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£160,000

Bear Street, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, Powys

Description

An opportunity to purchase a garage/workshop with space above, perfect for use as a studio or office. The property is conveniently located just off the main street in the popular market town of Hay-on-Wye.

Description

The space offers great potential for a variety of uses. The property is arranged over two storeys and has most recently been used as an art studio.

Location

The property is well located on Bear Street, Hay-on-Wye, just off the main thoroughfare and within easy reach of the town centre. Hay-on-Wye is a traditional market town, world-renowned for its annual Hay Festival and its reputation as the ‘Town of Books’, complete with a historic castle. The town also adjoins Offa’s Dyke, the famous trail that follows the English/Welsh border. The cathedral city of Hereford lies approximately 21 miles away, while the market town of Brecon is around 16 miles distant.

Walk Inside

Double doors open into a light and airy space with windows, lighting, and electricity. There is also a further door to the rear of the building. A staircase leads up to the first-floor area, which could be used as an office or studio, offering flexible potential for a variety of uses.

MOBILE & INTERNET COVERAGE

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-07-21

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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

Accessibility
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Parking
No Parking
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

76 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

  • Hay-On-Wye C.P. School302 metres
    Pupils
    185
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Clyro C.I.W. School1.4 miles
    Pupils
    71
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Archdeacon Griffiths C.I.W. Primary School6.8 miles
    Pupils
    135
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Y Mynydd Du6.9 miles
    Pupils
    91
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Gladestry C.I.W. School8 miles
    Pupils
    34
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision

Secondary

  • Gwernyfed High School4.6 miles
    Pupils
    505
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Calon Cymru13 miles
    Pupils
    948
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
  • Brecon High School14 miles
    Pupils
    557
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Crickhowell High School15 miles
    Pupils
    942
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • King Henry VIII 31917 miles
    Pupils
    1,310
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-19)
    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

Spar - Hay On Wye, Hay-on-Wye232 metres
Co-op Hay-On-Wye, Hay-on-Wye640 metres
Spar - Whitney On Wye, Whitney-on-Wye3.9 miles

GP surgery

Haygarth Medical Centre6.9 miles

Pharmacy

Rm Jones (Chemist) Ltd136 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden165 metres

Walking trail

Offas Dyke152 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

Builth Road Rail Station14 miles

Nearest bus stop

Hay Castle151 metres

Typical drive times

Kington24 min · 14 miles
Talgarth15 min · 7.9 miles
Hereford (city)31 min · 20 miles
Y Gelli Gandryll1 min · 0.3 miles
Llanfair-ym-Muallt27 min · 18 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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11 High Town, Hay-On-Wye, HR3 5AE

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