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Guide Price£3,000

Compound/Yard Canal Road, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, CF44

Description

FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION - Lot 12 -
ONLINE AUCTION from 6th October-8th October 2026

A freehold parcel of land with a substantial frontage to Canal Road. The site offers a flexible opportunity for a range of commercial, storage or yard-based uses, subject to obtaining all necessary planning permissions and consents.

Potential uses may include container storage, contractor's yard, vehicle storage, open storage, trade-related operations or other commercial purposes, subject to planning and any required approvals.

Location

The property is situated on Canal Road in Aberdare, within reach of the town centre and the wider Cynon Valley road network.

Potential

A versatile freehold holding with scope for a purchaser to establish a commercial or storage use to meet their own requirements, subject to planning and all usual statutory consents.

Suited to

Local businesses, contractors, storage operators, investors and adjoining owners seeking a flexible freehold plot with prominent road frontage.

Key Facts

Freehold. Vacant land with substantial frontage to Canal Road. All proposed uses are subject to planning permission and other necessary consents.

Tenure:
Advised Freehold - to be verified by solicitor

Tenancies:
To be sold with vacant possession

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-17

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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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
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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

Suitable for

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

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

  • Cwmbach Community Primary564 metres
    Pupils
    262
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Cwmbach Church In Wales703 metres
    Pupils
    120
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Blaengwawr Primary966 metres
    Pupils
    221
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Oaklands Primary School0.7 miles
    Pupils
    206
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Aberdare Town C In W Primary0.9 miles
    Pupils
    292
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision

Secondary

  • Aberdare Community School0.9 miles
    Pupils
    1,227
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • St John Baptist CIW High School1.7 miles
    Pupils
    946
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Mountain Ash Comprehensive School1.8 miles
    Pupils
    909
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Afon Taf High School3.2 miles
    Pupils
    798
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ferndale Community School3.4 miles
    Pupils
    636
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    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

Co-op Canal Road - Cwmbach, Cwmbach, Mid Glamorgan191 metres
Lidl Aberdare, Cwmbach, Mid Glamorgan320 metres
Asda Aberdare Superstore, Aberdare368 metres

GP surgery

74 Monk Street1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Cwmbach Pharmacy469 metres

Green space

Play Space270 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

Cwmbach Rail Station664 metres

Nearest bus stop

Scales Row64 metres

Typical drive times

Aberdare5 min · 2.5 miles
Ferndale20 min · 8.8 miles
Abercynon13 min · 6.2 miles
Mountain Ash4 min · 2.5 miles
Cardiff (city)41 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

Within the mapped surface water zoneMapped 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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