November 8, 2013

I’ll Take This: Manor House in Wales

A friend sent me this listing because he knew I drove by this house almost every day on my way to work when I lived in Wales. image

It’s on the Llantwit Major Road in the village of Cowbridge, and I always thought it looked like the quintessential British country house. imageLuckily, the past owners haven’t ruined it with modernizations, and have kept many of the period details. image

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I love the collection of Bristol blue glass on the windowsill!image

There are four bedrooms, but only one is en-suite. image

The property is comprised of six acres in the Vale of Glamorgan with its distant views to the valleys beyond. image

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In addition to the main house, there’s also a self-contained three-bed flat and another one-bed flat in the house, both with their own entrances. imageThe price for this house isn’t too bad, £1,550,000, although it sold for £640,000 in August of 2013. More information here.

6 comments:

  1. It is interesting that the asking price is more than two times what was paid for it only a few months ago. Lovely place.

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    1. Very curious about that. It's hard to believe they could have upgraded it enough over that time to justify doubling the price.

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  2. I went to a wedding in Cowbridge once. Lovely bit of the country and near enough Bristol and Cardiff so I suppose you get the best of both worlds. I am very surprised at the price it was sold for though! That part of the world isn't cheap so makes me wonder if it had major structural issues? Whoever bought it got a bargain! The original asking price seemed the correct price...

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    1. Cowbridge is quite posh! I was thrilled the day I discovered it - the first day I got a car!

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  3. too far away for me but i would take it + love + love + love it! xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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