Cranbourne Avenue
London
£1,000,000
Listed on 17/10/2026
Listed on 17/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
1303 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house on the Nightingale Estate has two reception rooms, a separate kitchen and a rear garden of approximately 93 feet. The stated internal area is around 1,161 sq ft, rising to approximately 1,303 sq ft when the garage and low-head-height areas are included.
A front garden and driveway provide off-street parking and access to the adjoining garage. Inside, the entrance hall leads to a bay-fronted dining room and a separate rear reception room with garden access. The kitchen also opens onto the garden. Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a full-width principal bedroom with fitted storage, and a family bathroom.
The property retains period features and offers scope for modernisation. The depth of the garden and the existing house footprint may offer options for extension or reconfiguration, subject to planning permission and other required consents. The Nightingale Estate is described as convenient for Wanstead, South Woodford, local schools and transport links.
WHOTS analysis
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39out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
The appeal here is the generous period layout and the unusually long, established garden, alongside a driveway and adjoining garage. The photographed rooms look usable but dated, giving a buyer scope to refresh the finishes, replace the older kitchen and bathroom fittings, and improve the garden while shaping the house into a more contemporary family home. The listing also mentions extension or reconfiguration potential, subject to the necessary permissions.
The score stays cautious where the quoted refurb range (£77,500) on top of the asking price brings all-in exposure close to £1,077,500, about 22% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size. So the headline score reflects limited headroom, not a judgement on the house as a project.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated interiors, including the photographed kitchen and bathroom, and update finishes and flooring across the house.
- Make better use of the approximately 93-foot established garden, with its mature planting and existing layout.
- Build on the spacious reception rooms, bay-windowed frontage, driveway and adjoining garage to create a more tailored family home.
Key risks
- At the £1,000,000 asking price, adding the £60,000–£95,000 refurbishment range puts the project cost well above the local-average benchmark for this floor area, before purchase costs; the price leaves limited room for the works.
- Worth allowing for £1,077,500 all-in — £77,500 of works on top of the asking price — around 22% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.
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