52 Hinkler Road, Southampton, SO19 6FT
South East
£130,000Guide Price
Listed on 19/10/2026
Listed on 19/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedFeatures
- Garden
Description
Offered at auction, this three-bedroom semi-detached house in Woolston has a rear garden and is described as requiring modernisation. The ground floor comprises a kitchen and dining area, a living room and a wet room. Upstairs are three bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate WC. The property is close to local shops, supermarkets, cafés and public transport, with Woolston railway station and nearby green space including Itchen Valley Country Park. The EPC rating is D.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
46out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This three-bedroom semi in Woolston offers a clear renovation canvas: the separate living room and kitchen/dining layout gives a useful starting point, while the large brick fireplace adds character. The photographed interiors show substantial scope for new finishes and flooring, a replacement kitchen, updating the bathrooms and reclaiming the heavily overgrown rear garden. The brick exterior appears broadly intact in the available views, though the roof cannot be assessed closely.
The score is 46/100 (E, Low Opportunity), reflecting limited condition and value evidence rather than a lack of project potential. Floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The stated £55,000–£85,000 renovation range puts the purchase plus renovation midpoint at about £200,000, but without floor area or a stated end value the resale economics remain untested. This is an auction guide price; bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.
Key opportunities
- Rework the separate kitchen/dining area and living room into a refreshed, coherent ground-floor space while retaining the brick fireplace as a character feature.
- Replace the visibly deteriorated kitchen finishes and renew worn flooring and dated decoration across the photographed living spaces and bedrooms.
- Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden, with scope to address worn paving and boundary features.
Key risks
- The £55,000–£85,000 works range, exposed or worn floors across several rooms, deteriorated kitchen and older bathroom and wet-room finishes point to a substantial programme requiring careful budgeting and sequencing, not a cosmetic refresh.
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