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Ranleigh Avenue, Kingswinford, DY6

West Midlands

£255,000

Listed on 06/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Bungalow
Area
770 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached two-bedroom bungalow is set in a residential cul-de-sac in Kingswinford and offers approximately 770 sq ft of single-storey accommodation. The layout includes an entrance hall, a spacious living room with a defined dining area, a separate fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate WC. The kitchen and wider interiors offer scope for modernisation and redesign to suit a new owner. Any changes to the layout or an extension would be subject to the relevant permissions, regulations and professional advice. Outside, there is off-road parking and an attached single garage. The rear garden has patio and lawn areas, mature planting and established boundaries. Local shops and amenities are available in Kingswinford, Wordsley and Stourbridge, with bus connections in the surrounding area. The property is freehold, with mains gas, electricity and water connected. Superfast broadband and 4G mobile coverage are reported as available, subject to checking with providers.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

39out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This detached, single-storey bungalow has a useful canvas to make your own: the spacious living/dining area, two double bedrooms, driveway, attached garage and established rear garden give it a practical starting point. Older carpets, textured finishes and dated fittings across the rooms offer scope for a coordinated modernisation, including a redesign of the kitchen and a refresh of the shower room. The asking price is £331 per sq ft, around 14% above the local average of £290, so the price is not a value advantage. More importantly, adding the £30,000–£55,000 refurbishment range to the £255,000 asking price puts the likely purchase-plus-works spend at roughly £285,000–£310,000, stretched against the local benchmark for this 770 sq ft floor area. That benchmark is not a forecast of the value after renovation.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and shower room as part of a coherent update.
  • Refresh the older carpets and textured finishes to give the living/dining area and bedrooms a more contemporary feel.
  • Make use of the single-storey layout, driveway, attached garage and established garden as the foundation for a personalised home.

Key risks

  • The asking price plus the £30,000–£55,000 refurbishment range leaves the purchase-and-works budget stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area.
  • Purchase plus works may take you to around £297,500 all-in — £42,500 of works on top of the asking price, leaving a gap of around 25% versus area norms for this sqft — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.

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Ranleigh Avenue, Kingswinford, DY6
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£963
Based on a loan of £191,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-5.6% since listed
£255,000£15,000(-5.6%)
09/10/2026
Current price
£270,000Initial listing
07/09/2026

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