West Avenue, Northwich, CW9
North West
£180,000
Listed on 01/10/2026
Listed on 01/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi DetachedArea
676 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom semi-detached house occupies a corner plot in an established Northwich residential area and is offered with no onward chain. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, a living room with a large window and fireplace, and a rear kitchen with existing units and cooking facilities. A ground-floor bathroom has a three-piece suite. Upstairs are two bedrooms, including a larger principal room and a second room that could also serve as a study or dressing room.
The property is described as requiring modernisation, offering scope to update the interiors to a purchaser's requirements. Gardens extend around the house, with lawned areas and established hedging. A driveway provides off-road parking and leads to a detached garage.
Everyday amenities, schools and leisure facilities are available nearby, with Northwich town centre within reach. The A556 is approximately a one-minute drive away, connecting to the wider motorway network and routes towards Manchester, Warrington and Chester. Marbury Country Park, Anderton Nature Park and Delamere Forest are among the nearby outdoor destinations.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
47out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This two-bedroom semi has a useful corner plot, established hedging, driveway and detached garage, giving the project more to work with than the interiors alone. The living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms are all ready for updating, with scope for a substantial refresh of finishes and fittings; the garden and weathered hard surfaces could also be improved. The exterior looks broadly intact in the available views, though the discolouration above the kitchen worktop warrants investigation.
At £180,000, the asking price is slightly below the local average per square foot, which is reasonable value on that measure. The bigger constraint is the economics: once a mid-to-substantial programme of works is allowed for, the purchase and improvement costs look stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area. That comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of the value after renovation, so the E grade reflects the tight overall numbers despite the plot and project potential.
Key opportunities
- Rework the dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a coordinated interior update.
- Refresh the living room and bedrooms with new finishes and flooring to create a more coherent feel throughout.
- Make better use of the corner-plot gardens, driveway and detached garage, with scope to improve the outdoor areas and hard surfaces.
Key risks
- The asking price combined with the likely improvement programme leaves costs stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area, before allowing for purchase fees.
- All-in costs look stretched when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 21% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today — current-condition benchmarks only, not after-works GDV.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Northwich Rail Station
0.8 miles
Train · Northwich
Lostock Gralam Rail Station
1.4 miles
Train · Lostock Gralam
Greenbank Rail Station
2.0 miles
Train · Greenbank
Hartford Rail Station
2.9 miles
Train · Hartford
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