South Street, Eastbourne
South East
£239,950
Listed on 14/10/2026
Listed on 14/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
End Of TerraceArea
808 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom freehold townhouse is arranged over three floors in a central Eastbourne location, close to Little Chelsea, the town centre and railway station. The ground floor has an entrance hall, integral garage and a separate utility room. On the first floor there is a lounge, a fitted kitchen and a separate WC, with two bedrooms and the family bathroom on the top floor.
The property is described as requiring updating, offering scope for a buyer to modernise the accommodation. Double glazing and a gas combination boiler are noted as relatively recent installations. A private driveway provides off-road parking for one vehicle, and the home is offered chain free, within reach of local shops, restaurants and the seafront.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This two-bedroom townhouse offers a practical canvas in a highly central Eastbourne location, close to Little Chelsea, the town centre and railway station. The asking price is 4% below the local average per square foot, which is a modest value positive, though the overall score is a weaker 54/100: the economics are tight against the implied current local average value, so the project’s appeal rests on the scope to improve it rather than a clear margin at today’s figures.
The photographed living spaces look usable, while the older kitchen and bathroom finishes, damaged or missing bathroom tiles and marks in the utility room offer scope for targeted refreshing and redecoration. The garage, driveway, relatively recent double glazing and modern gas combi boiler add useful practical features. The roof covering looks weathered, with moss or lichen visible, but no obvious major failure is apparent in the photos; the indicated £6,000–£18,000 renovation range suggests a light-to-typical improvement project.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the older kitchen and bathroom finishes, including making good the visibly damaged or missing bathroom tiles.
- Improve the utility room and dated finishes with local making-good and redecoration.
- Make use of the integral garage and off-road driveway parking in a convenient town-centre location.
Key risks
- The roof covering appears weathered, with visible moss or lichen; its condition merits checking.
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