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Hesketh Drive, Southport, PR9

North West

£450,000

Listed on 14/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1858 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Arnold & Phillips presents a four-bedroom detached house in Churchtown, Southport, with approximately 1,858 sq ft of accommodation, three reception rooms and a generous rear garden. A private driveway provides off-road parking for several vehicles, and the property also has a detached brick garage. A porch leads into a central hallway, with a bay-fronted lounge at the front of the house. To the rear are a further reception room and a breakfast kitchen, both connected to a wrap-around conservatory. The existing arrangement offers separate spaces for different uses, while the relationship between the kitchen, rear reception room and conservatory may offer scope to reconsider the ground-floor layout, subject to professional advice and any required consents. The kitchen has fitted wall and base units, integrated appliances and space for a dining table. Upstairs are four bedrooms, described as two doubles and two generous singles, along with a family bathroom and a separate WC. The rear garden includes a patio and lawn, with established planting around the boundaries. Churchtown village centre, including shops, cafés and pubs along Botanic Road, is within walking distance according to the listing. Nearby amenities mentioned include Botanic Gardens, local schools and supermarkets. The property’s size, existing reception spaces and plot provide scope for a buyer to consider updates or changes to suit their requirements.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a substantial, usable four-bedroom detached home, with several presentable reception spaces, a clean functional kitchen and bathroom, a driveway and a detached garage. The clearest projects are refreshing the untended rear garden and considering whether the connected kitchen, rear reception room and conservatory could be reworked into a more open family space; any layout changes would need feasibility and consent checks.

The main drawback is the price: at £450,000, the asking figure is around 15% above the local £/sqf average. With the £3,000–£7,000 refurb range, the purchase price plus works also looks stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation. The strong fundamentals and scope to tailor the layout are appealing, but the asking price makes this a low-opportunity proposition overall.

Key opportunities

  • Clear and maintain the generous rear garden, with scope to make better use of the lawn and patio.
  • Explore a more open kitchen, rear reception and conservatory arrangement, subject to feasibility and consent checks.
  • Make use of the four-bedroom layout, multiple reception areas, driveway and detached garage as a substantial family-home canvas.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, even the indicated light refurbishment leaves the purchase-and-works budget stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this size.
  • Plan on something close to £455,000 once the asking price and an estimated £5,000 of refurbishment are combined, about 14% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size. Finished value after works is not modelled here.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,700
Based on a loan of £337,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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