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Guide Price£660,000

Bontgoch, Aberystwyth

Land size
2.6 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Description

A rare opportunity to acquire an outstanding country retreat! A 4 bedroomed detached charming house set in approximately 2.6 acres of ground, converted shed with studios and superb gardens (EER TBC).

For Sale By Private Treaty -

A rare opportunity to acquire an outstanding country retreat! A 4 bedroomed detached charming house set in approximately 2.6 acres of ground, converted shed with studios and superb gardens.

Cwmglo is situated on the outskirts of Bontgoch in an area of outstanding natural beauty with fantastic views and scenic walks. Early inspection is highly recommended as seldom do properties like this come to the market in this area.

Local amenities are available at the nearby village of Penrhyncoch to include Primary School, Garage and General Stores. There is a Railway Station at Bow Street of Aberystwyth is but 9 miles travelling distance on the Coast. Aberystwyth is the largest town in the country with a wealth of social, leisure and educational facilities. There is also a local school minibus which collects for secondary school at the end of the road below Cwmglo.

Tenure - Freehold

Services - Main electricity. Private water and drainage. Fibre broadband to the property. Oil fired central heating.

Council Tax - Band G

Viewing - Strictly by appointment through the sole selling agent Aled Ellis & Co Ltd. or

Money Laundering Regulations - Successful parties will be required to provide sufficient up to date identification to verify your identity in compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations. For example: - Passport/ Photographic Driving licence and a current utility bill.

Land Transaction Tax - The purchase of this property may be subject to Land Transaction Tax (LTT), with the amount payable depending on the purchase price and the buyer’s circumstances. For an estimate, please use the Welsh Revenue Authority Land Transaction Tax calculator at and/or seek advice from your solicitor or financial adviser.

Cwmglo provides for the following accommodation. All dimensions are approximate. All images have been taken with a wide-angle lens digital camera.

Traditional Wooden Front Entrance Door - Into

Entrance Hall - A characterful welcoming space with stairs to first floor accommodation, under stairs storage cupboard, exposed wooden beams and tiled flooring with under floor heating.

Kitchen - 5.08m x 5.03m (16'8 x 16'6) - A stunning country cottage kitchen with corner wooden base units, integrated dishwasher, appliance space and range master cooker (bottle Gas hob & double electric oven). Pantry cupboard, stainless steel sink with mixer tap and tiled splashbacks, open wooden shelving, freestanding wooden central island, exposed lime pointed feature stone wall, door to sunroom and window to fore. Drop lights and spotlights.

Dining Area - 5.11m x 5.00m (16'9 x 16'5) - A wonderful hosting area with window to fore, feature fireplace (blocked off) spotlights and opening through to

Living Room - 5.31m x 3.81m (17'5 x 12'6) - A cosy yet spacious living area with wooden flooring, UPVC wood effect French door and picture window to fore, inglenook fireplace with log burner and other original features as highlighted in the photograph. Exposed wooden beams, under stairs open storage area and door to external side garden.

Sunroom - 3.56m x 3.58m (11'8 x 11'9) - A perfect modern touch to a tradition home with tiled flooring, floor to ceiling corner windows with sea views, door to external side, Velux window, radiator and door to

Utility Room - with appliance spaces, tiled flooring, a recently fitted Worcester oil boiler, door to external rear and through to

Downstairs Wc - with WC, wash hand basin with tiled splashback, mirrored vanity unit, heated towel rail and window to rear.

Stairs To Right Wing First Floor Accomodation -

Landing - Door to

Main Bedroom - 4.95m x 3.78m max (16'3 x 12'5 max) - A comfortable sized main bedroom with exposed beams, wood effect UPVC window to fore with slate window sill, Velux window and door to

En Suite Showeroom - with WC, twin sinks set in vanity unit, Velux window, heated towel rail and corner power shower cubicle.

From Entrance Hallway - Stairs to first floor accomodation.

Landing - with loft hatch and radiator. Doors to

Bedroom 2 - 2.92m x 5.05m (9'7 x 16'7) - Another good-sized double bedroom with wood window, radiator, storage cupboard and exposed beams.

Bedroom 3 - 1.98m x 4.98m (6'6 x 16'4) - A bedroom or useful office space with radiator, exposed beams, wood Velux window, wood window to fore and slate windowsill.

Bathroom - Comprising bath with jacuzzi jets, WC, tiled splashbacks, wash hand basin, extractor fan, Velux window and exposed beams.

Bedroom 4 - 5.00m x 1.93m max (16'5 x 6'4 max) - A good-sized double bedroom with UPVC window to side, radiator, exposed beams and airing cupboard with pressurised hot water tank.

Externally -

Shed - A superb conversion with electric and water connected. This space can be utilised to your personal preference, currently as two studios but also prime for holiday let/Airbnb subject to obtaining the necessary consents or a separate multigenerational living area, endless options!

Studio/ Office - 4.17m x 4.72m (13'8 x 15'6) - with window to side, electric Velux window and electric heated radiator.

Pottery Room - 5.31m x 4.90m (17'5 x 16'1) - with French doors to fore, window to side, tiled flooring, stainless steel units with sink and electric radiator.

Storage Room - At the end of the shed there is also a useful storage room which contains a modern private water treatment unit (water pump, acidity regulator, UV treatment and pressurising vessel) which has all been recently serviced.

Access - The property is accessed via a gated privately owned track (by Cwmglo) with right of access for one neighbouring farmer. The gate entrance to the property then follows into the homestead with ample parking/turning spaces.

The Land - The paddock is conveniently situated just a short walk through the garden or also accessible for a vehicle/machinery. Together with a chicken run/coop, areas of vegetable patches and well-maintained gardens.

Summerhouse - A Keops shed summer house, the perfect spot for the morning cuppa or evening meal with stilted decking and seating area. A lovely addition to the garden.

Directions - (What3Words///aunts.follow.clashes)

From Aberystwyth take the A487 trunk road North up Penglais Hill for approx. 2 miles. Turn right (signposted Penrhyncoch) and proceed through the village ignoring all turnings towards Bontgoch. Turn right at the T Junction (). Proceed for another few miles before turning/ forking right. Once over the little crossroads, turn right to the property.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-08-04

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,211 Homes with Land listings in Wales (1+ acres).

This Property£253,846 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £106,054 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
59 D
82 B

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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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
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 57% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Limited LimitedO2 Good LimitedThree Good GoodVodafone Limited Limited

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

  • Ysgol Penrhyncoch3 miles
    Pupils
    115
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
  • Ysgol Gymunedol Talybont3.2 miles
    Pupils
    57
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
  • Ysgol Gymunedol Rhydypennau3.8 miles
    Pupils
    194
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
  • Ysgol Penllwyn4 miles
    Pupils
    42
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
  • Ysgol Gymunedol Syr John Rhys4.7 miles
    Pupils
    15
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Secondary

  • Penglais School6.1 miles
    Pupils
    1,120
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig6.6 miles
    Pupils
    587
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
  • Ysgol Bro Hyddgen9.9 miles
    Pupils
    441
    Type
    Middle (ages 4-19)
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
  • Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn11 miles
    Pupils
    376
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    Language
    Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
  • Llanidloes High School16 miles
    Pupils
    703
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)

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 - Bow Street, Bow Street4.1 miles
Morrisons Llanbadarn Fawr Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth6.8 miles
Spar - Northgate, Aberystwyth6.9 miles

GP surgery

Borth Surgery5.6 miles

Pharmacy

New Heights Pharmacy3.2 miles

Green space

Play Space782 metres

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

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Bow Street4.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Ty Pen y Bont1.5 miles

Typical drive times

Tregaron49 min · 26 miles
Aberaeron49 min · 23 miles
Aberystwyth25 min · 7.9 miles
Machynlleth38 min · 15 miles
Wrexham (city)2 hr 12 min · 80 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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