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Dunvegan Drive, Rise Park , Nottingham, NG5

East Midlands

£250,000

Listed on 29/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached Bungalow
Area
940 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Offered with no upward chain, this three-bedroom detached bungalow is set on a generous corner plot in Rise Park. The accommodation includes a large living room, three bedrooms and a kitchen with a breakfast bar. The property is described as requiring modernisation, providing scope for a purchaser to update the interiors to their requirements. Outside, the plot includes a rear garden, a driveway with off-street parking to the front and side, and a detached garage. Local shops, everyday amenities and schools are nearby, with transport links to Nottingham city centre and surrounding areas. Green spaces and parks are also available in the area.

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 detached three-bedroom bungalow has a useful canvas: a large living room, generous corner plot, driveway and detached garage, with scope to refresh the dated interiors and improve the overgrown garden. The visible work looks like a medium-scale modernisation, and no obvious major structural failure shows in the available photos, though the ceiling-edge mark and the building’s condition merit inspection.

The price is the main constraint. At £250,000, the asking price is already above the local average per square foot; with a mid-to-substantial programme of works, the overall outlay looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this size. That comparison is with current local values for the floor area, not a forecast of what the property might be worth after renovation, so the generous plot and practical features need to be weighed carefully against the numbers.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated finishes across the photographed living and bedroom areas, including flooring and decoration.
  • Update the older-style kitchen and distinctive tiled bathroom to give the interiors a more cohesive, contemporary feel.
  • Clear and rework the overgrown rear garden and worn hardstanding, making better use of the corner plot, driveway and detached garage.

Key risks

  • The asking price is already above the local £/sqf average, and adding a medium-scale works programme leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • A dark mark near a ceiling edge needs investigation; the available photos do not confirm its cause.
  • All-in costs look stretched once the asking price and a mid-to-substantial refurb are combined, leaving a gap of around 24% versus area norms for this sqft — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.

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Location

Dunvegan Drive, Rise Park , Nottingham, NG5
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Moor Bridge Tram Stop

    0.7 miles

    Tram · Moor Bridge

  • Bulwell Forest Tram Stop

    0.9 miles

    Tram · Bulwell Forest

  • Bulwell Tram Stop

    1.3 miles

    Tram · Bulwell

  • Bulwell Rail Station

    1.3 miles

    Train · Bulwell

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£944
Based on a loan of £187,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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