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Trelawney Avenue, Off Woodlane, Falmouth

South West

£550,000

Listed on 22/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1195 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached four-bedroom house is set in a quiet cul-de-sac near Woodlane, within walking distance of Falmouth town centre, the harbourside and local beaches. The accommodation includes a sitting room, a kitchen and dining area with access to the rear patio, an entrance hall, a ground-floor WC and an understairs cupboard. Upstairs are four bedrooms and the family bathroom. The property is offered with driveway parking, an attached garage and level gardens, including a generous rear lawn, patio, mature planting, a garden store and greenhouse. The house requires modernisation, and the kitchen and dining area may offer scope to extend, subject to the necessary consents. The front parking area may also be capable of being widened, subject to verification. The listing describes the house as an early-1970s cavity-block construction and states that it has mains gas, electricity, water and drainage, with gas central heating. It is freehold and offered with vacant possession on completion, subject to grant of probate, with no onward chain. The EPC rating is E. Nearby routes provide access on foot to Falmouth Town railway station, the town centre and Gyllyngvase Beach.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This detached four-bedroom house has a strong setting for a family project: it sits in a quiet cul-de-sac near Woodlane, with walking routes to the beach, station and town centre. The level, well-stocked garden, driveway and attached garage add useful appeal, while the photographed rooms look usable but dated. Modernising the kitchen and bathroom, refreshing finishes and flooring, and making the interiors your own offer a clear canvas; the listing also mentions possible scope to extend the kitchen/dining area, subject to consents.

The score stays cautious where combining the asking price with refurbishment of around £42,500 lifts all-in commitment to about £592,500 — around 19% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today. That is why the overall grade stays low; we have not forecast value after improvement.

Key opportunities

  • Create a more contemporary kitchen and dining space, with possible extension scope subject to consents.
  • Refresh the dated decoration and worn or exposed-looking floor coverings across the photographed living areas and bedrooms.
  • Make the most of the level, mature rear garden, patio, greenhouse and garden store, alongside the driveway and attached garage.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, the purchase plus the stated refurbishment range makes the project economics tight against local benchmarks for a home of this size.
  • Plan on something close to £592,500 including the asking price and quoted works of about £42,500 — around 19% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.

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Trelawney Avenue, Off Woodlane, Falmouth
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£2,078
Based on a loan of £412,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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