Chester Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4
North East
£100,000Guide Price
Listed on 03/10/2026
Listed on 03/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
BungalowFeatures
- Garden
Description
Offered at auction, this three-bedroom detached lodge in Sunderland is a single-storey property with an entrance hall, lounge with bay window, kitchen, bathroom, storage and three bedrooms. The listing describes the house as requiring modernisation, presenting scope for a purchaser to refurbish the accommodation to their own specification.
Outside, the property has surrounding garden areas and a traditional red-brick exterior. It is situated off Chester Road, with local amenities, transport links and Sunderland city centre described as accessible. The property is long leasehold, has an EPC rating of E, and the auction particulars state that an administration fee and any legal-pack disbursements are payable by the purchaser.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
51out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This detached, single-storey lodge has a distinctive traditional brick exterior, a bay-windowed lounge and established garden planting. The interiors offer a clear medium-scale improvement project: dated finishes, marked flooring and an older kitchen and bathroom leave scope to refresh the home to your own specification. The £30,000–£55,000 renovation range gives a sense of the likely project scale.
The score is a weak 51/100 overall, with good fundamentals and location providing some support. The £100,000–£120,000 guide price cannot yet be judged against local £/sq ft because the floor area is missing. As an auction, bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay at this level. The leasehold terms and £3,600 administration fee are also worth factoring into your assessment.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the marked lounge flooring and dated interior finishes to give the single-storey home a more coherent look.
- Update the visibly dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a considered renovation.
- Build on the traditional red-brick exterior, bay window and established garden setting.
Key risks
None recorded.
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