Hillcrest, Gildersome, Leeds
Yorkshire
£230,000
Listed on 09/10/2026
Listed on 09/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
End Of TerraceFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom stone-built cottage offers accommodation over three floors, with a cellar, driveway and enclosed rear garden. The layout includes a front lounge, separate dining room, kitchen and rear porch or utility area on the ground floor. Two bedrooms and the main bathroom are on the first floor, with a further bedroom occupying the attic level. The listing describes the property as requiring modernisation, making it a prospect for a buyer wishing to update the interiors while retaining its character.
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 is a characterful stone-built cottage with generous accommodation over three floors, a driveway, cellar and far-reaching rural views. Its stone frontage and feature fireplace give the project a distinctive starting point, while the dated finishes, older kitchen and bathrooms, and overgrown garden offer plenty of scope to reshape the home to your taste. The attic-level staining and damaged finishes need investigation as part of the works.
At £230,000, the price-to-value picture is still unjudged: floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot be assessed. The £42,000–£78,000 renovation range gives a sense of the project’s scale, but without floor area or a stated resale value the overall economics remain uncertain. That data gap, alongside the work required, keeps this at a weak-opportunity 51/100 (D) despite its character and space.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathrooms and refresh finishes across the living areas and bedrooms.
- Investigate and repair the attic-level staining and damaged finishes, then make better use of the spacious upper-floor room.
- Reclaim the overgrown rear garden and improve its uneven surfaces and worn steps.
Key risks
- The extensive attic-level staining and damaged finishes need investigation to establish the cause and repair scope.
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