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New Street, Mawdesley, L40

North West

£260,000

Listed on 21/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Terraced
Area
973 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This two-bedroom terraced house in Mawdesley has two reception rooms, a fitted kitchen and a first-floor shower room. The front lounge has exposed timber beams and a fireplace, while sliding doors connect it to a second reception room that could serve as a dining room or additional living space. The kitchen has fitted wall and base units, worktop space and access to the rear entrance area, which is finished with timber panelling. Both bedrooms offer space for furniture, and the shower room includes a walk-in shower, wash basin and WC. The property is described as requiring modernisation, giving a buyer scope to update the interiors to suit their needs. Outside, there is a lawned front garden with established hedging. The enclosed rear area includes hardstanding, planted sections, mature boundaries and a brick-built outbuilding. The listing also describes an additional parcel of land to the rear, with its use and extent to be confirmed. The house is freehold and in Council Tax Band B. Mawdesley provides access to local amenities and countryside walks, with Ormskirk, Chorley and Southport among the nearby towns.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a light-updating project with a useful canvas: two reception rooms, two usable bedrooms and traditional character, including exposed ceiling beams and a fireplace. The interiors are generally tidy but dated, so there is scope to refresh finishes and fittings; the functional kitchen and shower room can also be modernised to suit a buyer’s taste. The rear outdoor space is a distinctive feature, with hardstanding, planted borders and a separate lawned area, while the listing also mentions additional land whose extent, title and access need checking.

At £260,000, the asking price is broadly in line with the local £/sqf average and very slightly below it, which is reasonable rather than a clear bargain. The 52/100 D reflects the limited value margin at the current price: the stated £5,000–£13,000 works range gives a £9,000 midpoint, and the engine’s purchase-plus-midpoint comparison is slightly above the implied current local average value. The home’s character and outdoor space offer appeal, but the numbers leave little obvious headroom on that comparison.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated decorative finishes, fittings and flooring across the usable reception rooms and bedrooms.
  • Modernise the functional kitchen and distinctive older shower room to create a more contemporary interior.
  • Rework the utilitarian rear hardstanding and planted areas, while verifying the extent, title and access of the additional land mentioned in the listing.

Key risks

  • The asking price plus the renovation midpoint is slightly above the engine’s implied current local average value, limiting the apparent margin.

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£982
Based on a loan of £195,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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