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Lilley Drive, Kingswood

London

£1,250,000

Listed on 03/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
2698 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

A detached house built in 1968 and set at the end of a quiet close, with a garden extending to around 0.55 acre. The property is arranged with a separate one-bedroom annexe and offers scope to reconfigure the existing accommodation, potentially providing up to five bedrooms, subject to the layout and any required consents. It is offered with no onward chain. The main house has an entrance hall, cloakroom, study, playroom or den, and an open-plan sitting and dining room with full-length windows and sliding doors opening towards the garden and terrace. The large kitchen-breakfast room retains its original Hygena cabinetry. The first-floor accommodation includes a principal bedroom with an ensuite shower room, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The annexe has its own living room with balcony, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Outside, the grounds include mature trees and shrubs, rockeries, three ponds linked by waterfalls, a terrace, greenhouse, driveway parking and a double garage. The listing describes the gardens as requiring restoration. The property is within walking distance of Kingswood village and station, with rail services to London Bridge and Victoria. Freehold. All mains services are stated.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

62out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

A substantial, individually designed detached house with a strong canvas for a light modernisation: the bright, garden-facing sitting and dining areas, separate annexe and established grounds give it character beyond a standard cosmetic project. The interiors are dated but appear usable, with an estimated £11,000–£22,000 scope for updating finishes; the original kitchen cabinetry is a distinctive feature, while the ponds and waterfalls offer a more specific garden-restoration project.

At £463/sq ft, the asking price is 5.3% below the local average, which supports the value case. The overall C grade reflects more modest economics: the purchase plus the renovation midpoint is about 4.2% below the implied current local average value, before stamp duty and fees. The fundamentals score strongly, though location scores are average.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated finishes while retaining the generous, garden-facing sitting and dining spaces.
  • Make use of the separate annexe and explore the described potential to reorganise the accommodation, subject to feasibility.
  • Restore the garden’s ponds and waterfalls within the established, mature grounds.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

Lilley Drive, Kingswood
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Kingswood Rail Station

    0.6 miles

    Train · Kingswood

  • Tadworth Rail Station

    1.6 miles

    Train · Tadworth

  • Chipstead Rail Station

    1.7 miles

    Train · Chipstead

  • Tattenham Corner Rail Station

    2.2 miles

    Train · Tattenham Corner

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£4,722
Based on a loan of £937,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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