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Welcomes Road, Kenley, CR8

South East

£900,000Guide Price

Listed on 02/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached House

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom detached house is set back from the road in Kenley and is offered with no onward chain. The accommodation includes several reception areas, with a double-aspect lounge, separate dining room and study, alongside an extended open-plan kitchen, lounge and dining space. The kitchen has white units, a large island, black worktops and a range cooker. A roof lantern and bi-fold doors bring light into the extended space and connect it to the garden. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including a main bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an en-suite shower room, as well as a family bathroom. Outside, the rear garden is level, with a patio, lawn and mature boundary planting. At the front, a driveway provides parking and leads to a garage, with an additional lawn to the side. The listing notes that the house would benefit from updating and describes further extension potential as subject to planning. Kenley Station is stated to be approximately 0.3 miles away, with local schools, amenities and open space also noted in the listing. The property is offered through the Modern Method of Auction, with a 56-day reservation period, buyer information pack fee and a non-refundable reservation fee of 4.5% of the purchase price, subject to a stated minimum. Buyers should review the auction terms and associated costs before proceeding.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

55out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a light-refresh project with strong existing features: a bright extended open-plan living area with a roof lantern and garden-facing doors, a modern-looking kitchen with a large island, and a generous, screened rear garden. The photographed shower room and some carpets offer scope for a cosmetic update, while the listing also mentions possible further extension subject to planning, with no feasibility or consent established.

The 55/100 D grade is a weak overall opportunity, but not because the house is visibly in poor condition: the photos show generally usable spaces and no obvious major damage. Floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The property is offered through the Modern Method of Auction; bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay as low as the guide suggests.

Key opportunities

  • Enjoy or enhance the bright extended kitchen-living-dining space, with its roof lantern, island and wide doors opening to the garden.
  • Refresh the dated shower-room finishes and older-looking carpets to bring the visible interiors closer to prime condition.
  • Make the most of the level rear garden, patio, mature screening, driveway and garage; further extension is mentioned as a possibility subject to planning.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Welcomes Road, Kenley, CR8
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Kenley Rail Station

    0.4 miles

    Train · Kenley

  • Riddlesdown Rail Station

    0.9 miles

    Train · Purley

  • Whyteleafe Rail Station

    1.1 miles

    Train · Whyteleafe

  • Reedham (Surrey) Rail Station

    1.2 miles

    Train · Purley

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£3,677
Based on a loan of £675,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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