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King James Road, Knaresborough

Yorkshire

£375,000

Listed on 28/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1216 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house has two reception rooms, a kitchen with a larder, and a ground-floor understairs WC. The lounge features a bay window and fireplace, while the separate dining room looks out to the rear garden. Upstairs are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. A combi boiler has recently been installed, and the property is described as requiring modernisation, giving scope to update the accommodation to suit individual requirements. Outside, there is a front garden, an enclosed rear garden and a driveway with space for two vehicles. The house is close to Knaresborough town centre, with shops, amenities and schools nearby, as well as the leisure centre and a children's play park. The property is freehold and in Council Tax Band D.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

59out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £375,000, this three-bedroom semi is priced below the local average on a floor-area basis, which gives the project a reasonable starting point. Its generous proportions, bay-windowed lounge, separate dining room, two-car driveway and established gardens add to the appeal, with the newly installed combi boiler another practical plus.

The interiors are dated but usable, offering scope for a medium-scale update and a chance to personalise the house. The economics are the main caution: purchase and works costs look tight against local benchmarks, so the value will depend on managing the programme and securing enough uplift from the improvements.

Key opportunities

  • Update the dated kitchen and distinctive coloured bathroom suite as part of a considered modernisation.
  • Refresh wallpaper and floor finishes across the usable living spaces and bedrooms to give the house a more cohesive feel.
  • Make the most of the bay-windowed lounge, separate dining room and established rear garden, with the driveway already providing parking for two vehicles.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

King James Road, Knaresborough
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Knaresborough Rail Station

    0.4 miles

    Train · Knaresborough

  • Starbeck Rail Station

    1.6 miles

    Train · Starbeck

  • Hornbeam Park Rail Station

    3.1 miles

    Train · Oatlands

  • Harrogate Rail Station

    3.2 miles

    Train · Harrogate

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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
£1,417
Based on a loan of £281,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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