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Cheriton Road, Winchester, SO22

South East

£950,000

Listed on 31/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1755 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This late Victorian semi-detached house in Fulflood has four bedrooms and accommodation arranged over three floors. The main floor includes a front sitting room with a bay window, fireplace and period details, a double bedroom and the family bathroom. On the lower-ground floor are the kitchen/breakfast room, a study or family room and a dining room with a further bay window and fireplace. Three more bedrooms are on the first floor. The house has been in the same family for many years and is described as needing modernisation. The rear garden is arranged over two levels and requires maintenance and landscaping. A wide side access runs from the street to the rear garden, and the listing notes possible scope for an extension or off-street parking, subject to the relevant permissions. Residents’ parking permits are available, with parking currently on street. Cheriton Road is close to Winchester city centre and the railway station. The listing also notes nearby schools and access to local walks. All mains services are connected. The property has an EPC rating of E and is in Council Tax Band E.

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 late Victorian Fulflood house has plenty of character to work with: bay windows, fireplaces, cornicing and traditional brickwork, plus several reception and bedroom spaces. The interiors are liveable but distinctly old-fashioned, giving a medium-scale project buyer scope to refresh the decoration and flooring, update the particularly dated kitchen and bathroom, and bring the mature rear garden back into shape. The visible exterior appears broadly intact, while the bathroom ceiling staining should be investigated.

The price is the sticking point: at £950,000, it is around 8.5% above the local £/sqf average, and purchase plus works looks tight against local benchmarks. The strong Fulflood setting, period features and possible extension scope subject to planning may appeal, but the numbers make this a selective project rather than an obvious value buy.

Key opportunities

  • Retain and highlight the bay windows, fireplaces, cornicing and traditional brickwork while refreshing dated decoration and flooring.
  • Modernise the old-fashioned kitchen and bathroom, investigating the ceiling staining as part of planning the work.
  • Tackle the densely planted, stepped rear garden, with possible extension scope noted by the listing subject to planning permission.

Key risks

  • Brown staining on the bathroom ceiling needs investigation before the extent and cause are clear.

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Location

Cheriton Road, Winchester, SO22
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Winchester Rail Station

    0.3 miles

    Train · Winchester

  • Shawford Rail Station

    3.0 miles

    Train · Shawford

  • Chandlers Ford Rail Station

    6.2 miles

    Train · Chandlers Ford

  • Eastleigh Rail Station

    6.8 miles

    Train · Eastleigh

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£3,589
Based on a loan of £712,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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