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Vicarage Close, Northaw, Potters Bar

London

£600,000

Listed on 25/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Area
1044 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Barnfields Estate Agents in Enfield are marketing this chain-free, three-bedroom detached house in a cul-de-sac in Northaw. The ground floor has an entrance hall with understairs storage, a cloakroom and a dual-aspect lounge with French doors to the rear garden. The separate kitchen has fitted wall and base units, a gas hob and cooker point, space for a washing machine, and a wall-mounted central-heating boiler. Upstairs are three bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes, and a family bathroom. Outside, the house has a front lawn and a driveway leading to a carport and garage. The rear garden includes a split-level patio and shrub borders. The property is described as requiring modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to update the existing accommodation. The agent notes that an anti-money-laundering check fee is payable by the buyer after an offer is accepted.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

49out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a usable three-bedroom detached home with a large dual-aspect lounge, driveway, carport and garage, set in a village cul-de-sac. The dated finishes create a clear improvement project: refresh the kitchen and bathroom, update flooring and decoration, and tidy the split-level patio and established garden. The exterior looks generally intact in the available views, and the lounge and bedrooms appear usable.

Renovation economics are a softer point: works of around £63,000 on top of purchase push all-in figures towards £663,000, leaving a gap of around 14% versus area norms for this sqft. The project can still appeal to the right buyer, yet the numbers are not exceptional.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom to give the house a more current feel.
  • Refresh the older carpets and decoration across the photographed living spaces while retaining their apparently usable condition.
  • Improve the split-level patio and established planting; the driveway, carport and garage add practical appeal.

Key risks

  • Purchase and refurbishment costs look tight against local benchmarks, leaving limited apparent headroom before fees and other costs.

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Location

Vicarage Close, Northaw, Potters Bar
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Cuffley Rail Station

    1.7 miles

    Train · Cuffley

  • Potters Bar Rail Station

    1.9 miles

    Train · Potters Bar

  • Crews Hill Rail Station

    2.3 miles

    Train · Crews Hill

  • Brookmans Park Rail Station

    2.6 miles

    Train · Brookmans Park

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,452
Based on a loan of £450,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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