Craig Drive, Whaley Bridge, SK23
North West
£575,000
Listed on 17/10/2026
Listed on 17/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Detached BungalowArea
1615 sqftFeatures
- Balcony
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached bungalow is set on a large plot in a cul-de-sac and is described as requiring updating. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, fitted kitchen, conservatory, three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The living and dining areas connect to a balcony, while the lower ground floor has externally accessed workshops for storage or other uses.
Outside, the property has a large garden with lawns, mature planting and sun terraces. A sweeping driveway provides parking for at least ten cars. The listing identifies scope to extend or reconfigure, or to add outbuildings, subject to the necessary permissions and feasibility. The sale is subject to grant of probate.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
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44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
The strongest draw is the setting: a large, established garden with terraces and far-reaching views, paired with spacious living and dining areas that open onto a balcony. The bungalow is usable but has an older finish, so redecoration and refreshed flooring offer a straightforward way to make the interiors your own; the kitchen and coloured bathroom suite are also dated. The extensive driveway and lower-ground workshops add useful flexibility, while extension or reconfiguration is a possibility subject to planning permission.
The numbers are the main constraint. At £575,000, the asking price is about £356 per sq ft, above the local average of £310. Adding the £5,000–£14,000 refurbishment range puts the purchase-plus-works cost at roughly £580,000–£589,000, stretched against the local floor-area benchmark of about £500,650. That benchmark is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it does make the entry price difficult to justify on the figures alone.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated wallpaper, carpets and fittings across the usable interior to give the spacious living and dining areas a more contemporary feel.
- The large, maintained garden, mature planting, terraces and far-reaching views provide an unusually strong outdoor setting.
- Explore reconfiguration or an extension, subject to planning permission, with the driveway and lower-ground workshops adding practical flexibility.
Key risks
- At the asking price, even the light refurbishment range leaves the purchase-plus-works total well above the local floor-area benchmark, limiting the apparent value opportunity.
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