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Mayplace Road West, Bexleyheath, DA7

South East

£425,000

Listed on 24/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Semi Detached
Area
756 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This semi-detached house in Bexleyheath has a through reception room, a spacious kitchen with access to the rear garden, and a first-floor bathroom. The listing describes three upstairs bedrooms, while the structured details record two bedrooms, so the room count should be confirmed. A loft room with a pull-down ladder and Velux window provides additional usable space, subject to verification of its status and suitability. The property is described as requiring modernisation, with scope to update the décor and consider changes to the reception layout. Outside, there is off-street parking for two cars and a long rear garden with a lawn, central path and storage shed. Any extension or other changes would be subject to the necessary consents. Bexleyheath town centre, local parks and schools are nearby. Bexleyheath station offers services to central London, and bus routes and the A2 and A207 provide further transport connections.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

40out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This Bexleyheath semi has a practical layout and a clear light-refurb canvas: the spacious through reception could be refreshed or reworked, while the dated finishes and untidy garden offer scope to add your own style. Off-street parking and a long rear garden are useful features, and the visible frontage and roof appear broadly intact, though the limited exterior view cannot confirm their full condition.

The price is the main constraint. At £425,000, the asking price is around 15.7% above the local £/sqf average; adding the £8,500–£18,000 refurb range also leaves the purchase-and-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it does make the current asking level hard to justify on the available figures.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated finishes and worn flooring, including the spacious kitchen, to give the house a more current feel.
  • Explore how the through reception could work as a more open living and dining space, subject to checking feasibility.
  • Tidy and landscape the long rear garden, improving the weathered path and aged boundary fencing.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the £8,500–£18,000 refurbishment budget would leave the purchase-and-works cost above the local benchmark for this floor area; this is not a post-renovation valuation.

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Mayplace Road West, Bexleyheath, DA7
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£1,606
Based on a loan of £318,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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