Seafield Road, Southbourne
South East
£400,000
Listed on 14/10/2026
Listed on 14/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
970 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Iford has been in the same family for nearly 70 years and is offered with scope for modernisation. The ground floor includes a hallway, two separate reception rooms and a fitted kitchen. The front dining room has a bay window, while the rear lounge opens to the garden through sliding patio doors. The kitchen also has a door to the garden.
Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a shower room with a walk-in shower, WC and wash basin. The property has double glazing and radiator heating supplied by an electric boiler. Outside, a driveway provides space for a small vehicle or motorbike, with gated side access to a rear garden of around 40 feet, laid mainly to lawn with established shrub borders.
Iford Playing Fields and riverside walks beside the River Stour are nearby, along with shops and amenities in Iford and Tuckton and Stourfield Junior School. The house is freehold, has an EPC rating of F and is in Council Tax Band C.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
58out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi in Iford has a clear, manageable canvas: the photographed rooms are dated, with worn hallway carpet, older finishes and a functional but dated kitchen, so redecoration and new flooring can make a visible difference. The two reception rooms, including a bay-fronted dining room and lounge opening onto the garden, give the layout character, while the maintained 40-foot garden is a strong feature.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated décor and replace the worn hallway and older fitted carpets for a straightforward visual uplift.
- Make the most of the two separate reception rooms and the lounge’s direct connection to the garden.
- Build on the established lawn, shrub borders and patio with considered landscaping or outdoor entertaining improvements.
Key risks
- The economics leave limited headroom: the purchase plus renovation midpoint is close to the implied current local average value, before stamp duty and fees.
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