Wheeler Grove, Wells, BA5
South West
£235,000
Listed on 19/10/2026
Listed on 19/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi Detached VillaArea
629 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow is offered with no onward chain and has a layout that can be updated to suit a new owner. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, an open-plan sitting and dining room with a woodburning stove, a fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms and a shower room. The larger bedroom has built-in wardrobes, and both bedrooms overlook the rear garden.
Outside, the front garden is mainly lawn with established shrubs. A driveway provides parking for three to four vehicles in tandem and leads to a single garage. The enclosed south-east-facing rear garden includes a shed and summer house, with access from a side gate. The property has gas central heating and mains services, and an EPC rating of D.
Wells offers shops, supermarkets, twice-weekly markets, schools, healthcare, leisure facilities and places to eat. Castle Cary railway station is around twelve miles away, with Bristol and Bath approximately twenty miles away.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
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39out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This two-bedroom bungalow has a clear cosmetic canvas: the photographed interiors are dated, with worn flooring and wall finishes, while the rear garden is overgrown and ready for a tidy-up. The woodburning stove, driveway parking for several cars and single garage add useful character and practicality, and the quiet cul-de-sac setting in Wells is a plus. The kitchen and shower room have older-style finishes, though the photos do not establish that either needs full replacement. The renovation range of £7,000–£15,000 gives a sense of the project scale.
At £235,000, the asking price is about 8% above the local £/sqf average, so price is not a particular strength. More importantly, purchase plus the midpoint refurb cost looks tight against local benchmarks; a project buyer would need to be disciplined on costs and assess the property’s finished value carefully. Overall, this is a weaker-value opportunity despite its useful bungalow layout and scope to improve.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated interior finishes and worn flooring, including the damaged wall finish visible in a bedroom.
- Clear and improve the overgrown enclosed garden, with the shed and summer house offering features to assess and make use of.
- Make the most of the two-double-bedroom bungalow layout, woodburning stove, generous driveway parking and single garage.
Key risks
- A large area of peeling or damaged wall finish is visible in a bedroom; its cause is not apparent and should be checked.
- The garden structures and worn paved areas need inspection before their condition and any repair costs are clear.
- Purchase plus refurbishment costs look tight against local benchmarks, leaving limited room for unexpected work.
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