Beaconsfield Way, Sketty, Swansea, SA2
Wales
£250,000
Listed on 07/10/2026
Listed on 07/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
851 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sketty offers spacious accommodation, front and rear gardens, driveway parking and a versatile outbuilding. The outbuilding was converted from a garage and may be suitable for conversion back to garage use or further development, subject to the necessary permissions.
The property is described as requiring modernisation, giving a purchaser scope to update the interiors. It is offered with vacant possession on completion. The tenure is to be confirmed by the vendor’s solicitors.
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
This three-bedroom Sketty semi has a clear, manageable canvas: dated finishes across the living and dining areas and bedrooms, a worn kitchen with ceiling damage to investigate, and an overgrown rear garden all offer scope to refresh the house. Driveway parking, gardens and the substantial converted-garage outbuilding add useful flexibility and make the property’s fundamentals appealing.
The price is the sticking point. At £250,000, the asking price is around 17% above the local £/sqf average, and adding the £9,000–£18,000 refurb range leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but the current numbers make this a weak overall opportunity unless the price or the project economics improve.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated living, dining and bedroom finishes to give the house a more cohesive, modern feel.
- Rework the worn kitchen and investigate the damaged, stained ceiling as part of the improvement plan.
- Tackle the overgrown planting and worn garden paths, while making use of the substantial converted-garage outbuilding.
Key risks
- At the asking price, even the stated £9,000–£18,000 refurb range puts purchase and works costs well above the local floor-area benchmark, leaving limited headroom on the current figures.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Gowerton Rail Station
2.5 miles
Train · Gowerton
Swansea Rail Station
2.6 miles
Train · Swansea
Bynea Rail Station
5.6 miles
Train · Bynea
Llansamlet Rail Station
5.8 miles
Train · Llansamlet
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