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LARKHALL - Dowding Road

South West

£720,000

Listed on 29/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1267 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This substantial semi-detached house presents an exciting opportunity for renovation in a highly sought-after area. With four bedrooms and two reception rooms, the property is set on a generous corner plot, offering ample outdoor space. The location on Dowding Road is particularly appealing, featuring a mix of mid-20th-century homes, and is conveniently situated within walking distance to the village center. The house requires complete renovation, allowing buyers to reimagine the layout and potentially extend the accommodation to create a more valuable home. Despite its current condition, the property retains significant appeal due to its quiet setting and spacious layout, which is suitable for most households. The gravelled driveway leads to a detached garage, adding further convenience. Having been in the same family ownership for nearly 50 years, the house also features a two-storey extension at the rear, likely built around the same time as the garage. This property is a blank canvas, ideal for those looking to invest in a home that can be transformed into a modern masterpiece. Larkhall offers a vibrant community atmosphere with good schools and various amenities, including independent shops, trendy eateries, and recreational facilities. This is an excellent opportunity for buyers looking to create a long-term family home in a desirable location.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

34out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This substantial four-bedroom semi has a strong setting in Larkhall, with a generous corner plot, gravelled drive, detached garage and two reception rooms. The dated and incomplete-looking interiors, damaged wall and ceiling finishes, worn floors and overgrown garden give a buyer scope to reshape the house, renew the kitchen and bathroom, and bring the grounds back into use. The visible exterior and rooflines show no clear sign of major failure, though their full condition is not established by the photos.

The value is the main obstacle: at £720,000, the asking price is about 18% above the local £/sqf average. Adding the £65,000–£110,000 renovation range puts the purchase-plus-works cost at roughly £785,000–£830,000, stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That benchmark is not a forecast of the home's value after renovation, but the current numbers leave little comfort for the scale of work involved.

Key opportunities

  • Use the substantial corner plot, drive and detached garage as the setting for a renewed family home, with the listing also suggesting scope to explore an extension or layout changes subject to feasibility.
  • Rework the two-reception, four-bedroom house and replace the visibly poor kitchen and dated bathroom to create a more coherent modern interior.
  • Clear and restore the deep, overgrown garden to make better use of the private outdoor space.

Key risks

  • The damaged wall and ceiling finishes, worn flooring, incomplete-looking kitchen and neglected garden make this a substantial £65,000–£110,000 programme rather than a cosmetic refresh, with budget and timescale to manage.
  • At £720,000 plus the stated works range, the purchase-and-renovation spend is stretched against the local benchmark for a 1,267 sq ft home, before fees and without implying a post-works value.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£2,720
Based on a loan of £540,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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