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Crowley Avenue, Whickham

North East

£230,000

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house is set at the end of a cul-de-sac in Whickham and is offered with no onward chain. The accommodation includes an entrance porch, central hallway, front living room with a bay window and fireplace, and a separate dining room with doors opening to the rear garden. The kitchen has wall and base units, worktops, a corner storage cupboard and an external door. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom fitted with a walk-in shower, washbasin and WC. The main bedroom also has a bay window and built-in storage. A garage is accessed from the driveway, which sits alongside a front garden and provides side access to the rear. The property is described as requiring renovation. Its large rear garden includes lawn, mature trees and shrubs and would benefit from attention. The listing identifies possible scope for a substantial rear extension, loft conversion or additional accommodation above the garage, subject to planning and other necessary checks. The existing layout and condition offer scope for buyers to update the house to their requirements.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a light-renovation canvas with some appealing fundamentals: a quiet cul-de-sac setting, driveway and garage, separate living and dining spaces, and a particularly generous, overgrown garden with mature trees. The photographed interiors offer clear scope for fresh finishes and flooring, while the garden could be reclaimed and improved. The listing also describes possible extension, loft-conversion and above-garage options, all subject to planning and feasibility checks.

At £230,000, the value comparison is still open: floor area is missing, so the price versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The estimated renovation range is £7,000–£18,000. Overall this scores 52/100, grade D: a promising, distinctive project, but the available information does not establish its value or residual economics.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated finishes and flooring across the photographed rooms to give the home a more current feel.
  • Clear and reshape the overgrown garden, making better use of its generous plot and mature trees.
  • Explore the listing’s stated extension, loft-conversion or above-garage possibilities, subject to planning and feasibility checks.

Key risks

None recorded.

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£869
Based on a loan of £172,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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