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School Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23

London

£375,000

Listed on 10/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Terraced
Area
615 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

Kings Langley Estates presents a two-storey terraced house with a through lounge and dining area, a separate kitchen and a ground-floor bathroom. Upstairs, the accommodation is described as two or three bedrooms, including a smaller room that may suit use as a study or guest room. The listing notes that the house is dated and would benefit from modernisation, giving a purchaser scope to update it to their requirements. Outside, there is a rear garden with a paved area, lawn and established boundaries. Any changes or additions would be subject to the necessary consents.

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

The spacious through lounge and long rear garden give this terraced house a useful starting point, while the dated finishes create clear scope to personalise it. The project could include updating the kitchen and bathroom, renewing worn flooring and redecorating; the visible exterior appears generally intact, with no obvious major structural failure in the submitted views.

The main drawback is the price: at £610 per sq ft, the £375,000 asking price is above the local average of £535. Adding the £44,000–£82,000 refurbishment range also leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the finished home's value, so the numbers make this a weak overall opportunity despite the scope to improve it.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the spacious through lounge with updated finishes and flooring.
  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a coordinated modernisation.
  • Improve the worn bedroom floors and finishes while making use of the long garden's paved and lawn areas.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the £44,000–£82,000 works range puts the likely purchase-and-refurb spend well above the local average-value benchmark for this floor area.
  • Budget around £438,000 including the asking price and quoted works of about £63,000, leaving a gap of around 25% versus area norms for this sqft — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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

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Pricing

Price history

-2.6% since listed
£375,000£9,950(-2.6%)
23/10/2026
Current price
£384,950Initial listing
11/10/2026

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