Graeme Road, Sutton, Peterborough
East of England
£340,000
Listed on 30/10/2026
Listed on 30/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
931 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached stone cottage is set in the village of Sutton, with a slate roof and gardens backing onto open land. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, sitting room with an inglenook fireplace and wood-burning stove, separate dining room, kitchen and cloakroom. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
Double gates lead to gravel parking for several vehicles, with access to the rear garden, patio and an outbuilding. The property has been let for several years and is described as requiring modernisation and updating. It is Grade II listed and lies within a Conservation Area, so any proposed changes, including the stated scope to extend, would need to be checked against the relevant requirements and consents. The sale is offered with no onward chain.
Sutton is near the A47 and around six miles from Peterborough and its mainline station. Nearby villages provide local amenities, and the A1, Stamford, Uppingham and Oundle are also accessible.
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 Grade II listed stone cottage has a strong sense of character, with its inglenook fireplace, exposed beam, slate roof and generous garden backing onto open land. The interior offers a medium-scale improvement project, with worn finishes across several rooms and scope to refresh the kitchen and bathroom; the weathered outbuilding also needs closer inspection. The garden, patio and gated parking are appealing assets, while the listing notes that any extension would require the necessary consents.
At £340,000, the asking price is already above the local average on a £/sq ft basis. More importantly, the purchase price alongside a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the overall spend stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of the value after renovation. The village setting and character give the project appeal, but the numbers make this a weak overall opportunity.
Key opportunities
- Retain and bring out the period character of the stonework, inglenook fireplace and exposed timber beam.
- Refresh the worn finishes across several rooms and modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a medium-scale programme.
- Make the most of the large garden, patio and gated parking; inspect the deteriorated outbuilding to establish its potential.
Key risks
- The asking price is above the local £/sq ft average, and purchase plus a mid-to-substantial works programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- The outbuilding is visibly weathered and partly damaged, so its repair or removal requirements need checking.
- Budget carefully — economics look thin with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 19% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Peterborough Rail Station
5.6 miles
Train · Peterborough
Stamford Rail Station
6.5 miles
Train · Stamford
Whittlesea Rail Station
11.3 miles
Train · Whittlesey
Corby Rail Station
14.2 miles
Train · Corby Village
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