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High Street, Overton on Dee.

Wales

£199,995

Listed on 21/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Detached

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Chapel House is a former chapel and village surgery offered for sale by private treaty, with no onward chain. The red-brick building has not yet been converted to residential use. Full planning permission is in place for a two-storey, two-bedroom home, with an amended layout and rooflights also approved. The proposed ground floor includes a kitchen/dining room, separate living room, study and bathroom. Upstairs, both bedrooms are planned with en-suite shower rooms and storage. The plot is approximately 0.05 acres, with a gated frontage and rear space that includes parking for two cars and provision for electric-vehicle charging. A detached, insulated office with cedar cladding has been renovated and is described as suitable for work or other uses, subject to any necessary consents. The sale includes planning drawings, building-regulation information, structural calculations and building-control documentation. Mains services are available, with connections and capacity to be checked by a purchaser. The property is in the centre of Bangor-on-Dee, close to village amenities and riverside walks. Wrexham is around five miles away, with Ellesmere, Oswestry and Whitchurch also within travelling distance. The property currently retains commercial status, so buyers considering business use should confirm the position with Wrexham Council and their advisers.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a distinctive conversion project: a red-brick former chapel and village surgery with full planning permission for an amended two-storey home, plus a detached cedar-clad office that appears finished. The main building remains an unfinished shell, so the appeal is in creating the approved characterful home from scratch; the gravelled rear space also offers scope for landscaping. The visible exterior and roof coverings appear generally intact, though concealed condition cannot be confirmed from photographs.

The score is 44/100 (E, Low Opportunity). The £199,995 asking price cannot yet be judged against local £/sq ft because the floor area is missing, and the available information is not enough to assess renovation economics. This is a substantial conversion programme rather than a cosmetic update, but the planning permission, village setting and separate office give the project some distinctive potential.

Key opportunities

  • Create the approved two-storey home within a distinctive former chapel and village surgery, with scope to realise the planned generous kitchen/dining space and rooflit living area.
  • Make use of the apparently finished detached cedar-clad office as a work-from-home, gym or other suitable ancillary space, subject to any required consents.
  • Turn the mainly gravelled and hardstanding rear area into a more usable landscaped outdoor space.

Key risks

  • The exposed roof structure, bare floors and incomplete partitions make this a full conversion programme, with substantial budget and programme demands compared with a cosmetic refresh.
  • The asking price cannot be compared with local £/sq ft until the floor area is established, and renovation economics remain difficult to assess without a works estimate.

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Based on a loan of £149,996 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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