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Lynn Street, Swaffham

East of England

£85,000

Listed on 16/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Terraced

Description

A two-bedroom freehold terraced house in Swaffham, marketed by haart in Dereham. The property is described as offering scope to add value, subject to any required consents. It may suit buyers considering a renovation project or looking for a home to update. Buyers should make their own enquiries about the property and any proposed works.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a substantial project with a traditional terraced frontage and a rear garden to reclaim. The visible interiors have bare floors, worn finishes and damaged or missing sections of wall and ceiling lining, while the narrow kitchen area is unfinished; the £30,000–£55,000 works range gives a sense of the scope to make the spaces usable and reshape them to suit a buyer. The rear garden also offers room for a clear-up and improvement. Limited photo coverage makes the renovation estimate further provisional.

At £85,000, the headline price alone does not show whether this is good value against local £/sqf: floor area is missing, so that comparison cannot yet be judged. The overall score is low, with the project’s condition the main constraint; price value and residual economics also remain unproven rather than assessed as poor.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the visible living spaces, using the exposed and unfinished surfaces as a chance to create a coherent interior rather than simply patching tired finishes.
  • The narrow, basic-sink kitchen area offers scope to plan a more functional kitchen as part of the wider renovation.
  • Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden, adding usable outdoor space alongside the traditional terraced frontage.

Key risks

  • Bare floors and damaged or missing wall and ceiling lining across the visible interiors, together with the £30,000–£55,000 works range, point to a full-gut programme with substantial budget and scheduling demands rather than a cosmetic refresh.

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Based on a loan of £63,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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