Farmhill Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5
South West
£450,000
Listed on 06/11/2026
Listed on 06/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
5Type
DetachedArea
1283 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Woodside House is a detached Cotswold stone property dating from the 1900s, arranged as a four-bedroom main house and a separate one-bedroom self-contained annex. The accommodation is described as requiring modernisation throughout, offering scope to update the existing layout and finishes. The property also includes a larger-than-usual garden, driveway parking, a single garage and an outbuilding.
The house is around two miles west of Stroud, within walking distance of local schools and amenities. Stroud offers independent shops, cafes and a regular farmers market, with direct rail services to London Paddington and road links to the M5 and M4. The agent notes that the stone front porch has suffered subsidence, while reporting no evidence of structural defects in the main building. A title covenant restricts the land to residential use and prevents commercial use.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
51out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
Woodside House has the character and setting to make a rewarding medium-scale project: a detached Cotswold stone house with a substantial garden, garage and outbuilding, currently arranged as a four-bedroom house plus a self-contained one-bedroom annex. Several interiors are dated, with worn floorboards and older fittings, giving a buyer scope to refresh the finishes and modernise the tired kitchen and bathroom. The asking price is broadly in line with the local £/sqf benchmark, so the entry point is reasonable, but purchase and works costs look tight against local benchmarks overall. The agent reports subsidence to the stone porch; it says there is no evidence of structural defects in the main building, but the porch repair scope needs checking.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated interiors, including the visibly tired kitchen and older bathroom, while addressing worn flooring and decoration across several rooms.
- Make the most of the existing four-bedroom house and self-contained one-bedroom annex arrangement.
- The substantial mature garden, driveway, garage and outbuilding add useful outdoor and storage potential.
Key risks
- The agent reports subsidence to the stone porch. Have the cause and repair scope professionally assessed, while noting the listing reports no evidence of defects in the main building.
- The economics score is weak: purchase and works costs look tight against local benchmarks, so careful control of the project scope and budget will matter.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Stroud (Glos) Rail Station
0.8 miles
Train · Stroud
Stonehouse Rail Station
1.9 miles
Train · Stonehouse
Cam & Dursley Rail Station
5.8 miles
Train · Cam
Gloucester Rail Station
7.9 miles
Train · Gloucester
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