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Bayley Road, Willaston, CW5

North West

£475,000

Listed on 23/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1518 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached home in Willaston has five bedrooms according to the listing description, although the supplied structured data records four. It is set on a corner plot and includes three reception rooms, a conservatory, kitchen, utility room and ground-floor WC. Upstairs are a principal bedroom with dressing room and ensuite, a second ensuite bedroom, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The kitchen has older dark-effect units and tiled walls, while the bedrooms and reception rooms are described as needing updating. The house therefore offers scope for a comprehensive programme of modernisation, with the option of opening the kitchen into the dining room subject to the necessary consents. The integral double garage provides parking and storage, and the listing notes that conversion to living space may be possible subject to consents. Outside, established gardens extend around the corner plot, with lawn, mature planting, a patio and greenhouse. A driveway leads to the double garage. Willaston is described as lying between Nantwich and Crewe, with village shops, pubs, a primary school and bus services, and the amenities of both towns nearby.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a substantial detached home with a lot to work with: three reception rooms, a conservatory, an integral double garage and established gardens, all in a maintained-looking setting. The photographed interiors offer scope for a fresh scheme, including a new kitchen and updated bathrooms, with the listing also suggesting a kitchen/dining-room reconfiguration subject to consents.

The main reservation is the price. At £313 per sq ft, the £475,000 asking price is already above the local average of £284 per sq ft, and adding the £36,000–£66,000 refurbishment range leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the home’s value after renovation, so the project’s appeal depends on whether the finished result can justify the extra spend.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathrooms and update the visible décor and flooring to give the house a cohesive new look.
  • Explore opening the kitchen into the dining room, subject to necessary consents, to create a larger kitchen/diner overlooking the garden.
  • Make the most of the three reception rooms, conservatory, double garage and established garden as part of a tailored improvement plan.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the £36,000–£66,000 works range puts purchase and refurbishment costs above the local average-value benchmark for this floor area; that benchmark is not a post-renovation valuation.

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£1,794
Based on a loan of £356,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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