3 bedroom detached house for sale

Miss out on this gem and be prepared to be cross! With 3 bedrooms, 2 reception rooms and beautifully presented accommodation, Cross Cottage is a detached period property offering off road parking, a south-west facing landscaped garden and is found approx. 400 yards from the town centre.

Key Features - - Detached Cottage
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2 Reception Rooms
- Beautifully Presented Accommodation
- Period Features
- South-West Facing, Landscaped Rear Garden
- Private Off Road Parking
- Approx. 400 Yards From Town Centre
- Sought After Location

The Property - Cross Cottage is a detached cottage situated in the heart of the popular market town of Knighton (Tref-Y-Clawdd) found directly on the Welsh/English border within the picturesque Teme Valley.

Improved and lovingly maintained by the current owners over recent years, the accommodation offers period features, spans over 2 stories and is made up on the ground floor of a sitting room with a feature fireplace and stairs rising off to the first floor, a useful utility, a modern shower room, a recently installed kitchen with fitted appliances and a door leading out to the rear garden, as well as a dining room. On the first floor, a small landing area gives way to a W.C and the 3 bedrooms. The property also has the benefit of double glazed windows and a 'Worcester' combi boiler.

Originally built circa 1880 as a railway workers cottage, Cross Cottage is conveniently situated at the end of a 'no through road', approximately 400 yards from the town centre with its many independently owned shops and facilities. Outside the dwelling has a gravelled driveway providing private, off road parking for a vehicle. To the rear of the property is a landscaped, south-west facing garden, which has been terraced into 2 sections. The upper section is laid to lawn, while the lower section is gravelled and paved and poses as the perfect spot to relax/entertain within the warmer months of the year with the neighbouring brook providing a peaceful background noise. A rear door allows easy access straight into the kitchen, while a side gate opens to the roadside. In addition, the rear garden has well-defined fenced borders, mature specimen trees, an outside electricity point and spot lighting.

Overall, Cross Cottage could be an ideal dwelling for a variety of buyer types to include relocating purchasers seeking to be close to shops and the town centre facilities, second home owners or holiday let investors located on the famous Offa's Dyke footpath or even first time buyers looking to make that all important first step onto the property ladder. Either way, you can be sure that whoever the lucky new owners are, would have acquired a truly delightful house.

The Location - Cross Cottage is found approximately 400 yards from the main street, which hosts a variety of local groceries, retail shops and family run businesses. Knighton offers a good amount of facilities and services including a butchers and a supermarket, a bakery, a nursery/primary school, a railway station, a post office, a builders merchants, regular bus routes, a selection of public houses, cafés and restaurants, a leisure centre/swimming pool, a livestock market and a variety of sports clubs including a golf course, rugby club and football club.

The town features a fortnightly 'farmers market' at the local community centre and also benefits from having a thriving artistic community including The Writers Group, a number of painters, art galleries, potters, craftsmen and a light entertainment society. Still a thriving market town spearheaded by local organisations, Knighton is a peaceful town offering breath taking, picturesque scenery and fully accommodates the laid back, relaxed lifestyle that many potential purchasers will be looking for. Described as the ‘The Gateway to Wales’ this market town is situated on the English/Welsh border. Mostly in Powys, partly in Shropshire it lies on the River Teme and is surrounded by hills giving the traveller a glimpse of the more remote areas accessible nearby.

The town's Welsh name is Tref-y-Clawdd meaning “Town on the Dyke”. This is a reference to Offa’s Dyke, which runs through the town, built by the Saxon King of Mercia to define his border with Wales. Every year hundreds of tourists and walkers visit the Dyke (which in its entirety runs from Prestatyn to Chepstow) and the Offa’s Dyke Centre adding a real vibe to the town during the Spring, Summer and Autumn months. While here, other attractions that visitors to the town often call upon is the famous Space Guard Centre, which offers people the chance to view the wonders of the universe in a fun and understandable way while also raising public awareness of the threat of asteroid and comet impacts and the ways in which they can predict and prevent them. Larger towns near to Knighton are the medieval market town of Ludlow, 16 miles East, and the Victorian Spa town Llandrindod Wells, 19 Miles South West. Both are easily accessible via road or rail links and offer further recreational, educational and leisure facilities.

Nearest Towns/Cities - Presteigne – Approximately 7 miles
Kington - Approximately 12 miles
Bishops Castle - Approximately 13 miles
Llandrindod Wells - Approximately 19 miles
Ludlow - Approximately 19 miles
Newtown - Approximately 21 miles
Builth Wells - Approximately 26 miles
Hereford - Approximately 31 miles
Shrewsbury - Approximately 38 miles

Services - We are informed the property is connected to all mains services.

Heating - The property has the benefit of gas fired central heating and a wood-burning stove.

Tenure - We are informed the property is of freehold tenure.

Council Tax - Powys County Council - Band D. Charge for 2024/25 is £2,050.52.

Broadband - Enquiries via British Telecom indicates the property has an estimated fibre broadband speed of 50MB. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries via BT or their own broadband provider.

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Wayleaves, Easements And Rights Of Way - The property will be sold subject to and with the benefits of all wayleaves, easements and rights of way, whether mentioned in these sales particulars or not.

Money Laundering Regulations - In order to comply with current legislation, we are required to carry out Anti-Money Laundering checks on all prospective purchasers verifying the customer’s identity. A company called Credit Safe provide Anti Money Laundering compliance reports for us, the cost of which is to be covered by prospective purchasers. At the point of your offer being verbally accepted, you agree to paying a non-refundable fee of £29.95 +VAT (£35.94 inc. VAT) per purchaser in order for us to carry out our due diligence.

Consumer Protection - Consumer protection from unfair trading regulations 2008 - Holters for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are give notice that: 1. These particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intended purchasers or lessors and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. 2. All descriptions, dimensions, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each term of them. 3. The vendors or lessors do not make or give, and neither do Holters for themselves nor any person in their employment have any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property.