Richmond Road, Croydon, CR0
South East
£399,950
Listed on 07/11/2026
Listed on 07/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
847 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beddington offers approximately 847 sq ft of accommodation and is described as requiring comprehensive refurbishment. The ground floor has a front reception room, a separate dining room, a rear kitchen and an additional WC. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a shower room, including a generous principal bedroom.
A private rear garden provides outdoor space with scope for landscaping. The listing notes access to local amenities, schools and transport links, including West Croydon and East Croydon stations, with connections towards Central London. The property may suit buyers planning a substantial refurbishment; the extent of work and any scope for changes should be checked during due diligence.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
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36out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi offers a clear blank-canvas project: the separate reception and dining rooms, private rear garden and existing character give scope to reshape and finish a family home to your own specification. Several ground-floor areas are stripped back, with unfinished surfaces and damaged flooring; the kitchen and one bathroom also need substantial work, while some bedrooms and the separate shower enclosure are more complete. The garden and worn front boundary add further jobs, and the roof condition cannot be confirmed from the images.
The numbers make this a weak opportunity overall. At £399,950, the asking price is already above the local £/sqf average, and adding a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the project’s all-in cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the home’s value after renovation, so the scope to create a tailored home is real but the purchase economics need careful scrutiny.
Key opportunities
- Rework and refinish the stripped reception and dining areas to create a coherent pair of living spaces suited to your needs.
- There is scope to complete the worn kitchen and unfinished bathroom as part of a wider, consistent interior scheme.
- Improve the private rear garden by clearing the hardstanding and scattered items, then landscaping it for outdoor use.
Key risks
- Stripped ground-floor areas, damaged floors and unfinished surfaces, together with a partly stripped bathroom, point to a heavy multi-room programme; allow for a full interior rebuild rather than a cosmetic refresh.
- At this asking price, the purchase combined with a mid-to-substantial works programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for an 847 sq ft home; that comparison is not a post-renovation value forecast.
- The roof cannot be assessed from ground-level images, and the front boundary wall has visibly displaced or broken sections.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Waddon Rail Station
0.6 miles
Train · Waddon
Waddon Marsh Tram Stop
0.6 miles
Tram · Waddon
Wandle Park Tram Stop
0.7 miles
Tram · Waddon
Ampere Way Tram Stop
0.8 miles
Tram · Broad Green
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