Prospect Road, Farnborough
South East
£650,000
Listed on 28/08/2026
Listed on 28/08/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedArea
1453 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This four-bedroom detached house offers accommodation over two floors, with a separate living room and dining room, a rear kitchen, and a downstairs WC. The living room has a bay window with a built-in seat and a wood-burning stove, while the dining room opens onto the garden. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including a dual-aspect principal bedroom, and a family bathroom with a separate shower and bath.
Outside, the property has a southeast-facing rear garden, off-street parking for several vehicles, a garage and an electric vehicle charging point. The listing notes scope to extend or reconfigure the accommodation, subject to the necessary consents. Local shops, schools and amenities are nearby, with Farnborough town centre, its mainline station, the A331 and the M3 within reach.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
55out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a well-kept four-bedroom detached home with a bay-windowed living room, separate dining room and a sizeable southeast-facing garden. The broad front parking area and garage add practical appeal, while the garden and the stated scope to adapt or extend offer room to shape the property over time, subject to planning and feasibility. The visible work looks cosmetic: the lawn is dry in the photos and the timber outbuildings show weathering, while the main photographed interiors appear clean and maintained.
The asking price is £650,000, or £447 per sq ft against a local average of £402, so it is not a cheap entry point by that measure. All-in purchase and refurbishment costs also look tight against local benchmarks, although the modest £3,000–£8,000 works range leaves scope for a buyer to improve the home without taking on a major refurbishment. That price and margin pressure temper an otherwise appealing project opportunity.
Key opportunities
- Make targeted cosmetic improvements while retaining the clean, usable condition of the main photographed rooms.
- Develop the sizeable southeast-facing garden and inspect or refresh the weathered timber outbuildings.
- Explore the stated potential to reconfigure or extend, subject to planning consent and a feasibility assessment.
Key risks
- The asking price is above the local £/sq ft average, and purchase plus refurbishment costs look tight against local benchmarks.
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