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Penda Drive, Tower Hill, Kirkby, L33 4ET

North West

£150,000

Listed on 21/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
710 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house is set in a cul-de-sac in Tower Hill, Kirkby, and is offered with vacant possession and no onward chain. The ground floor has a lounge with a bay window that opens through to the dining area, alongside a kitchen. Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with an ensuite, and a separate family bathroom. A driveway provides off-road parking, and the rear garden offers space to shape for different uses. The property would benefit from updating, giving a buyer scope to refresh the finishes and outdoor space to their own requirements. The established residential area has access to local amenities, schools and transport connections, with routes towards Liverpool and the surrounding area.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

39out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This three-bedroom semi has a practical layout, driveway and generous enclosed garden, with the lounge and dining area opening into a sociable space. The interior looks usable but dated, so there is scope to refresh the colours and flooring, while clearing and reinstating the garden could make the most of the plot. The exterior appears broadly intact in the photos, and the ensuite is a useful feature.

The main drawback is the price: at £211/sq ft, the £150,000 asking price is above the local average of £185/sq ft. Adding the £6,500–£14,000 refurb range also leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation. With weak price and renovation economics, this is a modest project opportunity rather than a strong-value buy.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated colours and flooring across the usable interior.
  • Clear and reinstate the generous enclosed rear garden, including the worn paving and weathered fencing.
  • Make use of the practical lounge-dining layout, driveway and principal-bedroom ensuite.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the stated refurbishment range puts purchase-plus-works costs above the local benchmark for a home of this floor area.
  • Factor in roughly £160,250 before you finish, with refurbishment in the region of £10,250, leaving a gap of around 18% versus area norms for this sqft; post-works value sits outside our data.

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Penda Drive, Tower Hill, Kirkby, L33 4ET
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£567
Based on a loan of £112,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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