Yelverton Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead
North West
£70,000
Listed on 03/07/2026
Listed on 03/07/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
620 sqftFeatures
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom mid-terraced house in Tranmere is offered with no onward chain and has accommodation comprising a front lounge, fitted kitchen, utility area, two bedrooms and a shower room. The lounge has a bay window and gas fire, while the kitchen includes wall and base cupboards, work surfaces, a sink and an electric oven and hot plate. The utility room provides a further basin and access to the rear. Both bedrooms have built-in storage noted in the first bedroom and a window to the rear in the second. Outside, there is an L-shaped rear yard with storage, and parking is on street. Local amenities, schools and transport links are described as being within easy reach. The property is stated to need modernisation throughout, offering scope for a purchaser to update the accommodation. Buyers should also note the agent's stated non-refundable AML check fee after an offer is accepted.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £70,000, this two-bedroom terrace is priced attractively against its local benchmark: about £113 per sq ft compared with £152 locally. The bay-fronted lounge, separate kitchen and enclosed paved yard give you a clear starting point for shaping the house to your taste, with no onward chain.
The trade-off is the scale of the interior work. Stripped and patchy finishes across several rooms, worn flooring and an unfinished bathroom point to a substantial programme rather than a cosmetic refresh. While the entry price is low, purchase price plus a mid-to-substantial works programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of renovated value.
Key opportunities
- Rework the stripped, patchy interiors into a consistent finish, with scope to tailor the lounge and two-bedroom layout to your own style.
- Replace the dated kitchen finishes and complete the unfinished bathroom as part of a coordinated modernisation.
- Make the most of the traditional bay-fronted terrace and enclosed paved yard as a compact home with useful outdoor space.
Key risks
- Stripped wall surfaces, exposed floorboards and ceiling structure in several areas make this a substantial interior rebuild; allow for a longer, more involved programme than a cosmetic refresh.
- Although the asking price is low against the local £/sq ft benchmark, the purchase price combined with a mid-to-substantial works programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- The all-in picture is soft when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 23% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Green Lane Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Tranmere
Rock Ferry Rail Station
0.6 miles
Train · Rock Ferry
Birkenhead Central Rail Station
0.8 miles
Train · Birkenhead
Conway Park Rail Station
1.1 miles
Train · Birkenhead
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