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Guide Price£50,000

Approximately 5.706 acres adjacent to, Afan Valley Road, Cwmavon, Port Talbot SA12

Land size
5.71 acres

Description

The land comprises approximately 5.706 acres which is positioned North facing on a gradual incline. The land has, we are informed, previously been used for keeping game birds, however in recent years it has been left unmanaged, and has become overgrown, with fern, briar and trees.

Directions - Exiting Junction 40 of the M4 take the third exit at the roundabout, then at the next round about take the first exit, on to Pen Y Cae Road, travel along this road for around 2.5 miles through the set of traffic lights sign posted to Pontrhydyfen, there is a layby on your left with the entrance to the land around 50m on your left. W3W:///books.wishes.idea

Situation - Cwmavon, is a large village and community in the Afan valley in Wales, lying within Neath Port Talbot County Borough, with it being close to Junction 40 of the M4 it is easily accessible, with plenty to do in the local area.

Brief Description - The land comprises approximately 5.706 acres which is positioned North facing on a gradual incline. The land has, we are informed, previously been used for keeping game birds, however in recent years it has been left unmanaged, and has become overgrown, with fern, briar and trees. There is a footpath which runs on the western boundary of the land.

Access - Directly of Afan Valley Road, on the southern boundary.

Tenure And Possession - The freehold interest is offered for sale with the benefit of vacant possession on completion.

Plan - The plan attached is published for identification purposes only and while every care has been taken its contents and accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Services - There are currently no services on the property.

Boundaries - The responsibility for boundary maintenance, is not known.

Fencing - As the land has been left unmanaged for sometime, there is no fencing in place.

Wayleaves/Easements - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, wayleaves, access, water, light drainage, and other easements, quasi easements, covenants, restriction orders etc., as may exists over the same of for the benefit of same, whether mentioned in these particulars or not. There is a footpath which runs on the western boundary of the land.

Guide Price - £50,000

Further Details And Viewings - The site may be viewed at any time upon receipt of these particulars subject to closing gates upon entering and leaving the property. If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Price of Watts and Morgan LLP by telephone; or by email; samantha.

Health And Safety - Due to the nature of the property, neither the seller nor agents are responsible for the safety of the viewing. All those viewing the property do so at their own risk.

Proceeds Of Crime Act 2002 - Watts and Morgan are obliged to report any knowledge or suspicion of money laundering to The National Crime Agency and should a report prove necessary may be precluded from conducting any further professional work without consent from The National Crime Agency

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-05-22

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 45 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in Wales (5+ acres).

This Property£8,757 / acre
Bare & Undeveloped Land Average (5+ acres) £8,625 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Cwmafan Primary School862 metres
    Pupils
    409
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Central Primary School2 miles
    Pupils
    408
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Blaenbaglan Primary School2 miles
    Pupils
    267
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • St Josephs Catholic Infant School2.2 miles
    Pupils
    118
    Type
    Nursery & Infants
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Eastern Primary School2.2 miles
    Pupils
    132
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision

Secondary

  • St Joseph's RC School and 6th Form Centre2.2 miles
    Pupils
    835
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School2.7 miles
    Pupils
    849
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Cwm Brombil2.9 miles
    Pupils
    1,439
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Bae Baglan3 miles
    Pupils
    1,383
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Maesteg Comprehensive School4.3 miles
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Cwmavon, Cwmavon, West Glamorgan527 metres
Tesco Port Talbot Superstore, Port Talbot1.9 miles
Spar EG - OTM - Port Talbot, Port Talbot2 miles

GP surgery

Cwmavon Health Centre547 metres

Pharmacy

Adrian D Richards635 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces272 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Port Talbot Parkway Rail Station2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Forest Lodge Lane347 metres

Typical drive times

Neath16 min · 5.6 miles
Maesteg9 min · 4.8 miles
Porthcawl21 min · 12 miles
Port Talbot9 min · 3.3 miles
Abertawe (city)22 min · 11 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Natural Resources Wales flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Within the mapped surface water zoneMapped risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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