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Lawrence Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18

East of England

£230,000

Listed on 09/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Terraced
Area
612 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This chain-free terraced house has a long lounge and dining area, a rear kitchen opening to a conservatory, and a private garden with outbuildings and rear access. The accommodation is described as having three bedrooms, including two doubles and a single, together with a first-floor bathroom. On-street parking is available at the front. The property is offered with scope for modernisation, giving a buyer the opportunity to update the interiors and outdoor space. The conservatory provides an additional reception area overlooking the garden, while the outbuildings offer storage and bin space. Biggleswade station is stated to be about an 11-minute walk away, with local amenities, schools and the town centre also nearby.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

The long lounge/dining room, conservatory and rear garden give this terraced house a useful canvas, with plenty to tackle: dated finishes and worn carpets across several rooms, an older kitchen and bathroom, and a garden that needs clearing and reshaping. The asking price is slightly below the local £/sqf average, which helps on entry, and the listing notes a convenient walk to Biggleswade station.

The main constraint is the project arithmetic: adding the £35,000–£65,000 refurbishment range to the £230,000 asking price puts the midpoint all-in cost at about £280,000, stretched against the roughly £233,000 local-average benchmark for this floor area. That benchmark is not a forecast of renovated value, but the E-grade score reflects the limited headroom indicated by the figures.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom and update finishes and flooring across the rooms shown.
  • Clear and redesign the overgrown rear garden, making better use of the conservatory connection and existing outbuildings.
  • Make the long lounge/dining room work as a flexible living and entertaining space.

Key risks

  • At the refurbishment midpoint, the asking price plus works totals about £280,000, materially above the roughly £233,000 local-average benchmark for this floor area; this leaves limited apparent headroom before fees.
  • Factor in roughly £280,000 before you finish, with refurbishment in the region of £50,000 — roughly 17% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition. Finished value after works is not modelled here.

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Lawrence Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18
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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£869
Based on a loan of £172,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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