Risca Road, Newport
Wales
£260,000
Listed on 19/10/2026
Listed on 19/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
TerracedFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom terraced house has a traditional layout with an entrance hall, two reception rooms and a separate dining room leading to the kitchen. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property has generous room proportions and character features, and offers scope for updating to suit a buyer’s requirements. The rear garden provides outdoor space to personalise, while the listing notes that creating off-road parking at the rear may be possible, subject to planning permission. Local amenities, Newport city centre, the rail link and M4 connections are within reach. The property is offered with no onward chain.
WHOTS analysis
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52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This is a D-grade opportunity, with the main value question still unanswered: the floor area is missing, so the £260,000 asking price cannot yet be judged against local £/sqf. The home offers three bedrooms, several reception spaces, high ceilings and traditional features, giving a buyer a flexible canvas for a light cosmetic refresh rather than a major rebuild. Older finishes run through the interior, and the £5,000–£13,000 renovation range points to a manageable scope for updating decoration and flooring, with the kitchen and distinctive green-and-white tiled bathroom also ready for a change of style.
The hard-surfaced rear garden could be tidied and personalised. The listing also mentions possible rear off-road parking subject to planning permission, but provides no evidence that this is feasible.
Key opportunities
- Refresh dated wallpaper and older carpets across the home while retaining the traditional features and high ceilings.
- Update the older kitchen and distinctive green-and-white tiled bathroom to suit a buyer’s preferred style.
- Tidy and personalise the hard-surfaced rear garden; the listing also raises possible rear parking, subject to planning permission and feasibility.
Key risks
None recorded.
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