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Ackroyd Road, Royston,

East of England

£400,000

Listed on 27/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1198 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house has a practical layout with two reception areas, a fitted kitchen and a ground-floor WC. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a smaller third bedroom and a family bathroom. The property also has an integral garage and a driveway for off-street parking. At the rear, the garden extends to approximately 36 feet and includes established planting. The existing conservatory is understood to have inadequate foundations and requires complete removal. The house is described as needing renovation and updating, giving buyers scope to adapt the accommodation and finishes to their requirements.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

66out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £400,000, this three-bedroom semi is priced at £334 per sq ft, 18.5% below the local average—a clear opportunity to acquire below the area benchmark. The practical layout, two reception areas, driveway, integral garage and substantial established garden give the medium-scale updating project plenty to work with. The dated finishes offer scope to refresh the living and dining spaces and kitchen, while the conservatory’s stated foundation issue means its removal and any replacement plans need careful verification. Limited photo coverage makes the renovation assessment further provisional.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated reception and dining finishes to suit a buyer’s taste.
  • Update the older-finish galley kitchen as part of a medium-scale improvement plan.
  • Make the most of the substantial established rear garden, with scope to tidy and improve planting.

Key risks

  • The listing says the conservatory has inadequate foundations and requires complete removal; verify the condition and scope, including any replacement arrangement.

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