53 St. Michaels Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4RR
South East
£235,000Guide Price
Listed on 24/10/2026
Listed on 24/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
1227 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Offered at auction, this three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tilehurst is described as requiring full modernisation. The ground floor has an entrance hall, lounge, separate reception room, kitchen and a downstairs wet room. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Outside, the property has a garden and driveway parking. The accommodation and outdoor space provide scope for refurbishment, subject to inspection and verification of the property's condition. The sale is by unconditional online auction, with completion required within 28 days under the stated terms.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
75out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £235,000, this three-bedroom semi-detached house is priced at about £192 per sq ft, well below the local average of £381. That gives buyers an unusually low entry point for a substantial project, with the £55,000–£95,000 renovation range pointing to a chance to reshape the tired interiors around their own taste. The separate reception rooms, driveway and established-looking garden add useful ingredients to the project.
The photographed rooms show widespread dated and worn finishes, with damaged ceiling areas in the kitchen and a bedroom that will need investigation and making good. The pitched tiled roof shows no obvious major failure in the supplied views. The overall WHOTS score is a good 75/100: the price and project economics are compelling, while the amount of work is the main consideration.
Key opportunities
- Rework the worn interiors across the separate reception rooms and three bedrooms to create a home tailored to the buyer’s taste.
- Replace the dated kitchen and refresh the older upstairs bathroom, while investigating and making good the damaged ceiling finishes.
- Build on the driveway parking and established-looking garden as practical and outdoor assets for the finished home.
Key risks
- The £55,000–£95,000 works range and damaged ceilings across photographed areas make this a substantial, multi-room programme to budget and schedule, not a cosmetic refresh.
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