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Crowntown, Helston

South West

£200,000

Listed on 10/07/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Cottage

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This two-bedroom detached cottage in the Polgarth area near Crowntown sits within a large garden plot and is described as requiring complete refurbishment. The existing accommodation includes a sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room and shower room with separate WC on the ground floor, plus two double bedrooms upstairs. The listing also notes consent for a ground-floor extension to alter and enlarge the living accommodation, subject to checking the approved plans and conditions.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a substantial, character-cottage project with a particularly large garden and a clear route to reshape the existing home: planning consent is stated for a ground-floor extension, with plans showing a more generous living and kitchen/breakfast layout. The photographed interiors are in poor condition, with damaged finishes and worn floors across several rooms; the kitchen and shower room also look ready for major work. A £65,000–£115,000 renovation range gives a sense of the project’s scale, while the garden, block-built outbuilding and open-countryside setting add distinctive appeal.

The listing also states that planning consent exists for a separate dwelling in the garden, subject to redirecting a water pipe. That could add another dimension, but consent conditions, servicing and delivery need checking. The score is 48/100, grade E: the floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged, and the available figures do not establish residual value. This is an ambitious project with notable potential, but its overall opportunity remains difficult to assess from the current data.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the cottage around the stated ground-floor extension plans to create a more generous living area and kitchen/breakfast space.
  • Make the extensive, mature garden a defining feature, with scope to improve overgrown areas and replace the dilapidated greenhouse.
  • Investigate the stated consent for a separate garden dwelling, including the water-pipe requirement, conditions and servicing.

Key risks

  • The poor finishes across several photographed rooms, worn floors, and deteriorated kitchen and shower-room areas point to a £65,000–£115,000 full-project budget and a longer programme than a cosmetic refresh.

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£756
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Pricing

Price history

-28.6% since listed
£200,000£80,000(-28.6%)
11/07/2026
Current price
£280,000Initial listing
27/12/2025

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