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Jarvis Lane,Goudhurst,Kent,TN17 1LB

South East

£425,000

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Semi Detached
Area
850 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This two-bedroom, single-storey home is set in an enclosed garden on a semi-rural lane in Curtisden Green, on the outskirts of Goudhurst. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, a double-aspect sitting and dining room with a log-burning stove and garden access, a study, and a fitted kitchen. Steps from the hall lead to two double bedrooms and a family bathroom with a bath and shower. The property is described as needing updating, offering scope for a buyer to make changes to the existing layout and finish. Outside, the front garden has a lawn, path and mature planting. The enclosed rear garden is mainly lawn with established shrubs, hedging and mature trees. Off-road parking is available for one car. Services are mains electricity and water, oil-fired central heating and a shared Klargester sewage treatment plant with shared maintenance. Goudhurst has local amenities and a primary school, while Cranbrook is around four miles away. Marden and Staplehurst stations provide services to London and Ashford International. The property is within the stated Cranbrook School catchment area, with private schools also noted nearby. The EPC rating is E and the council tax band is D.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

36out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a light-updating project with a useful blank canvas: the fitted kitchen looks serviceable, the bathroom is usable, and the enclosed garden has mature planting and lawn to work with. Dated carpets and plain finishes offer scope for straightforward redecoration and flooring improvements, while the sitting room’s wood-burning stove adds character. The semi-rural setting near Goudhurst and off-road parking are further positives.

The main obstacle is the price. At £500 per sq ft, the asking price is above the local £423 average; adding the £6,500–£18,000 refurb range also 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 property’s value after renovation, but it makes the numbers a weak fit at today’s asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated carpets and plain finishes, with scope to lift the presentation through straightforward redecoration.
  • Improve the enclosed garden’s presentation by tidying established planting and maintaining the paths and shed.
  • Make the most of the semi-rural setting near Goudhurst, off-road parking and the sitting room’s wood-burning stove.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, even the stated refurb range leaves purchase-plus-works costs stretched against the local average benchmark for this floor area.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,606
Based on a loan of £318,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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