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Cheshire Grove, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 7HZ

North East

£309,995

Listed on 26/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Semi Detached House
Area
1388 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This five-bedroom semi-detached house offers substantial accommodation over two floors, including a large sitting room, a kitchen with dining space and a further ground-floor reception room with an en-suite. The layout provides several possible uses for the additional reception area, such as a study or family room. The kitchen has white units, dark worktops and tiled flooring, with French doors opening to the rear garden. Upstairs are four double bedrooms and one single, alongside a family bathroom with a bath and overhead shower. The property is described as requiring some updating, giving a purchaser scope to refresh the interiors to their own requirements. Outside, the south-facing rear garden offers generous space, while the front driveway provides parking for two vehicles. Local amenities, schools, shops and leisure facilities are within reach. Browns Estate Agents are marketing the property for private-treaty sale.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

43out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This five-bedroom semi offers generous, flexible family space, including a spacious sitting room, several reception areas and a south-facing rear garden, with driveway parking for two. The interiors are usable but dated, so there is scope for a light refresh, while clearing and improving the overgrown garden could make better use of the outdoor space.

The value is the main constraint: at £223 per sq ft, the asking price is above the local average of £195 per sq ft. With the purchase price and a mid-to-substantial works programme considered together, costs look stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of post-renovation value. Overall, the space and flexibility are appealing, but the asking price and project economics make this a low-opportunity proposition at the current level.

Key opportunities

  • Make selective cosmetic updates to the varied finishes while retaining the home's usable, generous living spaces.
  • Clear and improve the south-facing rear garden, with French doors from the kitchen and further reception area offering a strong connection to the outdoor space.
  • Use the additional reception area flexibly as dining space, a study or a family room.

Key risks

  • The asking price is already above the local £/sq ft benchmark, and allowing for the works leaves the overall cost position stretched against local values for this floor area.
  • All-in costs look stretched after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 15% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; post-works value sits outside our data.

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Map

Location

Cheshire Grove, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 7HZ
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    1.5 miles

    Metro · Chichester

  • South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    1.9 miles

    Metro · South Shields

  • Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    1.9 miles

    Metro · Tyne Dock

  • Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    2.5 miles

    Metro · Simonside

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,171
Based on a loan of £232,496 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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