High Street, Swanage
South East
£130,000Guide Price
Listed on 31/10/2026
Listed on 31/10/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
HouseArea
744 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
Offered at auction, this two-bedroom stone cottage is close to Swanage town centre and is described as requiring comprehensive renovation. The ground floor is arranged with an entrance porch, a large reception room, kitchen, bathroom and store, with two bedrooms upstairs.
Outside, the property has a small rear garden and a store. The garden is understood to have pedestrian access from an adjoining alleyway. Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage are stated to be connected. The sale information, including the seller's costs and the SSSI impact risk zone note, should be checked in the legal pack and special conditions.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
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71out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £130,000, this Swanage stone cottage is priced at about £175 per sq ft against a local average of £434 — a strikingly low entry point and a clear opportunity to acquire well below the local benchmark. The two-bedroom layout, large reception room, stone frontage and town-centre setting give the project a useful starting point, with a rear garden to reclaim.
Key opportunities
- A substantial interior rebuild gives scope to rework the reception space and create a coherent finish across the cottage, rather than simply refreshing worn surfaces.
- The damaged kitchen and bathroom finishes provide a clear opportunity to replace and modernise these areas as part of the overall renovation.
- Clear the overgrown, obstructed rear garden to reveal and improve its usable outdoor space.
Key risks
- Stripped and damaged finishes, debris and deterioration across several rooms point to a heavy full-interior programme; plan for a coordinated rebuild, not a cosmetic refresh.
- The roof covering looks weathered in the available views, so inspect it more closely; no clear failure is evident in the photographs.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Corfe Castle
4.1 miles
Train · Corfe Castle
Poole Rail Station
7.6 miles
Train · Poole
Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
7.9 miles
Train · Parkstone
Hamworthy Rail Station
8.2 miles
Train · Hamworthy
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