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Portland Road, London, W11

London

£1,500,000

Listed on 02/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
House
Area
1296 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom period house extends to approximately 1,296 sq. ft and is arranged over four floors. It has a private rear garden and is described as requiring complete renovation, offering scope to rework and update the accommodation to suit the next owner's plans. The property is on Portland Road, close to the shops, cafés and restaurants around Clarendon Cross and Westbourne Grove. Holland Park and Kensington Gardens are nearby, and Holland Park Underground station provides access to the Central Line.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

64out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £1.5m, this is priced at £1,157 per sq ft, 18.6% below the local average—a meaningful opportunity to acquire a period house in a sought-after Notting Hill setting at a lower-than-local-average rate. Its decorative brick façade, four-floor layout and private rear garden give the project character and scope to shape the interiors to suit.

The work is substantial: photographed rooms show dated finishes, worn or unfinished flooring and staining in several areas, while the kitchen and bathroom are ready for major updating. The £110,000–£180,000 renovation range gives a sense of the project’s scale; visible staining and damaged finishes warrant investigation. Overall, this is a C-grade potential opportunity, with the attractive entry price and strong fundamentals balanced by a full-house renovation and only average location scoring.

Key opportunities

  • Use the four-floor period layout and traditional proportions to create a home tailored to the buyer’s brief.
  • The dated kitchen, bathroom, wall finishes and worn flooring provide clear scope for a coordinated interior transformation.
  • Improve the paved rear garden and weathered boundaries to make better use of the private outdoor space.

Key risks

  • Stripped-back and damaged finishes across photographed rooms, with a £110,000–£180,000 works range, make this a full-house programme requiring careful budgeting and scheduling.
  • Visible staining and damaged finishes in several areas warrant investigation before works are scoped.

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Portland Road, London, W11
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£5,667
Based on a loan of £1,125,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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