Tarnside Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8RN
Yorkshire
£260,000
Listed on 29/07/2026
Listed on 29/07/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
1059 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached home has a flexible ground-floor layout, including a lounge, a second reception room and a separate kitchen with an adjoining utility room. A ground-floor WC adds convenience, while upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom with a bath and overhead shower. The additional reception room could serve as a dining room, study or playroom; using it as a fourth bedroom would depend on individual requirements and any necessary alterations.
Outside, the property has a gated side driveway leading to a detached garage, with further off-road parking. The listing notes access to the M58, local schools, shops and amenities. Offered chain free, the house would benefit from modernisation, giving a purchaser scope to update the accommodation to suit their needs.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
33out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
There’s plenty to work with here: a spacious lounge, a flexible second reception room, separate utility, downstairs WC, driveway parking and a detached garage. The dated finishes create scope to update the kitchen and bathroom, refresh decoration and flooring, and tackle the visibly damaged wall and ceiling surfaces in places. The hard-landscaped garden is usable as it stands, with any changes there optional.
The main constraint is the price. At £260,000, the asking price is around 17.5% above the local average per square foot, and adding the £35,000–£65,000 refurbishment range leaves the purchase and works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it makes the numbers difficult to support without a substantial improvement in the eventual resale value.
Key opportunities
- Update the dated kitchen and bathroom, and refresh finishes across the photographed rooms.
- Repair the visibly damaged wall and ceiling surfaces and renew dated flooring and decoration.
- Make use of the spacious lounge, flexible second reception room, separate utility, driveway and detached garage.
Key risks
- The £260,000 asking price plus the £35,000–£65,000 works range puts the likely purchase-and-refurbishment spend well above the local benchmark for a home of this size; resale value would need to justify that gap.
- Factor in roughly £310,000 when purchase and the £50,000 refurb range are added together, leaving a gap of around 29% versus area norms for this sqft; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Orrell Rail Station
0.6 miles
Train · Orrell
Upholland Rail Station
1.5 miles
Train · Up Holland
Gathurst Rail Station
1.6 miles
Train · Gathurst
Pemberton Rail Station
1.8 miles
Train · Pemberton
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Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£1,062
Based on a loan of £195,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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Pricing
Price history
-3.7% since listed
£260,000£10,000(-3.7%)
04/10/2026£270,000Initial listing
30/07/2026Services
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