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Dongola Road, London

London

£400,000

Listed on 02/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
House

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom home is situated near Plaistow Underground station and the Greenway. The accommodation includes a through lounge, three bedrooms, a bathroom and a large garden. The bathroom is described as needing modernisation, and the property offers scope for further improvement. The listing also notes potential to extend, subject to the necessary checks and approvals. The sale is offered with no onward chain.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

49out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a heavy renovation project with a clear canvas: the long through lounge, three bedrooms and large rear garden give you useful space to rethink and improve, while the listing also highlights potential for an extension. The photos show worn flooring and dated finishes, with staining or damaged wall surfaces in several areas; the garden is heavily overgrown. The front elevation appears intact, though the roofline cannot be assessed in detail from the images.

The score is 49/100, grade E, reflecting limited condition scoring and value that cannot yet be judged rather than a confirmed poor price: floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot be assessed. The guide is £425,000–£450,000, and the extension potential would need its own feasibility checks.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the long through lounge and three-bedroom layout as a substantial whole-house project, rather than making isolated cosmetic changes.
  • The large rear garden offers scope for clearance and landscaping, with room to make it a more usable outdoor space.
  • The listing points to significant extension potential; investigate feasibility to see whether it could add useful space.

Key risks

  • Worn floors, damaged or stained wall finishes in several areas and tired fittings point to a heavy full-interior programme; plan for a rebuild-scale schedule and budget, not a cosmetic refresh.
  • The roofline cannot be assessed in detail from the submitted images, so its condition remains unverified.

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Location

Dongola Road, London
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Plaistow Underground Station

    0.6 miles

    Underground · Plaistow

  • Upton Park Underground Station

    0.8 miles

    Underground · Upton Park

  • West Ham Rail Station

    0.9 miles

    Train · West Ham

  • West Ham Underground Station

    0.9 miles

    Underground · West Ham

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,511
Based on a loan of £300,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-5.9% since listed
£400,000£25,000(-5.9%)
17/10/2026
Current price
£425,000Initial listing
03/09/2026

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