Ridgway, Barming, Maidstone, ME16
South East
£475,000
Listed on 03/10/2026
Listed on 03/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1312 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached house is set on a generous plot in a quiet Barming cul-de-sac. The ground floor has an entrance hall and two separate reception rooms, with parquet flooring in the living room. The rear dining room has access to the garden, while the kitchen has a practical layout and is described as needing updating. A garage and a front driveway provide storage and off-street parking for two vehicles.
Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a third bedroom suitable for use as a child's room or office, a family bathroom and a separate WC. The property is described as liveable but in need of modernisation, giving a buyer scope to update the interior. The established rear garden includes a lawn, mature planting, trees and paved seating areas.
Barming has a railway station with services to London, and Maidstone town centre is a short drive away. The surrounding area also provides access to local shops, leisure facilities, schools and countryside.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
The standout here is the generous, established garden, paired with a practical detached layout, two spacious reception rooms and intact-looking parquet flooring. The home is liveable, with dated finishes that give a buyer scope to refresh the décor and update the kitchen and bathroom to their own taste; the renovation range is £11,000–£22,000. At £362/sq ft, the asking price is close to the local £359 average, so it is reasonably placed on this measure. However, the purchase price plus the refurbishment midpoint looks tight against local benchmarks, making the economics the main reservation for a project buyer.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated finishes across the house, with scope to redesign the functional kitchen and update the bathroom.
- Make the most of the two spacious reception rooms and retain the visible parquet as a character feature.
- Improve the patchy lawn while building on the mature planting and paved seating areas in the generous rear garden.
Key risks
- Purchase price plus the refurbishment midpoint looks tight against local benchmarks, limiting the apparent headroom.
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Transport
Nearest stations
East Farleigh Rail Station
0.6 miles
Train · East Farleigh
Maidstone West Rail Station
1.2 miles
Train · Maidstone
Maidstone Barracks Rail Station
1.4 miles
Train · Maidstone
Barming Rail Station
1.5 miles
Train · Barming
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