Sawley Road, Draycott, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72
East Midlands
£95,000Guide Price
Listed on 03/11/2026
Listed on 03/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
883 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom terraced cottage-style house in Draycott is offered through the Modern Method of Auction and requires updating throughout. The ground floor has two reception rooms and a separate kitchen, while upstairs are two bedrooms and a bathroom. The existing arrangement provides distinct living and dining areas, with scope to modernise the rooms and consider changes to the layout, subject to any required consents.
The property has a walled and fenced rear garden with a paved patio and mature shrubs. Draycott has local shops, pubs, takeaways and a primary school, with further services available in Breaston and Long Eaton. Sawley and Long Eaton railway station can be reached by car or bus, and the A52 and M1 provide road links towards Derby and Nottingham. The property is in Council Tax band A.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
72out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £95,000, this two-bedroom cottage-style terrace is priced very keenly against the local average: £108 per sq ft compared with £299. That makes the asking price a clear acquisition opportunity, with two reception rooms and a separate kitchen giving a renovator a useful starting layout in a village setting close to countryside and commuter links.
The interior is tired across several rooms, with worn flooring and dated finishes; the kitchen floor is damaged, and the rear garden needs attention. This is a substantial project rather than a cosmetic refresh, but it offers scope to modernise the house throughout and make the reception spaces, kitchen and garden your own. The visible roofline shows no obvious major failure, though the rear boundary is less clear.
Key opportunities
- The two reception rooms and separate kitchen provide a defined layout to modernise around, with scope to improve how the living and dining spaces work.
- A whole-house update can bring the dated decoration and worn flooring together into a more cohesive interior, while refreshing the distinctive cottage-style character.
- The neglected rear garden offers scope to clear and improve the paved area as part of the wider project.
Key risks
- Worn finishes across several rooms, a damaged kitchen floor and a neglected garden point to a heavy, multi-area programme; plan for a full interior and garden overhaul rather than a cosmetic refresh.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Long Eaton Rail Station
2.2 miles
Train · Long Eaton
Spondon Rail Station
3.3 miles
Train · Spondon
Toton Lane Tram Stop
3.6 miles
Tram · Toton
East Midlands Parkway Rail Station
3.8 miles
Train · Ratcliffe on Soar
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