Heacham Drive, Leicester
East Midlands
£170,000Guide Price
Listed on 05/11/2026
Listed on 05/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedDescription
Offered at auction, this three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leicester has a living-dining room, kitchen and bathroom. The accommodation also includes a hall, with the listing giving room dimensions for the principal spaces and bedrooms. The property is being sold through a conditional online auction, with bidding and legal-pack information available through the auction platform. A buyer's fee of 4.2% including VAT applies, subject to a minimum of £7,200 including VAT, in addition to the purchase price. Buyers should review the legal pack and make their own legal and financial enquiries before bidding.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
45out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
At £170,000, this three-bedroom semi offers a substantial project: the living-dining room, kitchen and bathroom all show significant wear, with damaged wall finishes and flooring in several rooms. That gives a buyer scope to rebuild the interiors around their own finishes and make the most of the combined living-dining space. The front elevation and visible roof appear broadly intact, though the bathroom ceiling damage needs investigation.
The score is held back by the scale of the work and gaps in the value picture, rather than a finding that the price is dear: floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The listing says it is being sold by conditional online auction; bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.
Key opportunities
- Rework the combined living-dining room as the centrepiece of the home, with new finishes and flooring.
- The dated kitchen and bathroom offer clear scope to replace finishes and create a more coherent interior.
- Refresh the dated bedroom décor and flooring to bring the three-bedroom layout together.
Key risks
- Stripped-back finishes and deterioration across several rooms, plus the damaged bathroom ceiling, make this a heavy interior rebuild; allow for a longer programme than a cosmetic refresh and investigate the ceiling damage.
- Floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Leicester Rail Station
2.1 miles
Train · Leicester
Syston Rail Station
3.6 miles
Train · Syston
Sileby Rail Station
5.3 miles
Train · Sileby
South Wigston Rail Station
5.3 miles
Train · South Wigston
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