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Chapel Lane, Wenhaston, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19

East of England

£240,000

Listed on 25/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Semi Detached
Area
658 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

Dating from around 1800, this two-bedroom Suffolk cottage is set in Wenhaston, within reach of village pubs, countryside walks and the Heritage Coast. The accommodation includes a sitting room with exposed timber framing, an original brick floor and a cast-iron log burner, alongside a fitted kitchen and a rear lobby with garden access. A second ground-floor reception room has a dual aspect and oak strip flooring. It could serve as a dining room or additional sitting room, or potentially as a bedroom subject to any necessary requirements. A separate lobby with storage leads to the bathroom, which has a bath with an electric shower. Upstairs are two bedrooms beneath the cottage roofline, with restricted head height at one end of the rear room. The property has an enclosed courtyard garden with paved seating space and a further lawned rear garden. Two sheds provide storage and are noted as needing modernisation. Offered with vacant possession, the cottage has period features and scope for a buyer to update it to suit their intended use.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

39out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This circa-1800 cottage has plenty of character to work with: exposed timbers, an original brick floor and a log burner give the sitting room a distinctive feel, while the second ground-floor reception room offers useful flexibility. The enclosed garden and quiet village setting add to its appeal as a retreat. The visible updating looks light in scale, with scope for a cosmetic refresh and some attention to the garden and weathered sheds.

The asking price is the main constraint: at £365 per sq ft, it is above the local average of £316 per sq ft. With a mid-to-substantial works programme, the purchase price plus works would also leave costs stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of post-renovation value. Overall, the character and flexible layout are appealing, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the current asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Retain and highlight the exposed timber framing, brick floor and log burner as distinctive period features.
  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes through a light cosmetic programme.
  • Tidy the established garden and improve the weathered sheds; the second reception room also offers flexible use, potentially as an additional bedroom subject to requirements.

Key risks

  • At the current asking price, the purchase combined with a mid-to-substantial works programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area.
  • Budget carefully — economics look thin when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 17% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today. Finished value after works is not modelled here.

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Chapel Lane, Wenhaston, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19
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Based on a loan of £180,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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