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Street Lane, Bubwith, East Riding Of Yorkshire YO8

Yorkshire

£375,000

Listed on 06/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1302 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden

Description

Station House is a detached four-bedroom period property believed to date from around 1848 and associated with the former Bubwith railway station. The house extends to approximately 1,317 sq ft and sits within grounds of about 0.4 acres. It is offered as a comprehensive modernisation project, with scope to update the accommodation while retaining its historic features. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, a living room with a fireplace feature, a separate dining room, a generously sized kitchen, a bathroom and a wood store. Upstairs, four bedrooms are arranged around a central landing, with a further bathroom and separate storage. The established grounds include lawn, mature trees and planting, with open countryside views. A double garage, additional storage and a substantial barn provide further outbuilding space, subject to their condition and any necessary consents. The adjoining fields are not included in the sale. Solar panels are understood to be owned outright. Heating is oil-fired and drainage is via a private septic tank; buyers should investigate the condition and compliance of these systems. The property is close to Bubwith village amenities and local road links.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

35out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Station House has a distinctive canvas: a detached mid-19th-century former station house with period character, generous reception spaces, a large established garden and substantial barn and garage. The extensive internal work gives scope to rework the kitchen and bathrooms, renew worn finishes and make the most of the house’s character; the owned solar panels are another useful feature. The garden and outbuildings add to the project’s appeal, though their condition needs checking.

The project numbers deserve scrutiny: once you include an estimated £75,000 of works on top of the asking price, spend approaches £450,000 — roughly 26% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition. The economics score captures that squeeze; finished resale value is outside our model.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the generous reception spaces and kitchen to create a more cohesive home while retaining the former station house’s period character.
  • Use the approximately 0.4-acre established garden, mature trees, garage and substantial barn to create a distinctive setting with useful storage or workshop space, subject to condition and any necessary consents.
  • Renew the dated bathrooms and worn finishes, with owned solar panels already in place.

Key risks

  • Worn flooring, marked and patched finishes, and visible staining across several rooms make this a substantial strip-back and making-good programme; the £55,000–£95,000 works range needs careful budgeting and sequencing rather than a cosmetic-refresh allowance.
  • The £375,000 asking price is about 12.5% above the local £/sqf average, and purchase plus the stated works range is stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area, before fees or other purchase costs.
  • The visible roof coverings and outbuildings need closer inspection; no definite major failure is apparent in the photographs.
  • All-in spend is likely to land near £450,000 all-in — £75,000 of works on top of the asking price, leaving a gap of around 26% versus area norms for this sqft; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,417
Based on a loan of £281,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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