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Exchange Row, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14

Wales

£80,000Guide Price

Listed on 27/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Terraced
Area
791 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

John Francis in Llanelli are offering this three-bedroom freehold cottage on the outskirts of town, with no onward chain. The ground floor has two separate reception rooms, a galley kitchen and a bathroom, while the first floor contains three bedrooms, including two described as doubles. There is off-street parking at the front and an enclosed, elongated garden to the rear. The property is being sold by the Modern Method of Auction. The sale includes a 56-day reservation period, a buyer information pack costing £349 including VAT, and a non-refundable reservation fee of 4.5% of the purchase price including VAT, subject to a £6,600 minimum. Buyers considering a mortgage are advised to check the property and their lender's requirements before bidding. The listing states that renovation and modernisation are required. The rear garden also needs clearance and landscaping, while the existing layout provides two reception rooms and a separate kitchen and bathroom. The EPC rating is F and the council tax band is B.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

73out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £80,000, this three-bedroom cottage is priced at about £101/sqf, around 51% below the local average—a strong entry point for a buyer looking to acquire and add value. Two reception rooms, three bedrooms, off-street parking and a generous rear garden give the project a useful base, with character features such as the reception-room fireplaces and panelling to work with.

This is a heavy, whole-house project rather than a cosmetic refresh: interiors show deterioration and dated finishes, bedroom flooring needs attention, and the overgrown, cluttered garden calls for clearance and landscaping. The kitchen and bathroom also need substantial improvement. The roof’s condition is not established by the photos, and no clear structural failure is evident.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the two reception rooms, retaining or reinterpreting their fireplaces and characterful details while bringing the dated finishes into a coherent scheme.
  • Use the three-bedroom layout as a foundation for a full interior upgrade, including modernising the visibly deteriorated kitchen and bathroom.
  • Clear and landscape the elongated rear garden, making better use of its generous space; off-street parking is an additional practical asset.

Key risks

  • Worn and deteriorated finishes across several rooms, together with the cluttered garden, point to a heavy full-interior programme and substantial clearance; plan for a longer, more involved job than a cosmetic refresh.

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Exchange Row, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14
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