Ighten Road, Burnley
West Midlands
£189,950
Listed on 04/11/2026
Listed on 04/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi Detached BungalowArea
863 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Offered with no onward chain, this single-storey semi-detached bungalow has a central hallway leading to a front living room, kitchen, three bedrooms and a shower room. The living room has a front-facing window and feature fireplace. The kitchen includes white wall and base units, work surfaces, a sink, space for a cooker and plumbing for a washing machine, with a door to the side driveway. One of the rear bedrooms opens into the conservatory, which spans the back of the property and has windows on three sides and access to the rear patio. The third bedroom is also described as suitable for use as a study or hobby room.
Outside, the property has a lawned front garden with established planting, a gated driveway and detached garage. The rear garden includes a paved patio, gravelled areas and outdoor storage. The listing describes the bungalow as requiring updating, offering scope for a purchaser to modernise the accommodation. The agent is Hilton & Horsfall Estate Agents, Barrowford.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
40out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a usable, single-level bungalow with a clear cosmetic-refresh canvas: the main rooms appear intact, while patterned finishes and older fittings offer scope to personalise without the photos pointing to a full-gut project. The driveway, detached garage, established front garden and rear conservatory add useful features, and the rear outdoor space could be tidied to suit a buyer’s plans.
The price is the main constraint on the opportunity. At £189,950, it is around 15.6% above the local £/sqf average, and the asking price plus even a mid-to-substantial programme of works would leave the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of the value after renovation, so the project has appeal for someone prioritising the bungalow and its features but limited value headroom at this price.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the patterned wall coverings and older ceiling finishes across the main rooms to give the bungalow a more contemporary feel.
- Update the kitchen and shower-room finishes to suit a buyer’s taste; the photos show dated styling rather than clear evidence of major failure.
- Make use of the single-level layout, driveway, detached garage and conservatory, with scope to tidy the paved and gravelled rear garden.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, the purchase combined with a mid-to-substantial improvement programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area.
- Budget carefully — economics look thin when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 17% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Burnley Barracks Rail Station
0.4 miles
Train · Burnley
Burnley Central Rail Station
0.8 miles
Train · Burnley
Rose Grove Rail Station
0.9 miles
Train · Rose Grove
Burnley Manchester Road Rail Station
0.9 miles
Train · Burnley
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