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Buckingham Road West, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4

North West

£525,000

Listed on 12/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Area
1268 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom detached Emery-style home offers approximately 1,268 sq ft of accommodation and is described as requiring modernisation throughout. Its layout includes a porch and entrance hall, a spacious living room with sliding doors to a separate dining room, and a fitted kitchen with adjoining storage. An inner hall provides access to further storage and the integral garage, which is around 18 feet long. Upstairs are three bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes, along with a family bathroom and separate WC. Outside, the property has a driveway, a lawned front garden and a mature, secluded rear garden. Heaton Moor village, with its shops, cafés, bars and restaurants, is within walking distance, and the listing notes access to transport links and local schools. The property is marketed by Julian Wadden, Heaton Moor.

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

This detached home has a lot going for it as a light-refresh project: usable living and dining spaces, a driveway, integral garage and a mature, secluded rear garden, with Heaton Moor village within strolling distance. The dated finishes offer scope to personalise the interior, while the garden could benefit from some attention.

The price is the sticking point. At £525,000, the asking price is around 18% above the local average per square foot, and even a modest works programme leaves the purchase economics stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this size. It has appealing fundamentals, but the current price makes this a weak overall value opportunity.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated interior finishes to give the usable living and dining spaces a more current feel.
  • Make the most of the private, established rear garden with targeted lawn improvement and planting.
  • The driveway and integral garage provide practical storage and parking, while Heaton Moor village is close by.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding even a modest programme of improvements leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • Purchase plus the works band looks tight when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 17% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.

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Map

Location

Buckingham Road West, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Heaton Chapel Rail Station

    0.5 miles

    Train · Heaton Chapel

  • Burnage Rail Station

    1.0 miles

    Train · Burnage

  • Mauldeth Road Rail Station

    1.1 miles

    Train · Burnage

  • East Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink)

    1.3 miles

    Tram · East Didsbury

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,983
Based on a loan of £393,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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