Boundary Road, St. Helens, WA10
North West
£115,000
Listed on 16/10/2026
Listed on 16/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
TerracedArea
484 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom terraced house is within walking distance of St Helens town centre and Queen’s Park. The accommodation is described as having large rooms and a practical layout, with double glazing and a rear yard for outdoor use or storage. The listing notes that the property needs updating, leaving scope for a buyer to refresh the interiors. It may suit owner-occupiers or landlords, although any rental assumptions should be checked independently.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
28out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
There is a useful canvas here: a three-bedroom terrace with generous rooms, a practical layout, and a town-centre location close to Queen’s Park. The marked walls, worn floors and dated finishes across the rooms shown give a buyer scope to rework the interiors, while the enclosed rear yard could be cleared and improved; its standing water warrants a drainage check. The visible front brickwork and roofline look broadly intact.
The main obstacle is the price. At £115,000, the asking figure is about 19% above the local £/sqf benchmark, and adding the £18,000–£35,000 works range leaves the purchase-plus-refurb cost stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it makes the entry price difficult to support on the figures provided.
Key opportunities
- Use the generous rooms and practical three-bedroom layout as a canvas for a coherent interior update, including refreshed finishes and flooring.
- The older kitchen and bathroom finishes offer scope to modernise the house to a consistent style, with the exact replacement work confirmed on inspection.
- Clear and improve the enclosed hardstanding yard, while investigating the standing water and drainage.
Key risks
- Marked and peeling wall finishes and worn flooring across several rooms, alongside a neglected yard, make this a substantial programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; allow for the £18,000–£35,000 works range and time to coordinate the improvements.
- At the asking price, adding the stated refurbishment range puts the purchase-plus-works cost well above the local benchmark for this floor area, leaving little support from the current price comparison.
- Standing water in the rear yard needs a drainage assessment.
- Expect total exposure near £141,500 once the asking price and an estimated £26,500 of refurbishment are combined, about 32% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.
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