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Ormskirk Road, Knowsley, Prescot, Merseyside, L34

North West

£625,000

Listed on 30/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
2451 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom detached house offers approximately 2,450 sq ft of accommodation, including a double garage, on a substantial plot. The layout includes an entrance porch and hallway, a ground-floor WC and three reception rooms. The principal living room looks onto the rear garden, while the separate dining room and family room provide additional options for everyday use or working from home. The kitchen and breakfast room is next to a utility room. Upstairs, a gallery landing leads to four double bedrooms, a family bathroom and a separate WC. The listing describes the property as requiring cosmetic modernisation, with scope to update the interiors and consider changes to the layout. Any extension or reconfiguration would be subject to the relevant checks and permissions. Outside, the property has extensive garden space, a paved area beside the house, and a front driveway leading to the integrated double garage. The sale is by private treaty. The agent also states that a £1,500 reservation fee, including VAT, is payable after an offer is accepted, in addition to the agreed purchase price, and that a separate £50 AML check fee applies per buyer.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a spacious detached house with three reception rooms, four generous bedrooms, a double garage and a large established garden. Its dated but usable finishes make it a light modernisation project: a buyer can refresh the décor and flooring, then consider how best to make the broad kitchen and breakfast area work for modern family life.

At £625,000, the asking price is about 6.2% above the local average per square foot, so value is not the standout feature. The strong fundamentals and scope to personalise are appealing, but purchase and works costs look tight against local benchmarks, making the numbers a cautious fit for a project buyer.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh older carpets and decorative finishes across the spacious reception rooms and bedrooms.
  • Use the generous kitchen and breakfast area as a starting point for a more contemporary family hub.
  • Make the most of the maintained garden, mature planting, patio, broad driveway and double garage.

Key risks

  • Purchase and works costs look tight against local benchmarks, leaving limited room for the project economics to improve.

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Location

Ormskirk Road, Knowsley, Prescot, Merseyside, L34
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Prescot Rail Station

    2.8 miles

    Train · Prescot

  • Huyton Rail Station

    3.1 miles

    Train · Huyton

  • Headbolt Lane

    3.1 miles

    Train · Tower Hill

  • Roby Rail Station

    3.1 miles

    Train · Roby

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,554
Based on a loan of £468,750 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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