Hengoed Avenue, Hengoed
Wales
£160,000
Listed on 29/10/2026
Listed on 29/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
603 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hengoed has a large reception room arranged to provide separate lounge and dining areas, with a bay window at the front and French doors opening to the rear garden. The kitchen and ground-floor bathroom are both described as having scope for modernisation, while the upstairs accommodation comprises three bedrooms.
Outside, there is off-road parking at the front and side access to a predominantly level rear garden. A workshop or storage outbuilding stands at the far end, with its future use subject to its condition and any required consents. Hengoed train station and a local primary school are within walking distance, according to the listing. The property is offered with no onward chain.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
37out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a light, manageable project with some useful fundamentals: a spacious reception room that already works as lounge and dining space, a large rear garden, and a rear outbuilding with potential for storage or hobbies. The dated finishes, localised wall damage and untidy paving offer straightforward scope to refresh the property and make better use of its indoor-outdoor layout.
The main obstacle is the price. At £160,000, the asking price is around 18.6% above the local average per square foot, and even a light-to-moderate improvement programme leaves the purchase and works costs stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this size. The location near Hengoed station and the property’s space give it appeal, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the current asking price.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated but apparently usable interior, including the localised damaged wall finish and worn-looking flooring.
- Improve the large rear garden by tackling weeds and uneven paving, making the outdoor space more inviting.
- Make use of the spacious connected lounge and dining areas, with French doors linking the reception space to the garden; the rear outbuilding adds flexible storage or hobby potential.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, the purchase plus a modest improvement programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area, limiting the value opportunity.
- The all-in picture is soft once the asking price and a mid-to-substantial refurb are combined, leaving a gap of around 20% versus area norms for this sqft; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Hengoed Rail Station
0.6 miles
Train · Hengoed
Ystrad Mynach Rail Station
1.0 miles
Train · Ystrad Mynach
Pengam Rail Station
1.1 miles
Train · Pengam
Gilfach Fargoed Rail Station
2.1 miles
Train · Gilfach
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