30 Hollybank Terrace, Shandon, Edinburgh, EH11 1SP
Scotland
£250,000
Listed on 22/10/2026
Listed on 22/10/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
1Type
VillaArea
667 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This one-bedroom lower colony villa in Shandon has a vestibule and hall, a bay-windowed front sitting room, a rear dining room, a kitchen with access to the rear garden, a double bedroom and a bathroom. The front sitting room could also serve as a second double bedroom, while the dining room could be used as the main living space. The property is described as having potential for conversion to two bedrooms, subject to any necessary checks and consents.
Gas central heating and double glazing are stated. There are private gardens to the front and rear, with residents' permit and pay-and-display on-street parking. Local amenities, schools and public transport links are nearby. The property is offered with scope for refurbishment and reconfiguration.
WHOTS analysis
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30out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This has a distinctive traditional feel, with a stone frontage, bay windows, cornicing and timber floors, plus private gardens and a Shandon location with local amenities and transport close by. The dated interiors give scope to rework the finishes, update the rudimentary kitchen and old-fashioned bathroom, and tackle the overgrown rear garden. The suggested arrangement could also make the sitting room a second bedroom, subject to checking feasibility and any approvals.
The project numbers deserve scrutiny: once you include an estimated £42,500 of works on top of the asking price, spend approaches £292,500 — roughly 25% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition. Hence the weak economics component — a proxy for today's market, not post-refurbishment GDV.
Key opportunities
- Retain and bring out the character of the stone frontage, bay windows, decorative cornicing and timber floors.
- Refresh the kitchen and bathroom, and redecorate and renew worn floor finishes across the visible interiors.
- Clear and improve the private rear garden; explore the suggested sitting-room-to-second-bedroom arrangement subject to feasibility and approvals.
Key risks
- At £250,000, the asking price is above the local £/sqf benchmark, and adding the £30,000–£55,000 refurb range makes the purchase-plus-works cost look stretched against the local floor-area benchmark.
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