Featherstone Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract
Yorkshire
£180,000
Listed on 30/10/2026
Listed on 30/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
710 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house on Featherstone Lane is offered with no onward chain and has scope for modernisation. The ground floor includes two reception rooms and a separate kitchen, while upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The accommodation is described as having been a long-standing family home and would benefit from updating.
Outside, there is a front garden, a rear garden with a paved patio, and a driveway providing off-street parking. The rear garden looks out towards open fields. Local shops, supermarkets, schools and train stations are within reach, with road and rail connections serving commuters. The property is a short walk from Featherstone town centre.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi has a usable, generally clean interior and a clear cosmetic refresh opportunity: the reception rooms and pictured bedrooms have old-fashioned décor and carpets, while the kitchen and bathroom also have dated finishes. The established rear garden, driveway and open field outlook add appeal, and the two reception rooms offer flexible living space.
The main drawback is the price: £180,000 is around 14% above the local average per square foot. With a mid-to-substantial programme of works, the purchase price plus improvement spend also looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of its value after renovation. Overall, the setting and scope have merit, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the current asking price.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the patterned carpets, wallpaper and traditional finishes in the pictured reception rooms and bedrooms to give the interior a more contemporary feel.
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a light improvement programme.
- Make the most of the established rear garden, paved patio, driveway and open field outlook.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, adding the improvement programme leaves the overall spend stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- The all-in picture is soft with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 16% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Featherstone Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Featherstone
Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
1.5 miles
Train · Pontefract
Glasshoughton Rail Station
1.6 miles
Train · Glasshoughton
Streethouse Rail Station
2.0 miles
Train · Streethouse
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