area of 104 m2 built around 1994 from an insulated timber frame with brick elevations, under a slate roof. It was later extended to match and upgraded to include fitting PVC double-glazing, modern kitchen and bathroom suites, a wood-burning stove and briefly provides: - Ground Floor - Open Porch, Entrance Hall, open-plan Lounge, Dining Room and Kitchen, Cloakroom and Utility Room; First Floor - Galleried Landing, four double Bedrooms and Bathroom. In addition there is a large Car Port, insulated Garden Office / Studio, good parking and about 1⁄4-acre of gently undulating enclosed gardens with excellent privacy, small stream, productive vegetable and fruit garden with a Polytunnel. Council Tax - Band D EPC - D ( 67 )

Franksbridge is a peaceful small hamlet with just a successful small Primary School and Baptist Chapel, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Tregaron has an Easterly aspect and is set at the far end of cul-de-sac of only 11 houses, on a large plot that backs onto farmland, giving it excellent privacy and fine views across the Edw Valley. There is a fine public house at Hundred House (11⁄2 miles) and Llandrindod Wells, the County Town of and administrative centre of Powys and the market town of Builth Wells are both about 7 miles. They provide a good range of shopping and business facilities to include a Tesco Superstore, Aldi, Asda and Co-op Supermarkets, secondary schools, a Hospital and Railway Station (Shrewsbury to Swansea line). Rightmove surveys have declared LD1, the Llandrindod Wells area to be “Happiest Town in Wales” on multiple occasions, and the friendliest place to move to in UK once. Leisure facilities within a 9 mile radius include the Metropole Hotel (126 rooms), a Theatre, Cinema, Library, active U3A, two Sports Centres, Gyms, indoor and outdoor bowls (International quality), two 18-hole Golf Courses (one with a driving range), Game and Coarse fishing, plus numerous events at the Royal Welsh Showground. The market towns of Builth Wells, Rhayader, Knighton, Brecon and Newtown are approximately 7,11,19,24 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 just over a 13⁄4-hour drive ( Note - Dependent on traffic conditions ).

Ground Floor

Canopy Porch

Having a light and double-glazed door to

Entrance Hall

Having an open staircase to First Floor, cloak hooks and glazed door to

Lounge

4.37m maximum x 4.45m - Having a multi-fuel stove set in an alcove with an Oak lintel over, window to front, radiator, television point, understairs cupboard and a wide opening to

Kitchen / Dining Room (7.57m x 2.67m)

The dining area has engineered Oak flooring and French doors to the rear garden, and the kitchen section has stone tiled flooring (with under-floor heating), two windows to the rear, a glazed door to the Car Port and doors to the Cloakroom and Utility Room. The kitchen has a range of Oak fronted cabinets incorporating fourteen base cupboards, four wall cupboards, two open wall cupboards, inset stainless steel sink, work tops with tiled surrounds, a Rangemaster dual-fuel range cooker (5 gas rings) with matching chimney cooker hood, plumbing for a dishwasher and space for a fridge-freezer.

Cloakroom

Having a toilet, hand basin, stone tiled floor, mirror, window and extractor fan.

Utility Room

2.82m maximum x 2.44m - Having three base cupboards, one wall cupboard, two matching tall larder / broom cupboards, inset stainless steel sink, work tops with tiled surrounds, together with plumbing for a washing machine, cloak hooks and fitted shelving.

First Floor - Galleried Landing

Having a linen cupboard (large capacity hot water tank and dual E7/peak immersion heaters) and access to the loft (part boarded with drop down ladder).

Bathroom

Having a modern white suite incorporating a toilet and pedestal wash basin set in cut down cabinets, and a panelled bath with an electric shower and glazed screen over, together with fully tiled walls, ladder towel heater, extractor fan and window to rear.

Bedroom 1 (Rear) (3.68m x 2.8m)

Having a window to West with a pleasant outlook.

Bedroom 2 (Front) (3.4m x 3.1m)

Study Area

An open-plan area located above the entrance with a window, three full height built-in storage cupboards and door to Bedroom 3.

Bedroom 3 (Front) (3.84m x 3.3m)

Having a panel heater.

Bedroom 4 (Rear) (4.22m x 2.3m)

Having engineered Oak flooring, built-in double wardrobe with mirror doors, a small window to North and window to West giving fine views.

Outside

Garden Office / Studio (3.6m x 2.4m)

Or 3.65 m x 2.40 m ) - A purpose built, insulated timber structure with a slate roof, PVC double-glazed door and window, lighting, power points, cloak hooks and fitted shelving.

Car Port (7.57m x 4.55m)

A timber lean-to structure with a slate roof and enclosed on the West side. It has high headroom to accommodate a Campervan, lighting, power points, log store, mezzanine stores over and glazed door to the Kitchen.

Motorbike Garage (2.8m x 2.62m)

Having a remote controlled roller door, cloak hooks, fitted workbench and shelving, lighting and power points.

Gardens

Tregaron is set behind tall, neatly clipped Hornbeam and Beech hedges, and approached through a pair of wooden 5-bar gates, with a name plate, to a wide tarmac drive and parking area. To the front there are flower borders, a slightly raised bed and small lawn, with a path to the Garden Office. At the rear there is a full width, paved terrace with an outside light and water tap. A flight of four steps and a bridge leads down to a the garden, first to small wetland area with a small gutter, pond and marginal plants. This used to be the rear boundary but an additional area was bought several years ago. This has a large gently sloping lawn with a mixture of trees and shrubs, a small conservation area. Vegetable Plot with raised beds, soft fruit bushes (raspberry, blackcurrant and blueberry), Rhubarb and Strawberry beds, a cordon trained apple screen, Haygrove Polytunnel ( 6 m x 4 m ) and Garden Shed. Total plot size about 0.25-acre.

Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession available on completion.

Fixtures & Fittings

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

Services

Mains electricity, water and telephone are connected. Community Sewage System (about £330 pa). Broadband Test - 68 Mbs download / 18 Mbs upload. Note - The owners have told us that in the last 12-months they ran the house on £120 of softwood logs (would be £180 if hardwood), plus 3 x 19kg Propane bottles for the range cooker (£44 each) and about £5 / day for electric, whilst working from home.

Local Authority

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

Council Tax

Band ‘D' ( £2.279.25 for 2026 / 2027 )