Summary

A truly one-of-a-kind home that perfectly marries historic charm with modern convenience. It has been extensively extended and sympathetically renovated, resulting in a home full of character, warmth, and individuality.
Set in the peaceful village of Dinas, with countryside on your doorstep, this property offers generous and flexible living space both inside and out, ideal for those seeking something special.

Originally dating back to the 1860s, this beautifully converted and extended property at Matthew Terrace offers a rare opportunity to own a piece of local history, reimagined for modern, eco-conscious living. In 2024, the property underwent a £250k renovation, with work including rewiring, new boiler, new solar PV and hot water system, radiators and additional insulation

From the moment you step inside, you're greeted with a sense of history. The property retains many of its original features, including exposed stone walls, traditional tiled flooring, and rustic wooden beams, while modern upgrades such as the solar panels and updated electrics and plumbing ensure everyday comfort and efficiency.

Each room has been carefully styled to offer something unique: The living room is a true talking point, with high ceiling, curved wall, slate floor and stove, complete with ambient lighting, and an inviting, tranquil atmosphere. The dining room features more traditional styling, ideal for cosy dinners or entertaining guests, with character elements and ample space.

A spacious, modern kitchen offers all the practicalities of a contemporary home while maintaining the rustic appeal with quality fittings and room for casual dining.

Additional reception spaces or flexible-use rooms allow for home working, hobbies, or guest accommodation. The property boasts generously proportioned bedrooms, each individually styled to offer a different mood and aesthetic, from light and airy retreats to more intimate, cosy spaces.

Bathrooms have been upgraded with high-quality fixtures and fittings, offering a balance of comfort and character.

Location

The grounds are a world away from your average backyard. It's a thriving permaculture forest-garden, designed to feed your body, nurture the land, and reconnect you with nature. This lush, urban oasis is home to hundreds of edible plants, herbs, perennial vegetables and fruit trees, offering a revolutionary, low-maintenance approach to growing food.

Begin weaning yourself off supermarket dependency! Here apples drop from the trees, herbs are picked by the fistful, and figs and raspberries are eaten straight from the branch. This garden is a lifestyle shift, a living rejection of monoculture and industrial food systems - yet it exists not on a remote eco-farm - but outside a bustling city. Wander out for a salad, and you"ll come back with dinner.

Wildlife and productivity coexist beautifully here. Chickens roam a fox-proof orchard area, controlling pests while providing eggs and natural fertilizer. Ducks patrol for slugs and snails, and their easy-clean coop directs nutrient-rich runoff to feed crops like celery and blueberries. Want fresh eggs? The poultry can be included in the sale.

30 years in the making, the plot is the brainchild of renowned permaculture expert Michele Fitzsimmon and featured on national TV on Channel 4 - facebook.com/ediblelandscaping1/videos/1923739568064467. Every square inch of the plot serves a purpose. Fruit trees form a canopy over a layered understorey of berry bushes, perennial greens, and edible ground covers like wild garlic and nasturtiums. It's a seven-layer cake of productivity, from towering apple trees to nutrient-rich soil alive with worms, fungi, and beneficial insects.

This self-sustaining ecosystem includes:
•Over 20 varieties of soft fruit bushes like blackcurrant and gooseberry.
•Dozens of apple and pear trees with staggered harvests.
•A polytunnel for year-round salad greens.
•Self-seeding beds with over 30 types of nutrient-dense greens: rocket, wild leeks, spinach, fennel, and more.
•A pond home to newts, attracting frogs and dragonflies.
•Beehives (managed by a local beekeeper) ensures fruit pollination and honey—this arrangement can continue under new ownership.

No-dig methods mean the soil is dark, rich, and alive—thanks to decades of composting, mulching, and minimal disturbance. Fallen logs create habitat for beetles and fungi, while nitrogen-fixing plants feed the soil and their neighbours. It"s a closed-loop, no-waste system where every living thing has a role.

And the wildlife? Spectacular. The mature trees attract owls, bats, woodpeckers, and voles. Pollinators are abundant. Aphids and pests are nearly non-existent thanks to a balanced web of insects and birds. It"s a wild haven for children, a sanctuary for the soul, and a showcase of what"s possible when humans garden with nature, not against it.
Locals speak in awe of this garden that almost runs itself—one that feeds a household, heals the land, and offers a radical shift in how we live and eat.

Watch the forest-garden story unfold here:

•Watch the 5-minute feature on Facebook - facebook.com/watch/?v=1923739568064467&rdid=lFmhjf67zS4ER8Wh

•See the drone tour of the garden - facebook.com/watch/?v=708913488098144&rdid=ntCrLzZe2RXoXLal

For further information on this property please call 01239 712760 or e-mail info@housesforsaleinwales.co.uk