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Kanes Hill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19

South East

£600,000

Listed on 29/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1660 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom detached house on Kanes Hill offers approximately 1,660 sq ft of accommodation, with a large rear garden, driveway parking and a double garage. The ground floor includes a 21ft lounge, a separate dining area, a modern kitchen, a study and a downstairs WC. Upstairs are four double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property has double glazing and gas central heating. The rear garden includes lawn, established boundaries and a greenhouse. The garage provides substantial storage or hobby space, and conversion could be explored subject to planning permission and any other required consents. The house is positioned for access to Hedge End amenities, Southampton and the M27 at Junction 7, with Itchen Valley Country Park nearby.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

45out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Cherry Trees has the space and practical features that make it an appealing light-improvement project: four double bedrooms, generous lounge and dining areas, a study, a large established garden and an attached double garage. The photographed interiors look clean and usable, with scope to update finishes and give the garden a selective tidy-up; the garage may also offer future conversion potential, subject to consents.

The main drawback is the price. At £361 per sq ft, the asking price is 17.5% above the local average, and even a relatively light-to-medium improvement programme leaves the purchase economics stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. The home’s generous layout and outdoor space are clear strengths, but the numbers make this a weak overall opportunity at the current asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated finishes and décor while retaining the clean, usable feel of the photographed interiors.
  • Make selective improvements to the large garden, with established boundaries and plenty of usable outdoor space already in place.
  • Explore the double garage’s potential for a different use, subject to planning permission and relevant consents.

Key risks

  • The asking price sits above the local £/sq ft average, and purchase plus improvement costs remain stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this size.
  • All-in costs look stretched after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 17% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; post-works value sits outside our data.

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Location

Kanes Hill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Hedge End Rail Station

    2.0 miles

    Train · Hedge End

  • Sholing Rail Station

    2.0 miles

    Train · Sholing

  • Bursledon Rail Station

    2.2 miles

    Train · Bursledon

  • Bitterne Rail Station

    2.2 miles

    Train · Bitterne

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£2,267
Based on a loan of £450,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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