Nimrod Road, Furzedown
London
£1,400,000
Listed on 15/09/2026
Listed on 15/09/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
5Type
HouseFeatures
- Garden
Description
This five-bedroom detached house offers more than 2,000 sq ft of accommodation, including a double reception room, two bathrooms and a substantial garden. The characterful interior and generous room count provide scope for a buyer to update the property to suit their needs, while the existing layout includes separate reception and kitchen-dining spaces.
The house is on a tree-lined residential street in Furzedown, close to the shops and cafés on Moyser Road. Tooting Bec Common, Tooting Bec Underground and Streatham Common Overground are also nearby. The property is freehold and falls within Council Tax Band F.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a substantial five-bedroom Furzedown family home, with a double reception, characterful detailing and an established garden. The photographed spaces look clean and usable, so the project is mainly a light cosmetic refresh rather than a major renovation; the kitchen is fitted and serviceable, though its style is more traditional than contemporary.
The main weakness is the price: at £1.4m, the asking level is around £700 per sq ft, well above the local average of £569. Even allowing for only light updating, the purchase price plus a mid-to-substantial works programme would leave costs stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that comparison is with current local values, not a forecast of renovated value. The strong family-home fundamentals and Furzedown setting give it appeal, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the asking price.
Key opportunities
- Refresh traditional decorative finishes to give the clean, serviceable interiors a more contemporary feel.
- Make the most of the double reception and character details as a generous family living space.
- The established garden is already usable, with scope for optional planting or layout improvements.
Key risks
- At the asking price, adding even a light-to-mid-level programme of improvements leaves the overall cost base stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Budget carefully — economics look thin after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 19% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Streatham Common Rail Station
0.7 miles
Train · Streatham Vale
Streatham Rail Station
0.7 miles
Train · Streatham
Tooting Rail Station
0.7 miles
Train · Tooting
Tooting Bec Underground Station
0.9 miles
Underground · Tooting Bec
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%
Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£5,720
Based on a loan of £1,050,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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