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Rock Close, Bell Green, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6

West Midlands

£225,000

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
884 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom 1930s semi-detached house in Bell Green is offered with vacant possession and no onward chain. The accommodation includes two reception rooms, an extended kitchen and breakfast area, a utility space, a ground-floor shower room and a first-floor bathroom. Gas central heating, double glazing and off-road parking are also stated features. The property requires full modernisation and occupies a larger-than-average plot, with front, rear and side outdoor space. The listing identifies potential for side or rear alterations, subject to the necessary planning and other approvals. Local schools, a park, shops and transport links are noted nearby.

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

This 1930s semi offers a substantial project on a larger-than-average plot, with two reception rooms, an extended kitchen/breakfast area and scope to rethink the house over time. The photographed interiors are worn, with damaged or marked finishes across several areas, and the rear garden is heavily overgrown; the kitchen and both photographed wet rooms also present clear opportunities for a full update. The brick frontage and roof look broadly intact in the available views, while the rear extension and outbuilding need closer inspection. The listing mentions possible side and rear alterations, but feasibility and approvals are unverified.

The asking price is £225,000, or about £255/sq ft—slightly above the local £248/sq ft average, so price is not a particular advantage. More importantly, adding the £45,000–£80,000 renovation range puts the purchase plus works at roughly £270,000–£305,000, stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area of about £219,000. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it leaves the economics weak and calls for careful budgeting.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the two-reception layout and extended kitchen/breakfast area to create a more cohesive family living space.
  • Use the larger-than-average front, rear and side plot to improve the garden and explore alteration options, subject to feasibility and approvals.
  • Make a whole-house transformation from the worn finishes, including updating the kitchen and both photographed wet rooms.

Key risks

  • Worn and damaged finishes across several photographed areas, dated kitchen and wet rooms, and a heavily overgrown garden make this a substantial programme; the £45,000–£80,000 works range needs careful budget and schedule control rather than a cosmetic-refresh allowance.
  • At £225,000 plus the stated renovation range, purchase and works total roughly £270,000–£305,000, well above the approximately £219,000 local-average benchmark for this floor area; that is not a post-works value forecast.

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Rock Close, Bell Green, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6
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£850
Based on a loan of £168,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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