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Doveridge Avenue, Carlton, Nottingham

East Midlands

£250,000

Listed on 05/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Area
839 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Offered with no onward chain, this three-bedroom detached house in Carlton has two reception rooms, a fitted kitchen and a lean-to/conservatory. The property is described as requiring modernisation, giving a purchaser scope to update the accommodation to their requirements. Local shops, everyday amenities, green spaces and bus services are nearby, and the house is set in a cul-de-sac. The ground floor includes an entrance porch and hallway with understairs storage, a front lounge with a bay window and fireplace, and a separate dining room with a tiled-hearth fireplace. The kitchen has base and wall units, tiled flooring and space for freestanding appliances, with a rear door leading to the lean-to/conservatory. Upstairs are three bedrooms, each with fitted wardrobes, a bathroom with a bath and electric shower, and a separate WC. The west-facing rear garden is accessed from the house, while a gated driveway leads to a detached garage. There is also a planted front garden.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

35out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This detached home has a useful canvas: two reception rooms, a bay-fronted lounge, driveway and detached garage, plus a west-facing rear garden with scope to reclaim and improve it. The photographed interiors are dated, with worn carpets and older fittings, so a medium-scale programme could reshape the living spaces and refresh the kitchen and bathroom to suit your taste.

The numbers are the main constraint. At £250,000, the asking price is above the local £/sqf benchmark, and adding a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the likely outlay stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area. That makes this a weaker value opportunity despite the property's potential.

Key opportunities

  • Rework the two reception rooms, including the bay-fronted lounge, into welcoming spaces with updated finishes and flooring.
  • Update the dated kitchen and bathroom as part of a cohesive refresh.
  • Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden, making better use of its west-facing aspect.

Key risks

  • At this asking price, the purchase combined with a medium-scale works programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for the property's floor area.
  • Purchase plus the works band looks tight when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 27% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.

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Map

Location

Doveridge Avenue, Carlton, Nottingham
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Carlton Rail Station

    0.4 miles

    Train · Carlton

  • Netherfield Rail Station

    0.7 miles

    Train · Netherfield

  • Burton Joyce Rail Station

    1.8 miles

    Train · Burton Joyce

  • Radcliffe (Notts) Rail Station

    2.3 miles

    Train · Radcliffe on Trent

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,021
Based on a loan of £187,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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