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Scotforth Road, Lancaster

North West

£230,000

Listed on 02/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Terraced
Area
1194 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden

Description

This spacious four-bedroom mid-terraced home presents an excellent opportunity for modernisation and personalisation. Spread across three floors, the property features a generous lounge and dining room with an attractive bay window, creating a bright and inviting living space. The functional kitchen is positioned at the rear, providing a solid foundation for future improvements. On the first floor, you will find three well-proportioned bedrooms, including a master bedroom that benefits from the bay window, alongside a family bathroom fitted with a three-piece suite. The second floor houses a particularly impressive fourth bedroom, offering ample space and flexibility for various uses. A standout feature of this property is the substantial cellar, which includes multiple areas and a utility room, providing excellent additional storage and practical space. Externally, the home boasts a quaint front garden and a concrete yard at the rear, along with a spacious garage that enhances its practicality. Requiring modernisation throughout, this property serves as a blank canvas, ideal for investors looking to add value or first-time buyers eager to create their own home. With generous accommodation and significant potential, this property is well worth viewing.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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65out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £230,000, this four-bedroom terrace is priced at £193/sq ft, below the local average of £229/sq ft—a useful opportunity to acquire a spacious home at a relative discount. Its bay-fronted lounge and dining room, large fourth bedroom, substantial cellar and garage give the project plenty to work with. The photographed rooms have dated finishes, so there is scope to refresh the décor and flooring, update the kitchen and bathroom, and decide whether to improve the concrete rear yard. The bathroom ceiling has visible staining or deterioration; its cause is not established and should be investigated.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated décor and flooring across the spacious bay-fronted lounge and bedrooms.
  • Update the dated kitchen and bathroom to suit a new owner's taste.
  • Make use of the substantial cellar, garage and large fourth bedroom; improving the concrete rear yard is an optional extra.

Key risks

  • Visible staining or deterioration on the bathroom ceiling needs investigation to establish its cause and any required work.

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Based on a loan of £172,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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