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Holly Avenue, Bebington

North West

£230,000

Listed on 04/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
727 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house has a hallway leading to a lounge and a kitchen diner, with three bedrooms and a three-piece bathroom upstairs. The main bedroom has fitted wardrobes. The rooms offer scope for updating and adapting to suit a new owner's needs. Outside, the property has a mature south-facing garden and a driveway providing off-road parking. Local primary, secondary and grammar schools are described as within walking distance. Cross Lane shops and the wider amenities of Bebington Village are nearby, with motorway links towards Liverpool and Chester. The property is freehold and in council tax band B.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

38out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This maintained three-bedroom semi has a usable starting point and a mature, south-facing garden, with scope for a light cosmetic refresh rather than a major overhaul. Older finishes in the living spaces and kitchen and bathroom offer room to put your own stamp on it, while the cracked paving could be improved.

The value case is the sticking point: at £230,000, the asking price is well above the local £/sqf benchmark, and once a mid-to-substantial works programme is allowed for, the purchase and improvement costs look stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area. That makes this a weaker WHOTS opportunity despite the good fundamentals and location.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the older finishes in the lounge and bedrooms to give the interior a more current feel.
  • The kitchen and bathroom are functional starting points for a cosmetic update tailored to a buyer’s taste.
  • Repair or renew the cracked paving to complement the established, south-facing garden and driveway.

Key risks

  • The asking price and likely improvement programme together leave limited headroom against local benchmarks for a property of this size.
  • Headroom after works looks limited when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 20% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.

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Map

Location

Holly Avenue, Bebington
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Spital Rail Station

    0.6 miles

    Train · Spital

  • Port Sunlight Rail Station

    0.7 miles

    Train · Port Sunlight

  • Bebington Rail Station

    1.1 miles

    Train · Bebington

  • Bromborough Rake Rail Station

    1.2 miles

    Train · Bromborough

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Finance

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Illustrative repayments based on the asking price, not a mortgage offer.

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£940
Based on a loan of £172,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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