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The Street, Charmouth, Dorset, DT6

South West

£550,000

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Bungalow
Area
1292 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached bungalow in Charmouth is set back from The Street on a generous plot, within walking distance of village shops and the beach. Built in the mid-1960s in local Portland stone, it has two double bedrooms and spacious accommodation, with scope for updating to suit a new owner's requirements. The sitting room has a large front-facing picture window and a central fireplace, while a separate dining room connects to the kitchen through a serving hatch. The kitchen overlooks the garden. An inner hall provides access to the bedrooms, a shower room, separate WC and storage, with an additional cloakroom near the entrance. A sizeable loft space may offer potential for conversion, subject to the necessary consents and building regulations. Outside, the front garden and driveway provide ample parking and lead to a detached garage with a workshop or store behind it. The enclosed rear garden includes a paved terrace, established planting, a greenhouse and a vegetable patch. The property is freehold, and the listing states that mains services are connected.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Reades has a lot to work with: a detached Portland stone bungalow in a village setting within walking distance of the shops and beach, with generous reception rooms, a driveway, detached garage and a substantial garden. The photographed interiors are usable but dated, and the overgrown planting and weathered paths give scope to refresh the outside as well as redecorate and update the finishes. The sizeable loft is described as having conversion potential, subject to the necessary consents and building regulations.

The main drawback is the price. At £426 per sq ft, the £550,000 asking price is around 14% above the local average, and adding the stated £7,000–£16,000 refurb range leaves the purchase-and-refurb cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That benchmark is not a forecast of the value after works, but the numbers make this a weak overall opportunity at the current asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the usable reception rooms and bedrooms with updated decoration and flooring.
  • Clear and rework the overgrown rear garden, making better use of the paved terrace and established plot.
  • Explore the sizeable loft’s stated conversion potential, subject to consents and building regulations.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the stated refurb budget leaves the purchase-and-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area.
  • Plan on something close to £561,500 when purchase and the £11,500 refurb range are added together — around 14% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£2,078
Based on a loan of £412,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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