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Thornyville Close, Plymouth, Devon

South West

£300,000

Listed on 29/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
959 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Parking

Description

In Oreston, this three-bedroom semi-detached house is offered with no onward chain and provides several separate living and dining areas. The ground floor includes a lounge, dining room, breakfast room and kitchen, while upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property has off-road driveway parking and a detached garage, and is within reach of the local primary school and the water. It is described as requiring updating throughout, giving a buyer scope to modernise the accommodation to their requirements. The home is freehold and has back-boiler heating in the dining room. A metalliferous mine search is required.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £300,000, this three-bedroom semi in Oreston is priced broadly in line with the local benchmark at about £313 per sq ft, so the entry price is reasonable rather than a clear bargain. The economics are the main constraint: once purchase and works are considered, the numbers look tight against local benchmarks, so this is better suited to a buyer who values the home and its setting than someone relying on an easy margin.

There is a useful canvas here: separate lounge, dining and breakfast spaces, driveway parking and a detached garage, with scope for a medium-scale update to the dated interiors and an overhaul of the overgrown garden. The quiet cul-de-sac setting, proximity to the water and no-onward-chain sale add appeal, while the photos show no obvious major structural failure.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom and refresh older finishes across the living areas and bedrooms.
  • Clear and reshape the overgrown rear garden, improving its usability and allowing the boundaries and ground to be assessed.
  • Make use of the separate living and dining spaces, driveway parking and detached garage in a home close to the water.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

Thornyville Close, Plymouth, Devon
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Plymouth Rail Station

    2.0 miles

    Train · Plymouth

  • Devonport Rail Station

    3.1 miles

    Train · Devonport

  • Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station

    3.4 miles

    Train · Plymouth

  • Keyham Rail Station

    3.8 miles

    Train · Keyham

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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
£1,133
Based on a loan of £225,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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