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Francis Road, HARROW, HA1

London

£599,950

Listed on 25/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
959 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house has a garage and private driveway, and is within reach of Central Harrow's shops, restaurants, schools and transport links. Kenton Station, served by the Bakerloo line and London Overground, is also described as a short walk away, with connections towards central London. The property is presented as requiring modernisation throughout, offering scope to update and finish the accommodation to suit a new owner's requirements. It may appeal to buyers looking for a refurbishment project. Contact Mischa & Co in Edgware to arrange a viewing.

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 three-bedroom semi has a usable garden, garage and driveway, with Kenton Station and Central Harrow close by. The photographed kitchen and bedrooms have dated finishes, so there is scope for a light modernisation—refreshing decoration and flooring, with the option to update the kitchen—while the bathroom appears serviceable and the exterior generally intact.

The main constraint is the price: at £626 per sq ft, the asking price is above the local average of £543 per sq ft. Adding the £8,000–£18,000 refurbishment range to the asking price also leaves the likely purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of renovated value. Good fundamentals and a practical garden give the property appeal, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the current asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen finishes, decoration and flooring to give the home a more contemporary feel.
  • Make use of the established garden, garage and private driveway as practical features for a family home.
  • Kenton Station and Central Harrow are close by, supporting the property's day-to-day convenience.

Key risks

  • At the current asking price, adding the quoted refurbishment budget leaves purchase-plus-works costs high relative to the local benchmark for this floor area.
  • Factor in roughly £612,950 once the asking price and an estimated £13,000 of refurbishment are combined, leaving a gap of around 15% versus area norms for this sqft. Finished value after works is not modelled here.

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£2,267
Based on a loan of £449,962 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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