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Alma Square, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Yorkshire

£250,000

Listed on 20/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
7
Type
Terraced
Area
2777 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • HMO
  • Parking

Description

This seven-bedroom Victorian mid-terrace townhouse is arranged over four floors in a central Scarborough location overlooking Alma Square. The accommodation includes a ground-floor sitting and dining room, a fitted kitchen, utility room, rear porch and a further kitchen. On the first floor are a reception room, a principal bedroom with en-suite shower room and a landing with stained glass. Three bedrooms occupy the second floor, with two more bedrooms and a family bathroom on the upper floor. Period details include sash-style windows, decorative coving and cornicing, and the property has gas central heating. Outside, there is an enclosed rear courtyard and off-street parking. Shops, restaurants, cafés and the railway station are within walking distance. The scale and existing arrangement may suit a range of future uses, including a large home or possible apartment or HMO conversion. Any change of use or reconfiguration would require the relevant planning, building regulation and licensing checks, as well as a feasibility assessment.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

80out of 100
Grade AStrong opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £250,000, Alma House is a substantial Victorian townhouse offered at around £90 per sq ft, well below the local average of £206 per sq ft. That is a compelling acquisition point for a seven-bedroom, four-storey property, with the asking price and the light £5,000–£12,000 renovation range leaving scope to refresh it while retaining its period character. Bidding can take the hammer above a guide price, but this is a private treaty sale, not an auction.

The photographed rooms look clean and functional, so the project is more about updating dated décor and flooring than tackling obvious widespread damage. The large reception room’s cornicing and fireplace, fitted main kitchen, intact-looking shower rooms and enclosed courtyard provide a useful base; modest redecoration and courtyard landscaping could lift the presentation. The scale and layout also offer flexibility for family use or possible alternative accommodation, subject to consents and feasibility.

Key opportunities

  • Acquire a seven-bedroom, four-storey townhouse at a asking price well below the local average per square foot.
  • Refresh dated reception and bedroom décor and flooring while retaining features such as the large reception room’s cornicing and fireplace.
  • Improve the enclosed, hard-surfaced courtyard with modest landscaping; the substantial layout also offers potential flexibility for alternative use, subject to consents.

Key risks

None recorded.

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£944
Based on a loan of £187,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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