Melbourne Road, Wallington, SM6
London
£375,000
Listed on 17/10/2026
Listed on 17/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
673 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom terraced house has a front reception room with a bay-style window, a separate dining room and a rear kitchen with access to the garden. A bathroom is also located on the ground floor. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, described as having good natural light and generous floor space.
The property has a private rear garden and a small garden area at the front. It is within reach of Wallington town centre, Wallington railway station, local parks, bus routes and schools. The listing describes the house as requiring updating, with scope to modernise it to suit a buyer's requirements, subject to any necessary consents.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
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36out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This two-bedroom terrace has a clear light-refurb canvas: older décor and carpets run through the photographed living spaces and bedrooms, while the overgrown rear garden offers scope for a tidy-up and fresh landscaping. The separate reception rooms and bay-style front window add character, and the available photos show no obvious major structural failure.
The main drawback is the price: £375,000 works out at £557/sq ft, around 15.7% above the local average. Adding the £9,000–£18,000 refurb range puts the purchase-plus-works figure at roughly £384,000–£393,000, stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation. Overall, it has a practical project to personalise, but the asking price leaves limited value opportunity.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the patterned wallpaper, dated colour schemes and older carpets across the photographed living spaces and bedrooms.
- Clear and landscape the overgrown rear garden to make better use of the private outdoor space.
- Retain the separate reception rooms and bay-style front window while updating the home to suit a buyer’s taste.
Key risks
- The asking price plus the £9,000–£18,000 works range leaves the likely purchase-and-refurb spend well above the local floor-area benchmark.
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