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Sold STCListed 674 days
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Tro Lon is a character extended 3/4 bedroom detached cottage set in a completely private location with no immediate neighbours and surrounded by farmland on the edge of the little rural village of Rhos which still has a bus service between Carmarthen - Newcastle Emlyn - Cardigan.
In the Cottage there is a lounge with an open fireplace leading into a large kitchen / breakfast room, a downstairs bathroom, bedroom 4, a home office (currently used for storage), a lean - to utility, on the first floor, accessed by a completely "one off" bespoke staircase there are a further 3 double bedrooms.
Outside there is a timber building and a 2 bed caravan used for overflow accommodation with parking for 3 vehicles and pv panels for electricity on the roof.
So if you want character and enjoy living in a completely private rural location without being isolated then Tro Lon could be just what you're after.
Ground Floor Accommodation Entrance via timber double-glazed door into: Porch With quarry tiled flooring, glazed panels on two sides, stable-style door into: Lounge (4.05m x 4.77m) With double-glazed window to the front, feature stone open fireplace with slate hearth, exposed ceiling beams, radiator, door into: Downstairs Bedroom 4 (2.15m x 4.05m) With double-glazed window to the front, exposed beams, radiator.
Kitchen / Breakfast Room (4.1m x 5.6m) With double-glazed window to the rear providing excellent views over open countryside, a range of base units, enamelled sink, freestanding lpg cooker, "Rayburn Royal" cooking range (solid fuel), beautiful feature one-off staircase to the first floor, exposed ceiling beams, radiator, door out to: Side Conservatory/Utility (2.66m x 4.2m) With double-glazed roofing panels, stable-style door out to gardens, door into: Home Office (2.62m x 5.0m) With double-glazed window to side, two doors either end, chrome radiator.
This room is currently used for storage.
Downstairs Bathroom With double-glazed window to side, feature roll-top bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low level flush WC, quarry tiled flooring, radiator, part-tiled walls, floor-standing oil-fired boiler.
First Floor First Floor Accessed via the bespoke staircase, which is a complete "one-off" (see pictures) Master Bedroom 1 (4.7m x 4.0m) into recess.
With double-glazed window to rear providing excellent views over rolling countryside, Velux roof window to side, exposed wooden floorboards.
(This room currently has a curtain partition but would be better with a normal door), radiator. Bedroom 2 (4.13m x 3.33m) into recess.
With double-glazed window to side and Velux roof window to rear, radiator. Bedroom 3 (3.75m x 4.15m) into recess With double-glazed window to side, Velux roof window to front, radiator.
Exterior Externally This property enjoys complete privacy tucked away down a single-track tarmac roadway where hardly a car goes by and with no immediate neighbours.
As you arrive, there are 2 parking spaces to the right-hand side of the property, with a 3rd parking space to the left-hand side.
The gardens are generally laid to lawn and surrounded by open farmland on all four sides with far-reaching views and all situated just a 15-minute drive into the bustling little market town of Newcastle Emlyn.
On site there is also a 2-bed caravan. General Informaton Viewings: Strictly by appointment with the agents, The Smallholding Centre or our sister company, Houses For Sale in Wales.
Tenure: Freehold Services: Mains electricity, mains water, private drainage (septic tank), oil-fired central heating.
As you can see from the photographs there is also a 4kw pv system on the front roof which provides some electricity during daylight hours, more in the summer than the winter of course.
Council Tax: Band D, Carmarthenshire County Council Directions From Newcastle Emlyn, take the A484 and continue for 7 miles into Rhos.
Proceed through the village and turn left at the church (& before the bus shelter). Proceed down this road to the junction.
Turn left and proceed for 750m and the property is on the left-hand side, on the road, on a right-hand bend, denoted by our For Sale board. Google Co-ordinates: 51. , -4.
What3Words: ///composes.extension.spearing council tax band: D
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