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Gillards Close, Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset, TA21

South West

£240,000

Listed on 28/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Terraced
Area
713 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden

Description

This two-bedroom terraced house has a front sitting room with a bay window, leading through to a rear kitchen and dining area. The kitchen has fitted wall and base units and is described as needing updating. A conservatory extends the living space and opens onto an enclosed, low-maintenance garden. A utility area and attached garage are also accessed from the rear of the property. Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The listing states that the house has gas-fired central heating and double glazing. It is offered with no onward chain, and the kitchen provides scope for modernisation.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

40out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a clean, usable two-bedroom terrace with a bright bay-fronted sitting room, conservatory, enclosed garden and the added practicality of a utility area and attached garage. The work is light and largely preference-led: the older kitchen and bathroom finishes, decoration and flooring offer scope to refresh the home without an obvious major repair project in the photos.

The asking price is the harder part of the opportunity. At £337 per sq ft, it sits above the local average of £297, and the asking price alongside a mid-to-substantial works programme would leave the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that is a comparison with current local values, not a post-renovation value forecast.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes to give the home a more contemporary feel; both appear usable as they stand.
  • Make the most of the conservatory, utility area and attached garage, a useful combination of living and practical space.
  • Personalise the enclosed, low-maintenance garden and update older decorative finishes at a pace that suits the buyer.

Key risks

  • At the current asking price, adding a mid-to-substantial programme of works leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area.
  • Headroom after works looks limited after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 15% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Map

Location

Gillards Close, Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset, TA21
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station

    6.0 miles

    Train · Bishops Lydeard

  • Tiverton Parkway Rail Station

    6.4 miles

    Train · Tiverton Parkway

  • Taunton Rail Station

    7.0 miles

    Train · Taunton

  • Honiton Rail Station

    12.4 miles

    Train · Honiton

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£907
Based on a loan of £180,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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