Northgate Avenue, Macclesfield, SK10
North West
£350,000
Listed on 16/09/2026
Listed on 16/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
936 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached house occupies a corner plot and is described as requiring modernisation. The ground floor includes an entrance hall with original doors, a lounge and a separate sitting room, both with bay windows, plus a kitchen with a side window and door and a pantry cupboard. The kitchen also contains a gas-fired combination boiler. Upstairs are three bedrooms, with bay windows and original fireplaces in the two double rooms, alongside a family bathroom and separate WC. The bathroom and WC retain original tiled finishes, and the bathroom has an airing cupboard and rear-facing window. Outside, the property has side and rear gardens, further lawned frontage, two driveways and a detached garage. Its original features and existing two-room reception layout provide scope for a considered update.
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 1930s detached house has a clear medium-scale improvement canvas: two separate reception rooms with bay windows, original features, and a corner plot with gardens, two driveways and a detached garage. The visible exterior and gardens appear generally maintained, while dated finishes across several rooms offer scope to refresh the interiors; the photographed kitchen and bathroom are also ready for updating. A substantial damaged ceiling opening in a bedroom needs investigation and repair.
Worth weighing the all-in picture: combining the asking price with a non-cosmetic refurb leaves all-in costs stretched versus area norms for this size — around 16% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today. So the headline score reflects limited headroom, not a judgement on the house as a project.
Key opportunities
- Rework the dated finishes across the reception rooms and bedrooms while retaining or complementing the original doors, fireplaces and bay windows.
- The corner plot, established gardens, two driveways and detached garage provide useful outdoor space and parking.
- The dated kitchen and bathroom offer scope for a coordinated modern update.
Key risks
- The visible damaged ceiling opening in a bedroom needs investigation to establish its cause and the repair required.
- At this asking price, the purchase plus a medium-scale works programme looks stretched against current local value benchmarks for the floor area, limiting the apparent economic headroom.
- Budget carefully — economics look thin when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 16% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Macclesfield Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Macclesfield
Prestbury Rail Station
2.1 miles
Train · Prestbury
Adlington (Cheshire) Rail Station
3.8 miles
Train · Adlington
Alderley Edge Rail Station
5.2 miles
Train · Alderley Edge
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£1,430
Based on a loan of £262,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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