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Springfield Avenue, Litherland, Merseyside, L21

North West

£135,000

Listed on 30/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Terraced
Area
801 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom mid-terrace house is offered with no onward chain and provides scope for a buyer to update the accommodation. The ground floor comprises an entrance hall, lounge, kitchen/dining room and shower room, with three bedrooms on the first floor. The property is freehold and has an EPC rating of E and Council Tax Band A. There are front and rear gardens, with on-street parking available at the front. The listing notes that central heating and double-glazed windows are not currently installed and that the house would benefit from general modernisation. Local shops, schools, transport links and everyday amenities are described as being within walking distance.

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

This three-bedroom terrace has a usable starting point, a maintained rear garden and a clear medium-scale modernisation canvas: dated finishes across several rooms, with the kitchen also ready for attention. The shower room looks serviceable in the available views, and no major structural or roof issue is apparent from the photos. The listing also says central heating and double glazing are needed, so those should be part of the improvement plan.

The value case is the constraint. At £135,000, the asking price is already above the local average on a floor-area basis, and the purchase price alongside a mid-to-substantial programme of works leaves costs stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this size. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of what the property might be worth after renovation.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated decoration and flooring across the lounge and bedrooms to give the home a more coherent, contemporary feel.
  • Rework or replace the older-style kitchen and address its marked or unfinished wall finish, subject to checking the existing units and appliances.
  • Make use of the maintained rear garden and its patio as an appealing outdoor space without an obvious major garden project.

Key risks

  • The asking price is already above the local £/sqf average, and adding a medium-scale works programme leaves the overall cost basis stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • Budget carefully — economics look thin when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 20% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.

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Map

Location

Springfield Avenue, Litherland, Merseyside, L21
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station

    0.7 miles

    Train · Seaforth

  • Bootle New Strand Rail Station

    1.4 miles

    Train · Bootle

  • Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station

    1.4 miles

    Train · Waterloo

  • Orrell Park Rail Station

    1.4 miles

    Train · Orrell Park

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£510
Based on a loan of £101,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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