Cromwell Road, Hertford
East of England
£425,000
Listed on 22/10/2026
Listed on 22/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
832 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house has a ground-floor entrance lobby, lounge, kitchen, utility room and bathroom, with three bedrooms on the first floor. The existing layout provides a starting point for a purchaser looking to modernise the accommodation and make changes to suit their needs. The listing describes the kitchen as having scope for improvement and the property as requiring modernisation throughout.
At the rear, the garden backs onto allotments and is described as unoverlooked. The property is on the east side of Hertford, with the town centre, Hertford East station and local primary and secondary schools stated to be within convenient reach. The sale particulars note that services and appliances have not been tested, and that an AML check fee is payable by the buyer after an offer is accepted.
WHOTS analysis
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45out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi offers a clear medium-scale project: dated finishes across the photographed rooms, visible wall deterioration in places and an overgrown rear garden give a buyer scope to refresh the interiors and improve the outdoor space. The garden backing onto allotments, with an unoverlooked outlook, is a distinctive feature, and the exterior photos show no obvious major structural failure. At £511/sq ft, the asking price is broadly in line with the local average, but the numbers are less comfortable once works are included: the estimated £475,000 purchase-plus-refurb midpoint looks tight against local benchmarks, so the value-add needs to justify the spend.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated lounge and other interior finishes, including flooring and redecoration.
- Replace the dated kitchen and update the bathroom, where deterioration is visible beside the window.
- Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden while making the most of its private outlook onto allotments.
Key risks
- Visible wall deterioration and staining in several areas may require investigation and repair as part of the works.
- The estimated purchase-plus-refurbishment midpoint looks tight against local benchmarks, leaving limited room for costs to run over.
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