Kestrel Close, Carlton, Nottingham
East Midlands
£160,000
Listed on 31/10/2026
Listed on 31/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi DetachedArea
536 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom semi-detached home is set on Kestrel Close, with an outlook towards Valley Road playing fields. The ground floor has a lounge with a gas fire and an archway through to the kitchen diner, which is fitted with cabinets, an electric oven, gas hob and space for laundry and refrigeration appliances. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a fully tiled bathroom with a bath and mains shower over.
Outside, the enclosed rear garden includes a paved patio and lawn, with a side passage providing access to the front. Parking is available in a nearby communal car park, where spaces are unallocated. The property is offered with no upward chain and the listing notes scope to update the décor. Local shops, schools and transport links towards Nottingham city centre are within reach.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
38out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a tidy, light-refresh project rather than a major renovation: the dated finishes and worn-looking carpet offer scope to update the presentation, while the enclosed garden, lounge-through-to-kitchen-diner layout and outlook over the playing fields give the home some appealing features. The visible exterior and roofline also appear generally intact, though they would still need a proper inspection.
The price is the main drawback. At £160,000, the asking price is above the local £/sqf benchmark for this floor area, and once a mid-to-substantial programme of works is allowed for, the purchase and improvement spend looks stretched against local benchmarks. That comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of the value after renovation, so the project needs careful buying discipline.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated décor and replace older carpets to give the interior a more contemporary feel.
- Make the most of the lounge and adjoining kitchen-diner as a sociable everyday living space.
- Improve the enclosed lawn and paved patio with simple landscaping or planting, while retaining their existing usable layout.
Key risks
- The asking price and likely improvement programme leave limited headroom against local benchmarks for a home of this size.
- The all-in picture is soft when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 18% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Carlton Rail Station
1.6 miles
Train · Carlton
Netherfield Rail Station
1.6 miles
Train · Netherfield
Lace Market Tram Stop
2.1 miles
Tram · Nottingham
NTU Tram Stop
2.2 miles
Tram · Nottingham Trent University in City Centre
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