Limefield Road, Bolton
North West
£199,995
Listed on 04/11/2026
Listed on 04/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
899 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton has a traditional layout, with an entrance hall, two ground-floor reception rooms and a kitchen with access to the rear garden. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. The listing describes the property as requiring complete modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to update the accommodation to suit their needs.
Outside, there is a front garden and a driveway stated to accommodate up to three vehicles. The rear garden is mainly paved and includes a garden shed. The property is described as being within reach of Bolton town centre, local schools, bus routes to Bolton and Bury, and the M60 and M61.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
40out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi has a clear full-scale project in its two separate reception rooms, bay windows and driveway parking. The photographed interiors offer scope to reshape the dated finishes, renew the kitchen and bathroom, and improve the paved rear garden; staining and damaged finishes across part of a bedroom ceiling and upper wall also need investigation. The exterior appears standing, with no clear major structural failure visible in the photos.
The asking price is £199,995, around £222 per sq ft against a local average of £219, so it is slightly dear rather than a price-led opportunity. With a mid-to-substantial works programme on top, the purchase and project costs look stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that is a comparison with current local values, not a post-works GDV forecast.
Key opportunities
- Use the two separate reception rooms and bay windows to create a more cohesive, light-filled living and dining arrangement.
- Rework the old kitchen and dated bathroom as part of a whole-house scheme, with room to tailor the finish and layout to a new owner's needs.
- Refresh the mainly paved rear garden and replace or remove the deteriorated shed; the driveway and front garden are useful existing assets.
Key risks
- Stained and damaged finishes across part of a bedroom ceiling and upper wall need investigation before repair.
- Stripped-looking, worn interiors across several photographed rooms point to a heavy, multi-room programme; plan for a full interior rebuild rather than a cosmetic refresh.
- The asking price is already slightly above the local £/sq ft average, and adding a substantial works programme leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- All-in costs look stretched once the asking price and a mid-to-substantial refurb are combined, leaving a gap of around 24% versus area norms for this sqft; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
1.9 miles
Train · Hall I Th Wood
Bromley Cross Rail Station
2.2 miles
Train · Bromley Cross
Bolton Rail Station
2.2 miles
Train · Bolton
Lostock Rail Station
2.4 miles
Train · Lostock
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Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£817
Based on a loan of £149,996 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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Price history
-20.0% since listed
£199,995£50,000(-20.0%)
15/07/2026£249,995Initial listing
22/05/2026Services
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