69 Dames Road, London E7 0DW
London
£360,000Guide Price
Listed on 22/10/2026
Listed on 22/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedFeatures
- Garden
Description
Offered at auction, this vacant two-bedroom terraced house has a rear garden and is arranged over two floors. The ground floor includes a reception room, dining room, kitchen, utility room and separate WC. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bathroom with WC.
The property is in Forest Gate, close to local shops, cafés and everyday services, with Wanstead Flats nearby. Wanstead Park Overground station is approximately 0.2 miles away, and Forest Gate station provides Elizabeth line connections. The house is described as requiring modernisation.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
47out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This vacant two-bedroom terrace has a useful spread of ground-floor living and service spaces, plus a rear garden, and sits close to Wanstead Park station, Forest Gate and Wanstead Flats. The interiors offer a clear improvement canvas: reception finishes are dated, the kitchen is tired, and the garden could be made more inviting. There is also significant staining and ceiling spotting in the utility room, which needs investigation and making good. The visible front brickwork and roofline appear broadly intact, with no obvious major structural failure in the available exterior view.
The score is 47/100, grade E, reflecting a limited overall opportunity rather than a judgement that the project lacks potential. Floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The £35,000–£65,000 renovation range makes this a substantial improvement project, and the £410,000 purchase-plus-renovation midpoint cannot be tested against a residual value without floor area or a stated GDV.
Key opportunities
- Rework the dated reception and dining finishes to make better use of the multiple ground-floor living spaces.
- Choose whether to refresh or replace the tired kitchen, then coordinate the finish with the adjoining living areas.
- Improve the mainly paved rear garden by clearing debris and addressing the weathered boundary fencing.
Key risks
- The £35,000–£65,000 works range and significant utility-room staining and ceiling spotting make this a substantial programme requiring investigation and budget allowance, rather than a cosmetic refresh.
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