Darcy Close, Chippenham
South West
£220,000
Listed on 23/08/2026
Listed on 23/08/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi DetachedArea
656 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom semi-detached house is within a stated 10-minute walk of Chippenham town centre and the mainline railway station, with connections to London and Bristol. The ground floor includes an entrance porch, a dual-aspect lounge and dining area with doors to the rear garden, and a fitted kitchen overlooking the garden. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Outside, the property has a private rear garden, driveway parking and a detached garage. The listing describes the house as needing modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to update the accommodation to their requirements. Local amenities and transport links are nearby.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
56out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £220,000, this two-bedroom semi is around 3.5% below the local average on a £/sqf basis, making the asking price a reasonable starting point for a project. The dated kitchen and bathroom finishes and older decorative choices offer a manageable cosmetic refresh, with the estimate putting the work at roughly £5,000–£15,000. The overall score is still a weak opportunity: at the renovation midpoint, the purchase and works total is about £230,000, slightly above the implied current local average value, before fees and without assuming a renovated resale value.
The appeal is the practical package: a dual-aspect lounge opening to the garden, driveway parking, a detached garage and a convenient walk to Chippenham town centre and station. The enclosed, mostly paved garden is usable as it stands, with scope to soften it through planting.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes as part of a manageable cosmetic update.
- Update the lounge’s older decorative choices while retaining its spacious, dual-aspect layout and garden access.
- Use the enclosed paved garden as a practical seating area, with optional planting to soften the hard landscaping.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Based on a loan of £165,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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Price history
-8.3% since listed
£220,000£10,000(-4.3%)
16/10/2026£230,000£10,000(-4.2%)
24/09/2026£240,000Initial listing
23/08/2026Services
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