Forsyth Street, Greenock, PA16
Scotland
£300,000
Listed on 17/09/2026
Listed on 17/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
1668 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
A three-bedroom semi-detached period home in Greenock’s West End, with a sandstone frontage, bay windows and retained features including decorative cornicing, high ceilings and a prominent staircase. The ground floor has three separate reception rooms, offering flexibility for living, dining or work space, alongside a rear kitchen and a separate WC. Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a large principal room, and a family bathroom. A private rear garden and garage provide outdoor space, parking and storage. The property is described as needing updating in places, with generous room sizes and original details providing scope for a considered refurbishment.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This Greenock West End semi has plenty to work with: generous proportions, three flexible public rooms, bay windows, original cornicing and fireplaces, plus a rear garden and garage. The work looks light and focused on refreshing dated finishes and carpets, with the visible ceiling stain or damaged patch worth investigating.
At £300,000, it is priced above the local £/sqf average, and the purchase-plus-works economics look tight against local benchmarks. The character and space make it an appealing canvas, but the numbers temper the overall opportunity.
Key opportunities
- Refresh dated wall finishes and carpets across the house while retaining the cornicing, fireplaces and staircase as period features.
- Make use of the three ground-floor public rooms for flexible family, dining or work-from-home space.
- Clear and maintain the rear garden, with the garage adding useful storage or parking.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Greenock West Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Greenock
Drumfrochar Rail Station
0.9 miles
Train · Greenock
Fort Matilda Rail Station
0.9 miles
Train · Fort Matilda
Greenock Central Rail Station
1.0 miles
Train · Greenock
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Current average variable rate is 6.60%
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£1,133
Based on a loan of £225,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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