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James Watt Avenue, Corby

East Midlands

£179,950

Listed on 19/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Terraced

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Offered for sale with no onward chain, this three-bedroom terraced house is in Corby's Lloyds area, within walking distance of local shops and schools. The ground floor has an entrance hall, a separate utility and WC, a fitted kitchen and a lounge/diner with windows to the front and rear. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom with a three-piece suite. The property is described as needing modernisation, providing scope for a buyer to update the accommodation to their requirements. Outside, a front driveway offers off-road parking, while the rear garden has a patio, lawn and timber fencing, with gated shared access.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a clean, usable three-bedroom home with a good practical starting point: the kitchen and lounge/diner appear presentable, and there is a driveway plus a maintained rear garden. The main visible improvements are light-touch, with worn bedroom carpets and dated bathroom finishes offering scope to refresh the look without taking on a major renovation.

At £179,950, the value comparison is still open: floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The 52/100 grade reflects that uncertainty alongside average location fundamentals, rather than a confirmed price problem.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the worn bedroom carpets to lift the feel of the sleeping areas.
  • Update the dated bathroom finishes while retaining the apparently usable suite.
  • Make the most of the practical layout, driveway and patio-and-lawn garden as a family-home package.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

James Watt Avenue, Corby
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Corby Rail Station

    0.8 miles

    Train · Corby Village

  • Kettering Rail Station

    7.6 miles

    Train · Kettering

  • Market Harborough Rail Station

    9.5 miles

    Train · Market Harborough

  • Oakham Rail Station

    12.0 miles

    Train · Oakham

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£680
Based on a loan of £134,962 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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