Lower Herne Road, Herne Bay
South East
£185,000
Listed on 12/11/2026
Listed on 12/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
HouseArea
926 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom home in Herne has two reception rooms, a compact kitchen and a ground-floor shower room. The first floor provides two bedrooms. The property is described as needing updating and modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to refurbish the existing accommodation to their requirements. At the rear, the garden is described as a blank canvas. The house is freehold and offered with no onward chain.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
72out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £185,000, this is a compelling entry point: the asking price is about £200 per sq ft, well below the local average of £346. The two reception rooms and village setting give the project a useful starting point, while the dated galley kitchen, worn floors and marked finishes create scope to make the interior your own. The overgrown rear garden is another clear opportunity to shape into a more usable outdoor space.
This is a heavy project rather than a cosmetic refresh. Several photographed rooms show disrepair and debris, and ceiling discolouration is visible; the roof cannot be reliably assessed from the available exterior view. The front elevation appears generally intact, but the overall condition calls for a substantial programme of work.
Key opportunities
- Use the two separate reception rooms as flexible living and dining spaces, updating their finishes to suit your needs.
- Modernise the narrow galley kitchen and renew worn or unfinished floors to give the interior a more cohesive feel.
- Clear and rework the overgrown rear garden, improving the path and hardstanding to create a more inviting outdoor space.
Key risks
- Several rooms show worn floors, dated or marked finishes, debris and visible disrepair; plan for a substantial, multi-room programme rather than a cosmetic refresh.
- Ceiling discolouration is visible in a reception room, and the roof condition cannot be assessed reliably from the available ground-level photograph.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Herne Bay Rail Station
0.9 miles
Train · Herne Bay
Chestfield & Swalecliffe Rail Station
2.7 miles
Train · Chestfield
Sturry Rail Station
3.6 miles
Train · Sturry
Whitstable Rail Station
4.2 miles
Train · Whitstable
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£756
Based on a loan of £138,750 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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