Detached house · SA3 4EN
For saleListed 10 daysAuction 4 Nov · in 11 days
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For sale by Online Auction - 4th of November 2026 .
Unique opportunity to purchase this freehold commercial block, steeped in history, with a fantastic sea front location next to the tourist hotspot, Mumbles Pier, Swansea.
The Monkey House is an interesting asset, it is now utilised as a retail/storage unit and occupies a highly prominent position within Mumbles Pier.
The property is grade II listed and offers a huge amount of potential to an investor. The property is located on Mumbles Head a short distance from the village of Mumbles.
Mumbles is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales.
The name Mumbles is also applied to the district encompassing the electoral wards of Oystermouth, Newton, West Cross, and Mayals.
In the 2018 Best Places to Live in the UK report, The Sunday Times listed Mumbles as the best in Wales.
The subject property is located on the southside of Mumbles Road a few hundred metres west of Mumbles Pier and immediately overlooking the beach and seafront of Swansea Bay.
The immediate surrounding area comprises leisure and tourist attractions together with the beach and seafront. More information can be found in the legal pack.
Tenure Freehold Terms Legal Pack To review the legal documents and to view the auction information click on the buttons at the bottom of this advert or visit our website tcpa.co.uk UNCONDITIONAL LOT Exchange and administration fee information: (plus fees) Buyers Administration Fee Applies upon the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall pay a 10% deposit (subject to minimum of £5,000, whichever is the greater) and a Buyers Administration Fee of £1500 + VAT and contracts are exchanged.
The purchaser is legally bound to buy and the vendor is legally bound to sell the Property/Lot.
The auction conditions require a full legal completion 28 days following the auction (unless otherwise stated in the legal pack or on the sales details).
In addition to the purchase price, buyers may be required to pay additional fees, costs and charges - please refer to the legal pack.
Registration Process To register to bid on the property, find the property on the Town & Country Property Auctions website. Click onto the property, follow the link to “Log in/ register to bid”.
You will then be directed to create an auction passport account with our online-bidding platform provider Essential Information Group.
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