Douglas Drive, Shepton Mallet
South West
£240,000
Listed on 07/11/2026
Listed on 07/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
HouseFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom house is offered with no onward chain and is described as needing updating. The accommodation includes a kitchen and living areas, with scope for a purchaser to refresh the existing home to their requirements. The property occupies a generous triangular plot, and the listing notes potential to extend or use the attic, subject to planning permission and other necessary consents.
The house is on the southern edge of Shepton Mallet, within reach of the High Street, retail park and Collett Park. The town has local shops, pubs, restaurants, schools and an outdoor swimming pool. Road links connect to Bristol, Bath and the A303, while Castle Cary railway station provides a direct service to London Paddington.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
At £240,000, this detached three-bedroom home is a light-updating project with a useful canvas: the established garden and exterior appear generally maintained, while dated finishes and worn flooring across several interior rooms offer scope for a cosmetic refresh. The kitchen and bathroom are notably dated, so there is also room to modernise those spaces to your taste. The listing mentions possible extension or attic use subject to planning permission, but feasibility is not established.
Key opportunities
- Refresh dated decoration and worn flooring across the living areas and bedrooms.
- Modernise the narrow kitchen and distinctive older bathroom to create a more contemporary finish.
- Make the most of the established garden and explore the listing's stated extension or attic-use potential, subject to planning permission and feasibility.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Castle Cary Rail Station
6.0 miles
Train · Castle Cary
Bruton Rail Station
6.8 miles
Train · Bruton
Frome Rail Station
10.8 miles
Train · Frome
Templecombe Rail Station
13.9 miles
Train · Templecombe
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