Crickhowell, Powys. · NP8

Ffawyddog, Crickhowell

Ffawyddog, Crickhowell, Powys.

£625,000 Under offer Freehold
Agent's summary

Detached period property comprising two reception rooms, kitchen, ground floor bedroom with en-suite, three bedrooms upstairs one with en-suite, family shower room. Self contained workshop / office, large gardens and field. Benefits from superb views and situated in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons National Park). EPC D64 .

Beds4
Baths3
Receptions2
TypeDetached
From Clee Tompkinson Francis Sales & Lettings

The home, in the agent’s words

  • Detached Period Property
  • Four Bedrooms, 2 with en-suites
  • Fabulous galleried landing overlooking sitting room
  • Workshop / Office with Shower Room
  • Large Garden and Field
  • Oil Central Heating
  • Quiet hamlet location
  • Superb Views
Read the full agent description

Built circa 1870 as a Calvinist Methodist Meeting Room and Manse, Brynhyfryd is a detached house located in the Bannau Brycheiniog hamlet of Ffawyddog and its elevated position offers fabulous views over Llangattock and Crickhowell. A particular feature of the property are its large gardens from which some of the views can be best enjoyed.

Downstairs offers a sitting room with vaulted ceiling, kitchen, dining room, ground floor bedroom with en-suite, separate WC and utility area. Three bedrooms (with en-suite to the master), galleried landing and a family shower room complete the accommodation upstairs. Particular features are the vaulted ceiling and galleried landing overlooking the sitting room. There is double glazing throughout, a wood burner to the sitting room and oil fired central heating, providing under floor heating to the ground floor.

Outside, there is a large, pretty cottage garden complete with a vegetable patch and a pond, together with a field and parking. Within the garden is the stone built former washhouse which has been adapted for use as a self contained workshop or office, with a mezzanine floor and shower room. There is also a stone built store to the side of the wash house as well as two other stone built stores.

The Ffawyddog is a small and sought after hamlet situated within the Bannau Brycheiniog and is just a few minutes' drive away from the market town of Crickhowell where a good range of amenities can be found. Crickhowell regularly features as one of the best places to live in the UK and there is an extensive range of amenities available including a good range of independent shops, restaurants, hotels etc. Crickhowell also boasts a library, health centre and both primary and secondary schools, which are well regarded.

There are good road links into the local trunk road network and a train station is situated in Abergavenny which is about a fifteen minute drive away and links into the Intercity network via Newport. There is also a train link from Ebbw Vale to Cardiff.

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall / Utility Space

Wooden front door with fan light over, tiled floor, wall mounted cupboards, space for washing machine. Continues down two steps leading to ...

Ground floor W/C

White wooden door, tiled floor to match hallway, low level W.C and hand basin

Kitchen (11' 1" x 10' 8" or 3.38m x 3.24m)

Tiled floor, range of high gloss wall and base units, integrated single oven, electric hob with stainless steel cooker hood over, stainless steel sink with swan neck mixer tap, space for fridge freezer, wooden glazed door with matching side panels leading to boot room

Boot Room

Part rendered and part glazed with tiled flooring, half glazed wooden door leading to gardens

Lounge (19' 10" x 14' 11" or 6.04m x 4.54m)

A beautiful room accessed via a wooden half glazed door and 3 steps. Tiled flooring, 6 tall double glazed windows with white shutters, wood burner, vaulted ceiling and overlooked by galleried landing.

Dining Room (14' 10" x 14' 9" or 4.52m x 4.50m)

Tiled floor, storage cupboard, double glazed window, half glazed wooden door with fan light over leading to outside, door leading to ground floor bedroom, carpeted stairs to first floor accommodation

Bedroom - Ground Floor (11' 7" x 10' 5" or 3.53m x 3.18m)

White wooden panelled door, double glazed window, tiled flooring. White panelled wooden door leading to en-suite.

En-Suite (11' 5" x 3' 11" or 3.49m x 1.19m)

Tiled flooring, free standing shower cubicle, low level W.C., hand basin. Electric shaver point, range of built in storage cupboards.

First Floor

Landing

Carpeted landing with white wooden balustrades and spindles, white wooden doors leading to ...

Master Bedroom (14' 10" x 9' 10" or 4.52m x 3.0m)

White panelled wooden door with fan light over, carpeted flooring, built in wardrobes / storage, double glazed sash window, white panelled wooden door leading to ensuite...

Ensuite 2 (9' 7" x 9' 4" or 2.93m x 2.84m)

Carpeted floor, beamed ceiling, double glazed window, white wooden panelled door leading to storage cupboard and panel heater. White bathroom suite comprising bath, free standing shower, low rise W.C., hand basin

Bedroom 2 (7' 9" x 6' 7" or 2.35m x 2.0m)

White wooden panelled door with fan light over, carpet, double glazed sash window

Bedroom 3 (9' 10" x 8' 8" or 2.99m x 2.64m)

White wooden panelled door with fan light over, carpet, double glazed sash window

Shower Room (6' 0" x 5' 7" or 1.84m x 1.70m)

White wooden panelled door, carpet. White suite comprising shower, low level WC and hand basin.

Galleried Landing (15' 0" x 6' 11" or 4.56m x 2.11m)

White wooden panelled door, carpet, wood balustrades and spindles, overlooking sitting room.

Outside

Garden

A large, pretty garden to the front of the house complete with a patio area, small pond and vegetable patch. Several stone buildings currently used as storage and a useful workshop / home office.

There is also an adjacent field of approx 0.77 acres (Subject to Measurement)

Workshop / Home Office

Stone built former wash house currently used as a workshop and office. With a mezzanine to the workshop and a shower room.

Broadband and Mobile phone

Standard broadband is shown to available in the area along with mobile signal. This is for guidance only and you should check with your provider.

Services

Mains electricity, Mains water, Private drainage, Oil fired heating including under floor heating to ground floor

Tenure

Freehold

Council Tax

F

Agents Note

Natural Resources Wales indicates that this postcode is at a very low risk of flooding.

Directions

From our office in Crickhowell head west along the A40 taking the left hand turning opposite the Asda petrol station onto New Road. Follow New Road down, through the traffic lights and over Crickhowell Bridge. Turn left and then immediately right into the village of Llangattock. On entering the village take the first turning right after the Horseshoes pub and follow this road around past the church and past The Rectory Hotel, proceeding up the hill and over the canal bridge. After the bridge carry on up the hill for approximately 0.4 miles and take the left hand turn which is signposted with a blue information arrow. Drive past the red phone box and Brynhyfryd will be found a short distance on your right. What3Words: hardly.radiates.mattress

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Ofcom · Jan 2026 · postcode NP8 1PY · residential premises

Getting about

5.8 miles

to Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station

Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026

Background air quality

Fine particles · PM₂.₅
4.8 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
3.6 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline

Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.

Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km area

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