Highway Avenue, Maidenhead
South East
£550,000
Listed on 15/10/2026
Listed on 15/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi Detached BungalowArea
946 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached bungalow on Highway Avenue has two bedrooms on the ground floor and a further double bedroom upstairs, alongside a fourth bedroom or study. The ground floor also includes a living room, kitchen/breakfast room and shower room. The listing notes that the property would benefit from modernisation, making the extent and specification of any updates a point for buyers to assess.
WHOTS analysis
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45out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a usable, well-kept starting point with a substantial established garden, driveway parking and scope to update the older décor and fittings. The kitchen/breakfast room and bathroom offer clear opportunities for a cosmetic refresh, while the garden could be tidied or considered for an extension subject to planning permission.
The price is the main drawback: at £550,000, the asking price is around 14% above the local £/sqf average. Adding the £5,500–£16,500 refurbishment range to the asking price also leaves the likely purchase-and-works spend stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation. Overall, there is a practical improvement project here, but the current asking price makes the value case difficult.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom while modernising the older finishes in the living room and bedrooms.
- Make the most of the substantial established rear garden, with scope to tidy paving and planting or explore an extension subject to planning permission.
- Driveway parking for several vehicles and the stated proximity to local shops, Maidenhead town centre and the Elizabeth Line station add practical appeal.
Key risks
- At the asking price, adding the quoted refurbishment budget puts the purchase-and-works spend above the local benchmark for this floor area, leaving limited headroom on the current figures.
- Purchase plus works may take you to around £561,000 once the asking price and an estimated £11,000 of refurbishment are combined — roughly 14% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.
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