Main Street, Birchover, MATLOCK
East Midlands
£250,000Guide Price
Listed on 28/10/2026
Listed on 28/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Offered at auction, this three-bedroom detached stone cottage in Birchover is being sold with vacant possession and is described as requiring modernisation. The ground floor has a kitchen, dining room, living room and garden room, with three bedrooms and a shower room upstairs. The accommodation is arranged over two floors.
Outside, the property has a generous rear garden, mainly laid to lawn with established shrubs, and a driveway leading to a detached garage. A gate provides access to the rear garden, which the listing notes could offer additional parking. Birchover has two pubs, a church and regular local bus services, and Bakewell is a short distance away. Broadband services are listed as standard and superfast, with mobile coverage shown for the main UK networks.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This stone detached cottage in Birchover has a lot to work with: a generous, maintained rear garden, driveway and detached garage, alongside a characterful exterior and a layout that includes a garden room. The visible interiors are dated rather than visibly badly damaged, making this a light modernisation project for someone wanting to refresh the finishes and put their own stamp on the house.
At the £250,000 guide price, value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged because the floor area is missing. It is being sold by auction, and bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated kitchen and visible living-space finishes to give the cottage a more current feel.
- Make the most of the generous rear garden, established shrubs and borders.
- The stone exterior, driveway and detached garage provide appealing character and practical parking; the possibility of additional garden parking can be checked.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Rowsley South (Peak Rail)
1.9 miles
Metro · Northwood
Darley Dale (Peak Rail)
2.1 miles
Metro · Darley Dale
Matlock Rail Station
3.8 miles
Train · Matlock
Matlock (Peak Rail)
3.8 miles
Metro · Matlock
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