Grove Road, Ashtead, KT21
London
£525,000
Listed on 31/10/2026
Listed on 31/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi DetachedArea
829 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom semi-detached character cottage is offered with no onward chain in Ashtead Village. The ground floor has a front-facing lounge with a bay window, a separate dining room overlooking the garden, and a fitted kitchen opening into a conservatory. There is also useful under-stairs storage.
Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The landing provides access to the loft, with any further use subject to the necessary consents. Outside, the private rear garden includes a lawn, patio and garden office, with gated access at the side.
The property is close to village shops, cafés, pubs and other amenities, as well as transport links and local schools. Its existing layout and separate garden workspace offer practical features, while the loft may provide scope to explore further potential subject to feasibility and consents.
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 character cottage has a lot going for it: separate lounge and dining room, a well-kept garden with a usable garden office, and a village setting close to Ashtead’s amenities. The interiors look tidy and serviceable, so the older kitchen and bathroom finishes offer scope for a light cosmetic update rather than a major overhaul.
The price is the sticking point. At £525,000, it is around 14% above the local £/sqf average, and even allowing for a modest-to-substantial programme of improvements, the purchase price plus works looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. The garden and location are appealing, but the numbers make this a weaker-value project overall.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the older kitchen and bathroom finishes to give the interiors a more contemporary feel.
- Make the most of the private garden, established planting and existing garden office.
- Retain the separate lounge and dining room layout, which gives the cottage useful character and flexibility.
Key risks
- At this asking price, even a relatively contained improvement programme leaves the overall spend looking stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this size.
- All-in costs look stretched when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 14% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Ashtead Rail Station
0.7 miles
Train · Ashtead
Leatherhead Rail Station
1.7 miles
Train · Leatherhead
Epsom Rail Station
2.2 miles
Train · Epsom
Tattenham Corner Rail Station
2.4 miles
Train · Tattenham Corner
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£2,145
Based on a loan of £393,750 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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