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Higher Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41

North West

£500,000

Listed on 18/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
N/A
Type
Plot
Area
1600 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

A development site on Higher Road in Urmston, offered with full planning permission for the demolition of the existing vacant garage and construction of three three-storey terraced houses. The approved homes are described as approximately 1,600 to 1,900 sq ft each, with living areas, kitchen and dining space, bedrooms, bathrooms and storage. The top floor of each proposed home is planned to include a principal bedroom suite with an en-suite, dressing space and an additional area suitable for an office or storage. The consented design shows a brick exterior and pitched roofs. The plans also provide private gardens, off-road parking, cycle storage and refuse storage, with air source heat pumps and photovoltaic panels included in the proposed scheme. The agent states an anticipated GDV of approximately £1.6 million based on the approved plans; this is an agent estimate, not an independent valuation. A CIL charge is estimated at around £19,000, subject to confirmation. Urmston town centre is described as within walking distance, with shops, cafés, restaurants and other amenities nearby. The listing also notes local schools, bus routes, Urmston railway station and motorway connections. Planning details are listed under Trafford Council reference 118556/FUL/26.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

57out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a consented development site rather than a house to renovate: the vacant, partly overgrown plot and existing garage are the starting point for delivering the approved three-home scheme. The asking price is £313 per sq ft against a local average of £355, making it a comparatively cheap acquisition. The agent puts the scheme’s GDV at £1.6m, a substantial headline spread over the £500,000 asking price, but that is the agent’s estimate, not an independent valuation; no works budget has been estimated, so the current all-in figure is purchase-only. Planning details, conditions and deliverability need checking.

Key opportunities

  • Deliver the approved three-storey scheme of three homes, with private gardens, parking and contemporary low-carbon features.
  • Use the defined, street-fronted plot and supplied plans as the basis for a substantial build project rather than a cosmetic update.
  • Acquire at an asking price below the local average £/sq ft and pursue the development upside indicated by the agent’s stated GDV.

Key risks

  • A vacant plot with no completed homes means a full construction programme from site clearance through to three finished properties; build budget and programme need establishing, rather than treating this as a refresh.
  • Verify planning permission, conditions, scheme deliverability and the applicable CIL charge before relying on the proposed development or GDV.

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Higher Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41
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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,889
Based on a loan of £375,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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