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Chapel Lane, Middleton By Wirksworth, Derbyshire

East Midlands

£375,000

Listed on 22/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Detached Bungalow
Area
1023 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached two-bedroom bungalow occupies a generous plot set back from Chapel Lane in Middleton by Wirksworth. The accommodation includes a spacious sitting room, a separate dining room with patio doors to a raised deck, a fitted kitchen with an adjoining utility area, one ground-floor bedroom and a bathroom. Stairs from the dining room lead to a first-floor office or snug and a second double bedroom. Outside, wooden gates open to a private driveway with parking for several vehicles and a detached single garage. The gardens extend around the house and include lawns, planted borders, apple trees, a greenhouse and a wooden summerhouse. The property is described as offering scope for updating, while the plot may have development potential subject to the necessary consents. Middleton by Wirksworth is close to the High Peak Trail and the edge of the Peak District National Park. Wirksworth provides a wider range of local amenities, with road links to nearby towns and to Derby and Nottingham. The property is freehold, with gas central heating and uPVC double glazing stated in the particulars.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

38out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a clean, usable detached bungalow with a generous garden, mature planting, summerhouse, greenhouse, garage and substantial parking. The main scope is light and targeted: refresh the traditional bathroom and decorative finishes, while the kitchen and principal rooms appear serviceable. The listing also mentions possible plot development subject to planning, but that potential is unverified.

The price is the main constraint: at £375,000, the asking figure is around 19% above the local average per square foot. Adding the stated £5,000–£12,000 refurb range leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of renovated value. The good fundamentals and appealing plot give it project appeal, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity buy at the current asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated bathroom and traditional decorative details without needing to take on a full-scale refurbishment.
  • Make the most of the generous garden, mature planting, summerhouse, greenhouse and raised deck.
  • Explore the listing's stated plot-development potential, subject to planning consent and feasibility.

Key risks

  • At the current asking price, adding even the stated light-refurbishment budget leaves the total purchase-and-works outlay stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area.
  • Plan on something close to £383,500 once the asking price and an estimated £8,500 of refurbishment are combined, about 18% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size. Finished value after works is not modelled here.

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£1,417
Based on a loan of £281,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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