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Birchington Avenue, West Park, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 4SB

North East

£75,000Guide Price

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Not Specified

Features

  • Garden

Description

Offered at auction, this freehold property comprises two self-contained flats: a two-bedroom ground-floor flat and a three-bedroom upper flat. Each has its own entrance, lounge, kitchen and shower room, and the listing states that both benefit from double glazing and a private rear yard. The upper flat is accessed via an entrance hall and stairs to the first-floor landing, while the lower flat has its main rooms arranged off the entrance hall, with the kitchen leading from the lounge.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: LOW

The standout is the chance to reshape a five-bedroom pair of flats, with separate private rear yards, into a stronger rental or resale proposition. The photographed interiors offer plenty of scope: the kitchen and shower-room fittings are worn, living spaces and bedrooms need fresh finishes and flooring, and one bedroom has substantial wall-surface deterioration. The rear yard shown also needs clearance and improvement; the front elevation appears broadly intact in the submitted view.

At 48/100, this remains a low-opportunity result overall, with limited condition scoring and no floor area available to judge value against local £/sqf. The £75,000 figure is a guide price, not an asking price; bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap. The £35,000–£65,000 renovation range points to a substantial project, and the property’s value after works cannot be assessed from the available area and GDV information.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the two separate flats as a five-bedroom investment proposition, with the upper three-bedroom and lower two-bedroom layouts offering distinct accommodation.
  • Use the renovation to update the worn kitchen and shower-room fittings and refresh dated finishes and flooring across the photographed living spaces and bedrooms.
  • Clear and improve the rear yards, while retaining the private outdoor space associated with each flat.

Key risks

  • The £35,000–£65,000 works range, damaged wall surfaces and widespread dated finishes make this a substantial two-flat programme to budget and schedule, rather than a cosmetic refresh.

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Birchington Avenue, West Park, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 4SB
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Based on a loan of £56,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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