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Maltings Garth, Bury St. Edmunds

East of England

£340,000

Listed on 10/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Detached

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached two-bedroom chalet-style house is in the village of Thurston and has a driveway, garage and low-maintenance rear garden. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, a sitting room, kitchen, utility room with sliding doors to the garden, and a ground-floor bathroom. There are two double bedrooms on the first floor. The kitchen and bathroom are identified as areas for updating, while the property is described as having been cared for and improved by its current owner. The house offers scope for further improvement and possible extension, subject to the necessary consents. Outside, the rear garden has a paved patio and planted beds, with access to the garage. The front driveway provides extensive parking. The property is freehold, has an EPC rating of D and is in Council Tax Band C. Mains electricity, water and drainage are stated, with gas central heating. The agent notes that services have not been tested. Standard and superfast broadband are available via Openreach, and mobile coverage may vary.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This detached chalet-style home in sought-after Thurston offers a tidy starting point, with a bright sitting room, two well-presented bedrooms, a maintained garden, garage and generous driveway parking. The dated kitchen and bathroom give the next owner a clear, contained opportunity to refresh the interiors, with the stated renovation range of £17,000–£37,000 indicating the scale of that work. The listing also mentions potential to extend, subject to necessary consents, though feasibility is not established.

At £340,000, the score is held back by limited value and economics evidence rather than a confirmed pricing concern: floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. Overall, this is a weaker opportunity on the available numbers, despite its useful parking, garage and scope to personalise.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom to give the home a more contemporary finish.
  • Build on the tidy living spaces and bedrooms with a focused, relatively contained improvement project.
  • Explore the listing’s stated extension potential, subject to necessary consents and establishing feasibility.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,284
Based on a loan of £255,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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