Stagsden Road, Bromham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43
South East
£550,000
Listed on 01/11/2026
Listed on 01/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1281 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached house in Bromham is offered with no onward chain and includes an extended ground floor, a detached garage, off-road parking and a large rear garden. The ground floor has an entrance porch and hallway, a lounge of over 27 feet with a bay window and stone fireplace, and a fitted kitchen opening into an extended dining room. The dining area has a vaulted ceiling and sliding doors to the garden. Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a third bedroom, with fitted wardrobes and a bay window in the principal bedroom, plus a family bathroom.
The rear garden is mainly lawn, with mature trees, established borders and a paved patio. At the front, a block-paved driveway provides parking alongside the garage. Gas central heating and solar PV with battery packs are noted in the particulars. The listing describes the house as needing updating and modernisation, giving purchasers scope to refurbish to their requirements. Further extension potential is mentioned subject to planning permission and other necessary checks. Bromham has local amenities and access to Bedford town centre and the surrounding countryside.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached Bromham home has plenty to work with: a long lounge with a substantial stone fireplace, an extended dining area with a vaulted ceiling and garden-facing doors, plus a generous mature garden, driveway and detached garage. The interiors are distinctly dated, but the visible work looks like a light modernisation project, with scope to refresh finishes and make the house your own.
The value case is the sticking point. At £550,000, it is priced above the local £/sqf average, and once a mid-to-substantial programme of improvements is allowed for, the purchase and works cost looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That makes this a weaker WHOTS opportunity despite its appealing layout and setting.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated finishes across the visible interiors to give the house a more contemporary feel.
- Make the most of the long lounge and characterful stone fireplace alongside the vaulted, garden-facing dining extension.
- Enjoy a generous established garden, with driveway parking and a detached garage adding practical appeal.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, adding a programme of improvements leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area.
- Budget carefully — economics look thin after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 17% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Bedford Rail Station
2.4 miles
Train · Bedford
Bedford St Johns Rail Station
3.0 miles
Train · Bedford
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
3.8 miles
Train · Kempston Hardwick
Stewartby Rail Station
5.2 miles
Train · Stewartby
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£2,247
Based on a loan of £412,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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