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Thirlmere Road, Hinckley

East Midlands

£190,000

Listed on 14/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom freehold semi-detached house is offered with no onward chain and is described as requiring modernisation. The ground floor has an entrance hall, a front lounge with a feature fireplace, a separate rear dining room with access to the garden, and a kitchen with fitted cupboards and appliance points. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom. The listing also notes built-in storage in two bedrooms and additional storage beneath the stairs and in the bathroom. Outside, a wide driveway provides off-street parking. A side path leads to an enclosed rear garden with a patio, lawn, further paved area and timber shed. A brick-built WC and store are attached to the rear of the house. The property is within walking distance of local shops, a post office, doctors’ surgery, Westfield Junior School, the town centre, train and bus stations, and the Ashby Canal, with road links nearby. The listing states that the property is freehold and in Council Tax Band B.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a light cosmetic project with a clear canvas: the visible rooms have dated finishes, and the older kitchen and bathroom offer scope to refresh the interior. The separate lounge and dining room, wide driveway and large enclosed garden with patio give the house useful features to build on; the garden is usable, though some fencing and rear structures look weathered. The photos show no obvious major structural defect, but they cannot confirm the roof condition.

At £190,000, the asking price cannot yet be judged against local £/sqf because the floor area is missing. The renovation range is £4,500–£13,000, but the overall opportunity remains weak-rated, with value and residual potential difficult to assess from the available area and resale data.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated finishes across the visible reception rooms and bedrooms.
  • Update the older kitchen and bathroom as part of a light modernisation.
  • Improve the weathered fencing and rear structures while making the most of the large lawn and patio.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£718
Based on a loan of £142,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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