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Church View, Willington, Crook, DL15

North East

£170,000

Listed on 05/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Bungalow

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom bungalow offers approximately 905 sq ft of single-level accommodation, with a central hallway connecting the living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. The living room has a fireplace surround and sliding patio doors opening towards the front garden. The kitchen is fitted with cream and wood-trim units, an oven and hob, while the bathroom has a three-piece suite with a bath and overhead shower. The interiors provide scope for a buyer to update the finishes and fittings to their own requirements. Outside, the property has a driveway, an integral garage measuring approximately 9 ft 7 in by 16 ft 3 in, and front and rear gardens. The rear garden includes gravelled areas and a paved patio. The garage may offer scope for conversion, subject to planning and other necessary consents. The listing states that the property is freehold, has gas central heating and is in a former mining area. Buyers are advised to verify details and the condition of services, which have not been tested.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

30out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This three-bedroom bungalow has a clear renovation canvas: a generous living room with a fireplace surround and decorative mouldings, driveway parking, an integral garage and a front garden. The brick exterior and tiled roof look generally intact in the available views.

The asking price is the main obstacle: at £188 per sq ft, it is well above the local average of £131. With a medium, multi-room programme of works on top, the purchase costs also look stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of post-renovation value. There is scope to shape the property, but the price and economics make this a low-opportunity proposition at the current figure.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the living room around its fireplace surround and decorative mouldings, while updating worn flooring and dated finishes across the observed rooms.
  • Redesign the dated kitchen and modernise the bathroom as part of a coordinated interior update.
  • Tidy and improve the rear garden; the integral garage may offer conversion potential, subject to planning and feasibility.

Key risks

  • The asking price plus a medium-scale programme of works leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • Headroom after works looks limited after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 46% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Location

Church View, Willington, Crook, DL15
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Bishop Auckland Rail Station

    3.6 miles

    Train · Bishop Auckland

  • Bishop Auckland West Station

    3.6 miles

    Train · Bishop Auckland

  • Shildon Rail Station

    6.0 miles

    Train · Shildon

  • Durham Rail Station

    6.2 miles

    Train · Durham

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£695
Based on a loan of £127,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-5.6% since listed
£170,000£10,000(-5.6%)
17/10/2026
Current price
£180,000Initial listing
05/09/2026

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