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Wool Road, London, SW20

London

£2,950,000

Listed on 01/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden

Description

A detached four-bedroom house offering approximately 3,100 sq ft of accommodation over two floors, on a wide plot set back from the road. The ground floor includes a hall, two reception rooms, a front drawing room, a rear kitchen and a large conservatory overlooking the garden. Upstairs are four bedrooms, two bathrooms and two dressing rooms. The property is described as an opportunity to renovate, with scope to update the existing accommodation. Outside, the 70ft garden has a patio, a summer house, side access and additional storage. Wimbledon Common, Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon Village and several named schools are nearby. The EPC rating is E.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

36out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a substantial family home on a desirable road near Wimbledon Common, Cannizaro Park and the Village, with more than 3,100 sq ft of accommodation, several reception spaces and a well-established 70ft garden. The interiors look maintained and usable, but traditional finishes across several rooms leave scope for selective modernisation; the comparatively current kitchen and landscaped garden are useful assets to build on.

The main drawback is the price: at about £952 per sq ft, the asking price is well above the local average of £702. Even with the relatively light £8,000–£19,000 refurbishment range, the purchase price plus works remains stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average values, not a forecast of the value after renovation.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the traditional finishes across the reception rooms and bedrooms to give the generous accommodation a more current feel.
  • The established 70ft garden, patio and summer house provide an appealing outdoor setting with room to make the most of the plot.
  • The comparatively current kitchen and substantial reception space offer a solid base for a light, selective modernisation.

Key risks

  • At this asking price, even a light refurbishment leaves the purchase-and-works cost high relative to local value benchmarks for a home of this size.
  • All-in spend is likely to land near £2,963,500 including the asking price and quoted works of about £13,500 — roughly 26% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.

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£11,145
Based on a loan of £2,212,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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