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Bethania, Llanon

Wales

£375,000

Listed on 05/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Smallholding
Area
1366 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This detached bungalow sits in a rural setting near Bethania, with approximately six acres arranged as three pasture paddocks, gardens and grounds. The accommodation is described as offering up to three bedrooms, with a family room and adjoining guest kitchen that could provide a separate suite, subject to any necessary consents and the agricultural occupancy restriction. The listing also notes a 90-foot stone barn, a stable block with five loose boxes and a further timber barn. Inside, the accommodation includes a kitchen and dining room, living room with a wood-burning stove, utility room, study, two further bedrooms and two bathrooms, alongside the family room and guest kitchen. Air-source heating and solar PV panels are stated to be installed. The property is around two miles from Cross Inn and within reach of Aberaeron and Aberystwyth. The agricultural occupancy restriction and the access arrangements should be checked as part of due diligence.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

45out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

The standout here is the smallholding setting: around six acres of pasture and paddocks, a stone barn, stables and other outbuildings give it a distinctive rural and equestrian canvas. The bungalow appears habitable, with usable kitchens and bathrooms, solar panels and an air-source heat pump; the interior opportunity is mainly a light refresh, alongside managing the grounds and inspecting the weathered ancillary buildings. The listing also describes possible separate-suite use, but permissions and occupancy implications need checking, and the property is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Restriction.

At £375,000, the asking price is already above the local £/sqf average, and the purchase price plus a mid-to-substantial works programme would leave the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area. That makes the economics the main constraint despite the land and outbuilding appeal.

Key opportunities

  • The land, established grounds and paddocks offer scope to shape the property around smallholding or equestrian use.
  • The stone barn, stable block and timber outbuilding provide useful existing facilities and potential to improve, subject to condition and any required consents.
  • A cosmetic update to the bungalow could refresh its dated finishes while retaining its usable layout and visible energy features.

Key risks

  • The asking price is high relative to local benchmarks for this floor area, and adding the planned works leaves the overall economics stretched.
  • All-in costs look stretched with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 16% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.

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Location

Bethania, Llanon
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Aberystwyth Rail Station

    12.0 miles

    Train · Aberystwyth

  • Bow Street

    14.0 miles

    Train · Bow Street

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,532
Based on a loan of £281,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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