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257 Kingsway Park, Urmston, Manchester M41 7EE

North West

£200,000Guide Price

Listed on 22/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached

Features

  • Garden

Description

Offered at auction, this vacant three-bedroom semi-detached house in Urmston has front and rear gardens and is described as requiring modernisation. The ground floor comprises a reception room, kitchen and dining room, with three bedrooms and a bathroom with WC upstairs. Local shops, supermarkets and everyday services are nearby, along with Davyhulme Park and the George H Carnall Leisure Centre. Urmston railway station is approximately 0.9 miles away, with services towards Manchester and Liverpool, and local bus routes provide further connections. Viewings, bidding registration and legal-pack information are available through Savills Auctions.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

49out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This vacant three-bedroom semi in Urmston offers a clear renovation canvas: the reception and dining spaces have characterful timber floors beneath dated finishes, while the largely cleared rear garden gives scope for a more considered outdoor layout. Several rooms need attention, including worn flooring and decoration, unfinished areas in the kitchen, and tired bathroom finishes; the side-passage canopy and fencing also show wear. The £26,000–£43,000 renovation range points to a substantial project, though the brick exterior and pitched roof show no obvious major failure in the supplied views.

The score is 49/100 (E, Low Opportunity). The asking price is £200,000, but floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the same gap also limits assessment of the purchase-plus-works economics. Urmston’s amenities and rail links are useful fundamentals, but the value case needs more information before it can be established.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the reception and dining spaces, bringing the exposed timber floors and room character into a more cohesive scheme.
  • Rework or complete the kitchen and update the worn bathroom finishes to suit a new owner's needs.
  • Use the largely cleared rear garden as a starting point for a more usable outdoor layout, with scope to address the weathered side-passage timber and fencing.

Key risks

  • The £26,000–£43,000 works range, unfinished kitchen areas and worn finishes across several rooms make this a substantial improvement programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; budget and programme should allow for scope to be confirmed on inspection.

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257 Kingsway Park, Urmston, Manchester M41 7EE
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