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Barlaston Old Road, Stoke-On-Trent

West Midlands

£545,000

Listed on 16/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
2385 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

A detached four-bedroom house on a generous corner plot, with spacious accommodation arranged over two floors. The ground floor includes a reception hall, living room, separate dining room, study, breakfast kitchen, utility room, store and guest cloakroom. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with dressing area and ensuite, together with a family bathroom. The living room has a bay window and sliding doors to the rear garden, while the kitchen and utility provide fitted storage and work surfaces. The property also has an integral double garage and a private driveway with off-road parking. Outside, the listing describes lawned front and side areas and an enclosed mature rear garden with patio space. The house is described as benefiting from modernisation, offering scope to update the existing accommodation. It is within walking distance of Trentham Golf Club and has access to Trentham Gardens and amenities, with commuting links to Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Stafford, Keele University and Royal Stoke Hospital. The property is offered with no upward chain.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

There is a substantial canvas here: spacious reception rooms, four bedrooms, a study and a breakfast kitchen give plenty of scope to refresh the interiors, while the established gardens, corner plot, driveway and integral double garage are strong features to build on. The visible work looks mainly cosmetic, with dated finishes across several rooms rather than obvious major internal damage; the kitchen and coloured bathroom fittings are among the more distinctive areas to modernise. The exterior and gardens appear well maintained in the available views.

The main constraint is the price, not the project: at £545,000, the asking price is about 16.8% above the local average on a £/sqf basis. Adding the £8,000–£18,000 refurbishment range leaves purchase-plus-refurb costs stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the value after works. The house has strong space and plot fundamentals, but the numbers make this a weaker overall opportunity unless the price can be improved.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated décor and flooring across the spacious reception rooms and bedrooms.
  • Modernise the breakfast kitchen and bathroom finishes as part of a light cosmetic update.
  • Make the most of the generous corner plot, established garden, patio, driveway and integral double garage.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, even the stated £8,000–£18,000 refurb range leaves the purchase-plus-works outlay stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this size.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£2,059
Based on a loan of £408,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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