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Pony Chase, Cobham, KT11

London

£1,600,000

Listed on 17/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
2210 sqft

Features

  • Balcony
  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This five-bedroom detached house in Cobham provides approximately 1,914 sq ft of accommodation, with several reception areas, a large rear garden, driveway parking and an integral garage. The ground floor includes two reception rooms, a separate dining room, a kitchen and a cloakroom. The reception rooms span the width of the house, with garden views or access outside, and the dining room sits beside the kitchen. Upstairs are five bedrooms and two bathrooms. The principal bedroom has built-in wardrobes and looks over the rear garden. Bedrooms two and three have access to a rear-facing balcony, while the other rooms offer flexible use. Outside, a paved terrace leads to a long lawn bordered by mature planting, with a greenhouse and two timber outbuildings. The driveway leads to the integral garage, stated to measure approximately 296 sq ft. The property is offered with scope for modernisation. Its existing room arrangement and generous outdoor space provide a basis for considering updates to the interiors and adapting the accommodation to suit individual needs. The property is freehold, has an EPC rating of C and is in Council Tax Band G.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a spacious five-bedroom family house with a strong foundation for a light modernisation: the reception rooms are generous, the fitted kitchen appears serviceable, and the large, established garden is a real asset. Dated bathroom finishes and patterned bedroom carpet offer clear scope for a cosmetic refresh, while the driveway, integral garage and flexible ground-floor layout add to its appeal.

The main constraint is the price. At £724 per sq ft, the asking price is well above the local average of £612, and the asking price plus the £8,000–£18,000 refurb range leaves the total outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average values, not a forecast of the value after works, so the project’s appeal depends on finding a route to justify the premium.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated bathroom finishes and patterned bedroom carpet as a focused cosmetic modernisation.
  • Make the most of the generous, flexible reception and dining spaces without needing to replace the serviceable fitted kitchen.
  • Enjoy or further enhance the large, private-feeling garden, with its paved terrace, mature planting and useful outbuildings.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, even a relatively light refurb pushes the purchase-and-works budget beyond local average benchmarks for a home of this floor area.
  • Factor in roughly £1,613,000 once the asking price and an estimated £13,000 of refurbishment are combined — roughly 16% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.

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Based on a loan of £1,200,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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