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Old Office Road, Dawley, TF4

West Midlands

£270,000Guide Price

Listed on 25/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached Bungalow
Area
1130 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Offered at auction, this detached bungalow occupies a substantial plot of approximately 0.44 acres in an established residential part of Dawley. The existing accommodation is described as three bedrooms, a reception room, kitchen and bathroom, with separate timber and brick outbuildings that have been used for storage. The property is vacant and freehold, and the site is accessed from a privately serviced, unadopted lane. The bungalow requires full modernisation. Buyers may also consider redevelopment, subject to obtaining the necessary consents. The land is described as relatively level and regularly shaped, with mature trees and fencing around much of its boundary. There is existing parking and space around the buildings. Outline permission for up to eight dwellings was previously granted but has lapsed. The site is listed on Telford & Wrekin’s Brownfield Land Register; this does not confirm that a new application would be approved. Any proposal would need to address planning, access, refuse arrangements and the capacity and suitability of services. The property is marketed by Newton Fallowell in Telford.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

47out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

The detached bungalow sits on a substantial, open plot with mature boundaries, outbuildings and plenty of scope to rethink the property as a whole. The photographed interiors offer a clear heavy-renovation project, with dated finishes and fittings throughout and ceiling discolouration visible in several views; the outbuilding also has deteriorated external finishes. The asking price is modestly below the local £/sqf benchmark, but that initial value is offset by the scale of the work: purchase plus a mid-to-substantial programme leaves costs stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area, rather than indicating a post-works value.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the bungalow’s layout and finishes as a coherent project, including modernising the notably dated kitchen and bathroom.
  • The broad, relatively level plot, mature boundaries and existing outbuildings offer flexibility to improve the setting and consider how the site could be arranged.
  • The detached position and surrounding hardstanding provide a useful starting point for a buyer seeking a substantial renovation canvas.

Key risks

  • Dated interiors, ceiling discolouration in several views and deteriorated outbuilding finishes make this a heavy, multi-stage programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; allow for careful investigation and a substantial schedule of work.
  • At the asking price, adding a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the overall cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area, so the below-average asking £/sqf does not by itself make the project’s economics compelling.
  • The all-in picture is soft when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 14% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Location

Old Office Road, Dawley, TF4
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Telford Central Rail Station

    1.7 miles

    Train · Telford

  • Oakengates Rail Station

    2.0 miles

    Train · Oakengates

  • Wellington (Shropshire) Rail Station

    2.8 miles

    Train · Wellington

  • Shifnal Rail Station

    4.4 miles

    Train · Shifnal

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,020
Based on a loan of £202,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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