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The Croft, Bishopstone, Salisbury

South West

£725,000

Listed on 23/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
House
Area
2172 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This five-bedroom detached house in Bishopstone offers 2,172 sq ft of accommodation, a double garage and a generous plot with a sweeping driveway. The listing describes the property as requiring refurbishment and modernisation, giving a purchaser scope to update the existing rooms and consider changes to the kitchen and dining arrangement, subject to investigation and any necessary consents. The ground floor includes an entrance porch and hall, a double-aspect sitting room with a wood-burning stove, a further reception room, a dining room, a kitchen with adjoining utility area, a cloakroom and a large family room with sliding doors to the rear garden. Upstairs are five bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with built-in wardrobes and an ensuite, together with a family bathroom and substantial landing storage. Oil-fired central heating is stated, with the boiler located in the garage. Outside, the front garden is mainly lawn with established planting, and the driveway provides off-road parking and access to the double garage. The enclosed west-facing rear garden has a lawn, established borders and a patio along the house, with scope for further landscaping. Bishopstone is in the Chalke Valley, around five miles south-west of Salisbury. The listing notes village amenities in nearby settlements and road access to Salisbury, where there is a mainline railway station.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

66out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £725,000, this five-bedroom detached house is priced attractively against the local £/sqf benchmark, giving buyers a more affordable entry point for a substantial home on a generous plot. The clean, usable rooms provide a solid canvas: modernising the dated kitchen and bathrooms, refreshing the carpets and décor, and exploring the suggested kitchen–dining arrangement could make a noticeable difference. The double-aspect sitting room with wood-burning stove, double garage, sweeping driveway and established west-facing garden add to the appeal. The £30,000–£55,000 renovation range gives an indication of the project’s scale; the roof looks aged and merits closer inspection, though no obvious major defect is visible.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathrooms and update older carpets and décor across the visible living spaces.
  • Investigate the suggested kitchen–dining reconfiguration to create a more contemporary entertaining space, subject to feasibility and consents.
  • Make the most of the double garage, sweeping driveway and established west-facing garden as part of a broader home upgrade.

Key risks

  • The roof appears aged and should be inspected more closely.

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Based on a loan of £543,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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