Garth Road, Childs Hill, NW2
London
£550,000
Listed on 22/10/2026
Listed on 22/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi Detached HouseArea
764 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
Description
Chain-free three-bedroom semi-detached house with two bathrooms, including an en-suite, and a garage. The listing describes the property as requiring modernisation and notes double glazing and gas central heating. Outside, there is a wider-than-average garden measuring approximately 47 feet, along with a front garden and shared access beside the house. Local shops, transport links, Basing Hill Park and Cricklewood Station are within reach. An internal viewing can be arranged through Ellis & Co, Golders Green.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
37out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
There is a clear renovation canvas here: the dated kitchen and two bathrooms, worn carpets and marked finishes offer scope to refresh the interiors, while the sizeable garden and 15ft garage add useful features to build around. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom layout and stated 47ft-wide garden give the project some appeal, and the submitted views show no obvious major structural failure.
The numbers are the main drawback. At £550,000, the asking price is about 13% above the local £/sqf benchmark; adding the £45,000–£75,000 renovation range puts the indicative purchase-plus-works cost at £595,000–£625,000, stretched against the local average benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is not a post-renovation value forecast, so the scope to improve the house does not by itself make the asking price look compelling.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated kitchen and both bathrooms, with the separate shower room offering scope for a particularly noticeable update.
- Modernise the reception and bedrooms through redecoration and replacement of worn carpets.
- Make better use of the sizeable rear garden and 15ft garage as part of a broader improvement project.
Key risks
- At the asking price, adding the £45,000–£75,000 works range leaves purchase-plus-refurb costs high against the local benchmark for this floor area.
- Purchase plus works may take you to around £610,000 before you finish, with refurbishment in the region of £60,000, leaving a gap of around 20% versus area norms for this sqft; post-works value sits outside our data.
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