Lock Cottage, Bettws, Newport, Gwent, NP20 7AE

Lot 14 · NP20 7AE · Paul Fosh Auctions · Wales

£118,000guide price
Residential
Lock Cottage, Bettws, Newport, Gwent, NP20 7AE
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Cottage for Owner Occupier/Investment

Online Auction from 1st SEPTEMBER-3rd SEPTEMBER A secluded refurbished cottage which sits adjacent to the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal. The property provides a lounge, kitchen, dining room/bedroom 2, bedroom and bathroom. The gardens run on both sides and offer much privacy and scope to extend or re-erect a conservatory subject to the necessary planning consents. There is a gravel drive providing parking for approximately four vehicles. There is double glazing/electric storage heaters (not tested). The property is to be sold with vacant possession. The property could offer excellent holiday let investment due to its unique position along the canal side. It could also appeal to writers looking for a secluded retreat! We anticipate a rental of approximately £625pcm. Newport is a rapidly emerging desirable living destination, a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. Newport is the third-largest authority with city status in Wales and has seen extensive re-generation in recent years. Excellent rail and M4 transport links to Bristol, Cardiff and London. Viewings: Whilst there is parking at the property (via a narrow pathway) viewers are advised to use the postcode NP20 7RB and park at the bottom of Mill Heath near the yellow salt box. With the field at the bottom of the road w…

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Key facts

14Lot number
ResidentialUse class
FreeholdTenure
1 September 2026Auction date

Renovation upside in NP20

Evidence from 139 properties in this postcode district that sold twice with material uplift — the signature of value-add work between sales.

+73%median uplift
£49,000typical value added
4.4 yearstypical hold period

See 139 example projects — real before/after sale pairs with postcodes, prices and dates. Plus the planning applications that likely explain each uplift.

Derived from 139 registered sale pairs in NP20 where the property gained ≥15% between two arms-length sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid data, OGL v3.0). The planning applications visible above may explain individual uplifts. Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.

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