Old Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11
West Midlands
£375,000
Listed on 24/10/2026
Listed on 24/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
DetachedArea
1272 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This detached two-bedroom home on Old Penkridge Road is offered with no upward chain and has a range of accommodation arranged over two floors. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, living and dining room, separate sitting room, kitchen, wet room and conservatory. Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom.
The property occupies a generous plot with a private rear garden, a lawned side area, garden shed and additional storage. A gated block-paved driveway provides off-road parking and access to the garage. The rear garden backs onto a playing field. Cannock town centre, with shops, supermarkets, schools, cafes and a train station, is within walking distance.
The house is described as offering scope for improvement and personalisation. It may suit a buyer looking to update the existing accommodation, subject to inspection and verification of the property's condition. EPC rating D.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
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41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached home has a tidy, usable base and a clear cosmetic canvas: traditional finishes and older carpets across the reception rooms and bedrooms, plus a dated but functional kitchen, leave scope to personalise without an obvious major structural issue in the photos. The generous garden, gated driveway, garage and open aspect behind the property add to its appeal, while the separate accessible wet room is a useful feature.
The asking price is the sticking point: at £295 per sq ft it is above the local £254 average, and the asking price plus the £5,000–£13,000 refurb range leaves costs stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That benchmark is not a forecast of the value after works, but the weak price and economics make this a low-opportunity buy at the current figure.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the traditional décor and older carpets in the reception rooms and bedrooms to give the usable interiors a more contemporary feel.
- Update the dated, functional kitchen as part of a light personalisation project.
- Make the most of the generous garden, gated driveway, garage and open aspect to the rear.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, adding the £5,000–£13,000 refurb budget leaves the total spend stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area.
- Worth allowing for £384,000 before you finish, with refurbishment in the region of £9,000 — around 16% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.
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