Heol Y Doll, Machynlleth
Wales
£235,000
Listed on 17/10/2026
Listed on 17/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
5Type
End Of TerraceFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This substantial Victorian five-bedroom home in Machynlleth offers accommodation across three floors, with two reception rooms, a kitchen, utility room and cellar. The property has generous room proportions, high ceilings and period details, and is described as requiring refurbishment, giving a purchaser scope to update and arrange the space to suit their needs.
The ground floor includes a vestibule and hall, a lounge with a front-facing feature window and fireplace, and a separate dining room with a fireplace and rear-facing windows. The kitchen connects to a utility room and dining area. Upstairs are five bedrooms, a bathroom and a dressing room. A large cellar is divided into two rooms, and the outbuildings include a double workshop or garage with a roller door.
Outside, the property has a small forecourt garden and access to rear parking via a shared drive. The listing describes the house as being within Machynlleth’s historic conservation area, a short walk from the town centre and around 200 metres from the railway station. Local amenities, schools and leisure facilities are also available in the town.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
50out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This is a spacious Victorian project with generous reception and bedroom proportions, a cellar and a substantial workshop/garage offering scope to tailor the property for modern use. The dated finishes, older kitchen and bathroom, and heavily overgrown rear garden give a buyer plenty to improve; the renovation range is £45,000–£75,000. A small area of deterioration below a window needs investigation, though the available views show no obvious major structural failure.
The asking price is £235,000, but floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The overall score is held back by that uncertainty and the average location score, while the property’s scale and existing ancillary spaces provide the project’s appeal.
Key opportunities
- Rework the dated interior finishes, including the photographed kitchen and bathroom, to suit a modern family home.
- Clear the heavily overgrown rear garden and restore it as usable outdoor space.
- Explore how the substantial cellar and workshop/garage can best support the property’s use.
Key risks
- Investigate the visible deterioration or discolouration below a window; its cause is unclear.
- The £45,000–£75,000 renovation range calls for careful budgeting and programme planning across the interior updates and garden clearance.
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