The Elms, Wells Road, Westfield, Radstock
South West
£285,000
Listed on 13/09/2026
Listed on 13/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Detached BungalowArea
753 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Allen Residential in Paulton are offering this two-bedroom detached bungalow with no onward chain. The accommodation is arranged from a central entrance hall and includes a lounge with a large front window, a kitchen/breakfast room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. A rear lean-to provides additional space adjoining the kitchen.
Outside, a shared driveway serving two bungalows leads to private parking and a single garage. The front garden is mainly lawn with established borders. At the rear, the enclosed garden includes lawn, mature planting, a raised patio seating area and a pond.
The property is within level walking distance of local shops, amenities and bus services, with Midsomer Norton and Radstock nearby and transport links towards Bath and Bristol. The bungalow is described as requiring modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to update the accommodation to their needs.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
37out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached two-bedroom bungalow is a usable, light-scale modernisation project, with dated finishes offering scope to refresh the décor and flooring and update the kitchen and bathroom to your taste. The large picture window, private parking and garage, and established rear garden with patio seating and a pond give it a distinctive base to work from; the exterior and roof also appear generally maintained in the available images.
The asking price is the main drawback: at £378 per sq ft, it is above the local average of £320. With a mid-to-substantial programme of improvements on top, the purchase price leaves the overall spend stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area; that comparison is with current local values, not a forecast of post-renovation value. The location and garden have appeal, but the numbers make this a weak overall opportunity at the current price.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated décor and flooring across the usable living spaces to give the bungalow a more contemporary feel.
- Modernise the older kitchen and bathroom fittings to suit a buyer’s own style.
- Make the most of the established, private rear garden, with its lawn, planted beds, pond and patio seating.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, the purchase plus a mid-to-substantial improvement programme appears stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Purchase plus the works band looks tight after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 19% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Oldfield Park Rail Station
7.6 miles
Train · Oldfield Park
Frome Rail Station
7.9 miles
Train · Frome
Bath Spa Rail Station
8.1 miles
Train · Bath
Freshford Rail Station
8.3 miles
Train · Freshford
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Current average variable rate is 6.60%
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£1,077
Based on a loan of £213,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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