Melrose Road, Liverpool L4
North West
£95,000
Listed on 02/11/2026
Listed on 02/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
End Of Terrace HouseArea
861 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom semi-detached house has two reception rooms, a separate kitchen and a family bathroom. The first-floor accommodation comprises two double bedrooms. The property is described as requiring modernisation throughout, with scope for a buyer to update the interior to their requirements.
A generous garden plot to the side is noted in the particulars. The house is in Liverpool's L4 area, within reach of local amenities, transport links and schools. The EPC rating is D and the property is in Council Tax Band A.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
53out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £95,000, this two-bedroom semi is priced well below the local average per square foot, making the entry point a clear attraction. It has two reception rooms, two double bedrooms and a stated generous side garden, giving a buyer scope to reshape and personalise the house. The photographed interiors are worn and unfinished in several places, with dated kitchen and bathroom finishes; the visible frontage appears generally intact.
This is a heavy project rather than a cosmetic refresh, and the economics are the main caution: even at the below-average asking price, the purchase plus a substantial works programme leaves costs stretched against local benchmarks for a house of this size. That comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of the value after renovation.
Key opportunities
- Two reception rooms and two double bedrooms offer scope to rework the layout and create a more cohesive home.
- The worn finishes across several rooms provide a clear canvas for a full interior transformation, including updating the dated kitchen and bathroom.
- The listing states a generous side garden plot, which could add outdoor appeal if its extent and condition are confirmed on inspection.
Key risks
- Worn floors, exposed or unfinished details and dated finishes across several rooms point to a substantial, multi-room programme; allow for a longer and more involved job than a cosmetic refresh.
- The below-average purchase price does not by itself make the numbers comfortable: purchase and works costs look stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Purchase plus the works band looks tight with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 16% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Bank Hall Rail Station
0.2 miles
Train · Kirkdale
Kirkdale Rail Station
0.3 miles
Train · Kirkdale
Sandhills Rail Station
0.6 miles
Train · Liverpool
Bootle Oriel Road Rail Station
0.8 miles
Train · Bootle
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Based on a loan of £71,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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