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Kitchener Road, Dagenham

London

£425,000

Listed on 15/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
840 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house has a front reception room and a separate dining area with doors opening to the rear garden. The fitted kitchen provides storage and worktop space. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The listing also notes a recently fitted boiler. Outside, the private south-facing garden includes a patio, lawn and outbuildings. The garden and house are described as having scope for extension, subject to the necessary planning permissions.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

45out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a clean, usable three-bedroom semi with a light cosmetic refresh as the main value-add: the older kitchen finishes and general styling offer scope to modernise, while the south-facing garden could be tidied around its patio, lawn and sheds. The listing also mentions potential to extend, subject to planning, though no feasibility is established here.

The main drawback is the price. At £506 per sq ft, the £425,000 asking price is above the local £441 benchmark, and adding the £5,500–£14,000 refurb range leaves the likely purchase-plus-works spend stretched against local values for this floor area. That comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of the value after improvements.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen finishes and general styling without taking on a major refurbishment.
  • Make the most of the south-facing garden by improving the worn lawn areas and reviewing the sheds and patio.
  • The listing cites scope to extend, subject to planning permission and feasibility.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, even a modest refurb leaves the purchase-plus-works cost high against local benchmarks for a home of this size.
  • Worth allowing for £434,750 all-in — £9,750 of works on top of the asking price, about 15% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,606
Based on a loan of £318,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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