Commonside, Ansdell, FY8
North West
£325,000
Listed on 25/09/2026
Listed on 25/09/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi DetachedFeatures
- Garden
Description
This substantial semi-detached property offers a unique opportunity for investors or buyers looking for a versatile living space. Currently arranged as two self-contained flats, the property extends to approximately 1,069 sq ft and presents significant potential for adaptation and improvement. While some modernisation is needed, generous room sizes and a flexible layout are complemented by attractive period features, including high ceilings, coving, bay windows, and fireplaces. The ground floor flat features a spacious double bedroom, separate lounge, fitted kitchen, bathroom, and a separate WC. The first floor offers another lounge, two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Outside, the property boasts gardens to both the front and rear, with the substantial rear garden providing excellent potential for landscaping and creating a private outdoor retreat. The existing configuration could be retained for investment purposes or reinstated as a single family home, subject to necessary planning and consents. This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a versatile period property with generous gardens and considerable scope for improvement.
WHOTS analysis
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33out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a flexible period property with scope to retain its two-flat arrangement or explore bringing it back together as a single home, subject to the necessary consents. The bay windows, fireplaces, coving and generous gardens give the project character and room to shape, while the dated finishes, older kitchens and bathrooms, and overgrown paths and planting offer clear areas for improvement. The renovation range is £35,000–£70,000.
The asking price is the weaker part of the opportunity: at £304/sq ft, it is around 19% above the local average of £255/sq ft. Adding the renovation midpoint to the asking price also leaves the estimated outlay stretched against the local benchmark for a property of this size; that comparison is not a forecast of post-renovation value. The layout flexibility and period features may appeal, but the numbers call for careful price discipline.
Key opportunities
- Explore retaining two self-contained flats or reinstating a single home, subject to relevant consents.
- Refresh the dated interiors, including the two older kitchens and bathrooms, to suit the intended layout and use.
- Restore the overgrown front and rear gardens, with period fireplaces, bay windows and decorative mouldings providing character to build around.
Key risks
- At the asking price, adding the £35,000–£70,000 renovation range makes the purchase-and-works budget challenging against the local benchmark for this floor area.
- Budget around £377,500 including the asking price and quoted works of about £52,500, leaving a gap of around 28% versus area norms for this sqft — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.
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