Land For Sale £600,000
• elegant country manor house in approx 1.5 acres just north of
narberth, pembrokeshire
• historic grade 2 listed, characterful property retaining many
Original features
• private lane access with ample parking and private grounds surrounded
By beautiful countryside
• presently operated as A school with ideal facilities for A business,
offices etc (subject to any necessary planning)
• the opportunity exists to return this grand house to A spacious
home (subject to any necessary planning consents)
• restaurant with rooms, luxury B&B, or retreat (subject to
planning)
*** Please note these images were taken when Sodston was operating as a school. It is now an empty property that will need some work to turn into a lovely home***
Overview
Sodston Manor is a listed Victorian manor house located near Narberth,
Pembrokeshire and has been run as a private independent school since
2015. The property is ideally suited for an existing business or could be returned
to use as a residence, boutique B&B, or grand holiday let. Many of
the original features are evident - marble fireplace, shuttered windows and a
magnificent staircase, with ornamental plasterwork and ceiling roses believed
to be retained though at this time, concealed by dropped ceilings and temporary
wall structures. The property provides a blank canvas from which to recreate
a wonderful historic home or modify for use as a commercial premises.
During the conversion from a neglected residence to the school, a tanking
and a damp proof course was added as well as new wiring, plumbing and
central heating throughout. A new underground drainage tank required for
commercial use was also installed. The grounds accessed by a private
laneway mostly facilitate vehicular access and parking with a sports area to
the rear. There is vehicular access from the lane across the front of the property
to two neighbouring dwellings.
History
Cadw, who are the historic environmental body of the Welsh Government
working to protect historic buildings and structures, describe the property as:
‘Built for Sir Alfred Ernle Montacute-Chatfield in c1860; a small plain Italianate
country house of square plan, 2 storey plus basement with incised coursing
to colour-washed plaster on rubble with plinth. 3 window front elevation; cross
windows with plain architraves and stone sills. Similar windows to ground
floor flanking the central porch; round arched doorway with keystone, pilasters
and sunk panels. The interior consists of finials, pendants, panelled
doors and a mahogany staircase to the entrance hall with barley twist balusters
grouped to form newels. “
The house became Grade II listed in 1988.
Purchased by the current owner in 2014 and converted to a school.
Location
Located just a mile north of the very popular town of Narberth - featured in
the Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the UK, Narberth is a
pretty town with pastel coloured Georgian buildings lining the main street that
are now independent boutiques, coffee shops & restaurants, antique shops
and galleries serving a bustling community and plenty of seasonal visitors.
Facilities include small supermarkets, a doctors offices, dental practices,
leisure facilities and a railway station. Sodston Manor enjoys a country setting
centrally located between the county towns of Carmarthen and Haverfordwest,
a mile from the A40 with easy access to the M4 for Swansea and Cardiff.
narberth, pembrokeshire
• historic grade 2 listed, characterful property retaining many
Original features
• private lane access with ample parking and private grounds surrounded
By beautiful countryside
• presently operated as A school with ideal facilities for A business,
offices etc (subject to any necessary planning)
• the opportunity exists to return this grand house to A spacious
home (subject to any necessary planning consents)
• restaurant with rooms, luxury B&B, or retreat (subject to
planning)
*** Please note these images were taken when Sodston was operating as a school. It is now an empty property that will need some work to turn into a lovely home***
Overview
Sodston Manor is a listed Victorian manor house located near Narberth,
Pembrokeshire and has been run as a private independent school since
2015. The property is ideally suited for an existing business or could be returned
to use as a residence, boutique B&B, or grand holiday let. Many of
the original features are evident - marble fireplace, shuttered windows and a
magnificent staircase, with ornamental plasterwork and ceiling roses believed
to be retained though at this time, concealed by dropped ceilings and temporary
wall structures. The property provides a blank canvas from which to recreate
a wonderful historic home or modify for use as a commercial premises.
During the conversion from a neglected residence to the school, a tanking
and a damp proof course was added as well as new wiring, plumbing and
central heating throughout. A new underground drainage tank required for
commercial use was also installed. The grounds accessed by a private
laneway mostly facilitate vehicular access and parking with a sports area to
the rear. There is vehicular access from the lane across the front of the property
to two neighbouring dwellings.
History
Cadw, who are the historic environmental body of the Welsh Government
working to protect historic buildings and structures, describe the property as:
‘Built for Sir Alfred Ernle Montacute-Chatfield in c1860; a small plain Italianate
country house of square plan, 2 storey plus basement with incised coursing
to colour-washed plaster on rubble with plinth. 3 window front elevation; cross
windows with plain architraves and stone sills. Similar windows to ground
floor flanking the central porch; round arched doorway with keystone, pilasters
and sunk panels. The interior consists of finials, pendants, panelled
doors and a mahogany staircase to the entrance hall with barley twist balusters
grouped to form newels. “
The house became Grade II listed in 1988.
Purchased by the current owner in 2014 and converted to a school.
Location
Located just a mile north of the very popular town of Narberth - featured in
the Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the UK, Narberth is a
pretty town with pastel coloured Georgian buildings lining the main street that
are now independent boutiques, coffee shops & restaurants, antique shops
and galleries serving a bustling community and plenty of seasonal visitors.
Facilities include small supermarkets, a doctors offices, dental practices,
leisure facilities and a railway station. Sodston Manor enjoys a country setting
centrally located between the county towns of Carmarthen and Haverfordwest,
a mile from the A40 with easy access to the M4 for Swansea and Cardiff.
