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Chandlers Walk, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14

East of England

£160,000Guide Price

Listed on 21/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Terraced
Area
914 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

Offered at auction, this three-bedroom terraced house in Stowmarket is described as requiring full renovation and provides approximately 914 sq. ft. of accommodation. The ground floor has an entrance hall, a spacious living room and a kitchen/dining room extending across the width of the property, with access to the rear garden. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. The rear garden offers scope for improvement, and on-street parking is available nearby. The property is within reach of Stowmarket town centre, local shops, supermarkets, schools and leisure facilities. Stowmarket station provides direct services towards London Liverpool Street, while the A14 connects with Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Cambridge and the wider road network. The sale is by the Modern Method of Auction, with a 56-day reservation period. Buyers should review the auction information pack and account for the stated reservation fee and pack charge, which are payable in addition to the purchase price. The property is offered with no onward chain.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

71out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £160,000, this three-bedroom Stowmarket terrace is priced at about £175/sq. ft., around 42.5% below the local average—a strong entry point for a buyer looking to create value. The 914 sq. ft. layout includes a spacious living room and a kitchen/dining room across the width of the house, giving the project a useful canvas to modernise around. The listing is by the Modern Method of Auction: bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.

This is a substantial project rather than a cosmetic refresh: interiors are worn and cluttered, the kitchen floor is damaged, the bathroom floor is stained, and the rear garden needs clearing and landscaping. The £45,000–£75,000 renovation range signals the scale of work, while the visible elevations and windows appear broadly intact. The score reflects the attractive asking price and strong economics, balanced against the amount of work and an average location score.

Key opportunities

  • The full-width kitchen/dining room offers scope to create a more contemporary family space with access to the rear garden.
  • The 914 sq. ft. three-bedroom layout gives a buyer room to refresh the living areas and tailor the interiors to their own specification.
  • Clearing and landscaping the overgrown rear garden could make the outdoor space a more usable extension of the house.

Key risks

  • Cluttered, worn interiors and the damaged kitchen floor, stained bathroom flooring and overgrown garden point to a £45,000–£75,000 full-project budget and a longer programme than a cosmetic refresh.

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