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Leighton Road, Hove

South East

£500,000

Listed on 05/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1147 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

A three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hove’s Artists Corner, with a through living and dining room, separate kitchen/breakfast room, first-floor shower room and separate WC. The accommodation also includes an entrance hall, rear lobby with pantry cupboards and fitted storage in the bedrooms. To the rear is a west-facing garden with side access, a lean-to and a brick-built cupboard containing a WC. The property is described as requiring modernisation and offers scope to improve the existing accommodation. The listing also notes potential to extend, subject to the necessary consents. Hove station, Hove Park, the seafront, local shops and schools are within reach, with access to the A27 and surrounding road network.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

69out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £500,000, this three-bedroom semi is priced at £436 per sq ft, around 16% below the local average—a clear opportunity to acquire in Hove’s Artists Corner. The interiors are dated but appear usable, making this a light, largely cosmetic project: refresh the finishes, update the kitchen if desired and tidy the west-facing garden to make the home your own.

The through living/dining space, side access and convenient position near Hove station, Hove Park and the seafront add to its appeal. The listing also mentions scope to extend, subject to the necessary consents.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated carpets, wall coverings and fitted finishes across the living spaces and bedrooms.
  • Modernise the visibly dated kitchen and improve the paved, overgrown rear garden.
  • Explore the stated scope to extend, subject to the necessary consents; side access and the west-facing garden add appeal.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Leighton Road, Hove
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Aldrington Rail Station

    0.2 miles

    Train · Hove

  • Hove Rail Station

    0.4 miles

    Train · Hove

  • Portslade Rail Station

    1.1 miles

    Train · Portslade

  • Preston Park Rail Station

    1.3 miles

    Train · Brighton

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,043
Based on a loan of £375,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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