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£625,000

Old Trap Road, Gilwern, Abergavenny, NP7

Land size
1.5 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Detached Cottage enjoying wonderful views
  • Gardens and ground of 0.5 acres
  • Further 1 acre paddock short drive from house
  • Well maintained and presented accommodation
  • Four bedrooms, two reception rooms
  • Kitchen & conservatory
  • Bathroom & shower room
  • Range of outbuildings

Description

Enjoying an elevated position on the edge of Gilwern, Hillside Cottage commands superb far-reaching views across the Usk Valley towards the surrounding mountains. Set within approximately half an acre of attractive gardens and paddock, this versatile four-bedroom home offers the perfect balance of countryside living and everyday convenience.

Well maintained throughout, the accommodation is both spacious and flexible, comprising a welcoming living room, separate dining room, conservatory, modern fitted kitchen, two ground floor bedrooms and a shower room. Upstairs are two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom,

The outside space is a real highlight. Mature gardens wrap around the property, providing a wonderful backdrop to the house and making the most of the spectacular views towards the Sugar Loaf and surrounding countryside. A generous hardstanding area provides extensive parking and gives access to a range of useful outbuildings, including a stable/workshop and open barn, offering excellent potential for storage, hobbies, home working or keeping animals. There is also a separate 1acre field a short drive away which has been well maintained.

Adding further appeal, the property has previously benefited from planning permission for additional dwellings within the grounds. Whilst this permission has now lapsed, it demonstrates the site's potential for future development, subject to the necessary consents being obtained.

Conveniently situated on the edge of Gilwern, Hillside Cottage benefits from great transport links whilst still enjoying the benefits of the countryside. The historic market town of Abergavenny is affectionately known as The Gateway to Wales, with the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park on your doorstep. The town has a range of local amenities such as independent shops, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, a theatre, cinema, general hospital, primary and secondary schools and a mainline train station. A celebrated annual food festival entices national and international visitors every September, together with cycling, walking, music and art events throughout the year. The town and surrounding area is well known for its renowned gastropubs and restaurants. The town has good road links towards Hereford, Brecon, Swansea, Bristol, Newport and Cardiff via A465, A40 and A4042 trunk roads.

Council Tax: We have been informed that this property has been placed under council tax band ‘E’.

Services: All mains services. Gas central heating. Please note we have not tested the appliances, central heating or services.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-07-15

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,197 Homes with Land listings in Wales (1+ acres).

This Property£416,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £104,499 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Double Glazing, Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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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Parking
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Garden
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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

45 Mbps

Superfast · available to 86% of premises

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

  • Gilwern Primary School0.7 miles
    Pupils
    213
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Llangattock C.I.W. School2.9 miles
    Pupils
    111
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Llanfoist Fawr Primary3.2 miles
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Cantref Primary3.2 miles
    Pupils
    235
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • St. MARY'S CHURCH SCHOOL3.3 miles
    Pupils
    237
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision

Secondary

  • Brynmawr Foundation School3 miles
    Pupils
    569
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Crickhowell High School3.3 miles
    Pupils
    942
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • King Henry VIII 3193.4 miles
    Pupils
    1,310
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ebbw Fawr Learning Community5.4 miles
    Pupils
    1,406
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Abertillery Learning Community6.1 miles
    Pupils
    1,608
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-16)
    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

Spar - Gilwern, Gilwern702 metres
Waitrose Abergavenny, Llanfoist Fawr3.1 miles
Co-op Crickhowell - High Street, Crickhowell3.1 miles

GP surgery

War Memorial Health Centre2.9 miles

Pharmacy

John Williams Pharmacy582 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden556 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

Abergavenny Rail Station3.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Lion Hotel269 metres

Typical drive times

Brynmawr11 min · 4.6 miles
Blaenavon12 min · 6.3 miles
Crughywel10 min · 4.1 miles
Abergavenny10 min · 5.3 miles
Casnewydd (city)32 min · 22 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

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

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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