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Glaslyn Street, Porthmadog

Wales

£129,950

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
House

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom home in Porthmadog has two reception rooms, a kitchen, a ground-floor WC and a first-floor bathroom. The accommodation includes a front lounge with an open fire, a second lounge with a gas fire and under-stair storage, and a kitchen with fitted wall and base units. Upstairs are three bedrooms, built-in storage and a bathroom with a bath and separate shower cubicle. The property has no central heating and is described as requiring modernisation, offering scope for a purchaser to update the accommodation to their needs. Outside, an enclosed concrete rear yard includes an integrated store with electricity and access to a rear alleyway. On-street parking is available. The high street and local shops, cafes and amenities are within walking distance. The property is freehold and in Council Tax Band B.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

49out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This scores 49/100, grade E: a weaker overall opportunity, though there is a clear renovation canvas in this three-bedroom, two-reception mid-terrace. The visible interiors are dated, with worn carpets and tired finishes; the kitchen and bathroom areas also offer scope to update, and the listing says central heating is not fitted. The £30,000–£55,000 renovation range gives a sense of the project’s scale. The enclosed rear yard and store add useful outdoor space, and the property is within walking distance of Porthmadog’s high street.

Value versus local £/sqf cannot be judged yet because the floor area is missing. The score is therefore limited by that data gap, rather than a finding that the asking price is dear or cheap; the overall opportunity remains modest, with no floor-area basis to assess the economics.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated carpets and finishes across the visible rooms, with redecoration and local making-good.
  • Choose the extent of the kitchen update and complete the visibly unfinished bathroom/WC areas.
  • Install central heating and tidy the enclosed rear yard and store.

Key risks

  • Central heating is not fitted, so installation needs to be allowed for in the project budget.
  • A ceiling crack is visible in a bedroom; its cause and whether any work is needed are not established by the photos.
  • Floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf and residual value cannot be assessed.

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£491
Based on a loan of £97,462 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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