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Kingsway, Huyton, L36

North West

£165,000

Listed on 08/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
673 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Huyton has a spacious living room, a kitchen with adjoining utility and pantry space, two double bedrooms, a third bedroom and a family bathroom. A rear garden provides outdoor space, while nearby shops, schools, services and transport links add everyday convenience. The property is described as having scope for modernisation, offering a chance to update the accommodation to suit a new owner.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

33out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This three-bedroom semi offers a spacious living room, useful utility and pantry space, and a rear garden with room to tidy and improve. The dated finishes give a buyer scope to rework the interiors and make the most of the layout; the bathroom looks clean in the available photo. There is also visible ceiling and wall damage in places, which needs investigating before repairs are planned.

The main constraint is the price: at £245/sq ft, the £165,000 asking price is above the local £210/sq ft average. With the £12,000–£22,000 works range, the purchase price plus refurbishment leaves costs stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of renovated value. The house has a clear improvement canvas, but the current asking price and project costs make the overall opportunity weak.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the dated finishes around the spacious living room and three-bedroom layout to create a more cohesive interior.
  • Make better use of the kitchen’s utility and pantry space as part of an updated, practical layout.
  • Tidy and improve the rear garden, retaining its lawn, paving and shed.

Key risks

  • Ceiling and wall damage with staining in places needs investigation to establish the cause and repair scope.
  • The £12,000–£22,000 works range makes this a substantial improvement programme rather than a cosmetic refresh, with scope and timing dependent on what the damaged areas reveal.
  • At the asking price, adding the refurbishment budget leaves the purchase and works cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • Factor in roughly £182,000 once the asking price and an estimated £17,000 of refurbishment are combined — roughly 22% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.

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Location

Kingsway, Huyton, L36
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Huyton Rail Station

    0.5 miles

    Train · Huyton

  • Roby Rail Station

    0.5 miles

    Train · Roby

  • Broad Green Rail Station

    1.9 miles

    Train · Broadgreen

  • Prescot Rail Station

    2.1 miles

    Train · Prescot

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£623
Based on a loan of £123,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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