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Hackwood, Robertsbridge, TN32

South East

£400,000

Listed on 13/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Detached Bungalow
Area
936 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Set on a generous plot in a quiet rural setting near Robertsbridge, this two-bedroom detached house has a private, established garden and neighbouring homes nearby. The accommodation includes an entrance hall with a separate WC, two reception areas, a kitchen, bathroom and conservatory, alongside an attached garage. A gravel drive provides off-road parking, with lawn and hedging to the front and further garden space around the house. The living room connects openly to a second reception room, giving scope to reconsider how the spaces are used. The kitchen has fitted units, work surfaces, an electric cooker and space for appliances, while the bathroom includes a bath with shower over, basin and WC. One bedroom has built-in mirrored wardrobes; the second could also serve as a study or guest room and opens into the conservatory. The garage has power and lighting and houses the boiler. The property is described as requiring complete refurbishment. Its existing layout, conservatory, garage and sizeable gardens provide a starting point for a substantial improvement project. Any further alteration or development would be subject to the necessary planning permissions and consents.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

40out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This detached house has a clear medium-scale transformation to offer: dated finishes run through the living spaces and bedrooms, while the kitchen and bathroom are ready for updating. The flexible reception rooms, parquet flooring, attached garage and established wraparound garden give the project some character and scope to shape the home to suit, with the exterior appearing broadly intact in the available views.

The price is the constraint. At £400,000, the asking price is around 11% above the local £/sqf average, and adding the £45,000–£85,000 refurbishment range leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with the local average, not a forecast of the value after renovation, so the numbers make this a challenging value opportunity despite the scope to improve it.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen, bathroom, decoration and flooring to give the interior a coherent new finish.
  • Make use of the two connected reception areas, including the parquet-floored space, to tailor the living and dining arrangement.
  • Clear and improve the established garden and patio areas, retaining the mature planting, lawn and pond as features.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the £45,000–£85,000 works range produces a purchase-plus-refurbishment cost that is stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • All-in spend is likely to land near £465,000 before you finish, with refurbishment in the region of £65,000 — roughly 23% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; post-works value sits outside our data.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,511
Based on a loan of £300,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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