Durham Road, Stanley, DH9
North East
£80,000
Listed on 07/11/2026
Listed on 07/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanley has two reception rooms, a separate kitchen and utility room, and a ground-floor cloakroom. The entrance hall leads to a front lounge with a connecting door to the dining room. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom.
There are gardens at the front and rear. The property is described as requiring modernisation and updating, offering scope for a purchaser to improve the accommodation to suit their needs. The kitchen also requires updating. The listing notes that services and appliances have not been tested.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
47out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
At £80,000, this spacious three-bedroom semi offers a substantial project, with two reception rooms, a separate utility and gardens front and rear giving plenty of scope to shape the home. The dated finishes, worn flooring and staining in several areas create a clear renovation canvas; the rear garden and peeling finish to the extension also offer room for improvement. The visible roofline and brickwork show no obvious major failure in the photographs.
The overall WHOTS score is 47/100 (Grade E), reflecting limited condition scoring and value that cannot yet be judged against local £/sqf: the floor area is missing. The asking price alone does not establish whether it is cheap or dear for the area, so confirm the floor area before assessing value.
Key opportunities
- Use the two reception rooms and generous accommodation to refresh the interior around how you want to live, rather than simply updating individual finishes.
- The dated kitchen, worn floor coverings and older finishes provide a clear opportunity to modernise several areas as part of one coordinated project.
- Clear and improve the rear garden, while attending to the peeling finish on the rear extension, to make better use of the outdoor space.
Key risks
- Staining and deteriorated low-level finishes in several areas, alongside worn flooring and garden debris, make this a substantial multi-area programme; allow for a full interior and garden overhaul rather than a cosmetic refresh.
- The floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be assessed.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Chester-le-Street Rail Station
4.3 miles
Train · Chester-le-Street
Dunston Rail Station
6.3 miles
Train · Dunston
Metrocentre Rail Station
6.7 miles
Train · Metrocentre
Durham Rail Station
7.0 miles
Train · Durham
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