Crags Cottages, Crags Road, Creswell
Yorkshire
£250,000
Listed on 15/10/2026
Listed on 15/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
CottageArea
1139 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This Grade II listed period cottage in Creswell is offered with three bedrooms, two reception rooms and a substantial side garden. The ground floor includes a large entrance hall, a lounge with an open fire and built-in cupboards, and a kitchen with limited fitted units and a traditional cast-iron range. A pantry and separate downstairs WC add useful storage and facilities. Upstairs, a split-level landing serves the family bathroom and three bedrooms, described as having countryside views. Outside, the property has a gated driveway, outbuildings and additional garden land included subject to an overage clause. The home is within walking distance of Creswell Crags and is being marketed as requiring refurbishment, with scope to update the accommodation while retaining its period features. Buyers should make enquiries about the listed status and the terms applying to the additional plot.
WHOTS analysis
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33out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This Grade II listed stone cottage has a distinctive rural setting, countryside views, a substantial garden and outbuildings, with period features including an open fire and cast-iron range. The worn interiors, basic kitchen, dated bathroom and overgrown grounds give a buyer plenty of scope to shape the house and its outdoor space, while the main roof and stone exterior appear broadly intact in the available photographs. The outbuilding roofs warrant closer inspection.
The asking price is the harder part of the opportunity: at £219 per sq ft, it sits above the local £189 average. Adding the stated £30,000–£55,000 works range puts the purchase-plus-refurb total at roughly £280,000–£305,000, stretched against the local floor-area benchmark of about £214,758. That benchmark is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it makes the entry economics difficult to overlook.
Key opportunities
- Rework the sparsely fitted kitchen around the retained cast-iron range, creating a more functional space while making the period feature part of the design.
- Refresh the reception and bedrooms to bring out the cottage’s character, including the open fire and built-in cupboards.
- Clear and redesign the substantial side garden and additional plot, and assess how the outbuildings could support the property.
Key risks
- The dated finishes across the shown rooms, kitchen and bathroom, together with the overgrown grounds, make this a substantial budget and programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; the Grade II listing may also shape the work.
- At £250,000 plus £30,000–£55,000 for works, the purchase-and-refurb total is stretched against the local floor-area benchmark, before fees and other purchase costs.
- Some outbuilding roof coverings look aged or uneven and need close inspection.
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