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White Horse Road, Haverhill, CB9

East of England

£165,000Guide Price

Listed on 31/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Semi Detached
Area
830 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Offered at auction, this two-bedroom semi-detached cottage is being sold with no onward chain and is presented as a renovation project. The ground floor has a porch, a lounge and dining area with exposed timbers and a brick inglenook-style fireplace with a log burner, plus a rear kitchen, lobby/utility space and cloakroom. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a family bathroom with a bath and separate shower. The main bedroom has a feature fireplace and an airing cupboard containing the gas-fired boiler. Outside, the property has a front garden and a rear garden with a paved patio and timber shed. Gated rear access leads to off-street parking. The listing describes the village of Kedington as having local shops, pubs, a primary school, recreation ground and riverside walks, with road connections to nearby towns and access to rail services from nearby stations. The sale is through the Online Modern Method of Auction, with a Buy It Now option. A buyer’s premium and legal pack fee apply in addition to the purchase price. Buyers should review the auction terms and legal pack and verify the property information before proceeding.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

69out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Vine Cottage is a characterful two-bedroom project, with exposed timbers, an inglenook-style fireplace and gardens with rear parking giving it a distinctive base to work from. At £165,000, the guide is 37.5% below the local average per square foot, making the acquisition price a clear opportunity. Bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.

The interiors call for a heavy programme rather than a cosmetic refresh: several rooms have worn finishes, the kitchen and bathroom need modernising, and damaged ceiling edges with exposed joists should be investigated. There is scope to reshape the cottage to your taste while improving the garden spaces; no major external structural failure is apparent in the supplied images.

Key opportunities

  • Make the exposed beams and brick inglenook-style fireplace the centrepiece of a refreshed lounge/dining space.
  • Rework the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes as part of a broader interior transformation, tailoring the cottage to your own style.
  • Clear and improve the front and rear garden areas, retaining the patio and making use of the rear parking.

Key risks

  • Worn finishes across several rooms, alongside exposed ceiling joists and damaged ceiling edges, point to a heavy interior rebuild; allow for investigation and a longer programme than a cosmetic refresh.

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Location

White Horse Road, Haverhill, CB9
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Dullingham Rail Station

    9.1 miles

    Train · Dullingham

  • Newmarket Rail Station

    10.7 miles

    Train · Newmarket

  • Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station

    11.4 miles

    Train · Sudbury

  • Great Chesterford Rail Station

    12.6 miles

    Train · Great Chesterford

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£674
Based on a loan of £123,750 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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