Hazel Grove, Chatham, ME5 0EB

At £280,000, this three-bedroom semi is priced about 6% below the local average per square foot, giving project buyers a reasonable starting point. The numbers are still tight once purchase and works are considered against local benchmarks, so the value case depends on what you can achieve through the renovation rather than the asking price alone.

There is plenty to shape here: a long lounge-diner with parquet flooring, a large southeast-facing rear garden and a garage. The photographed interiors are worn across several rooms, with staining that needs investigation, making this a substantial project rather than a cosmetic refresh. The listing also mentions scope to extend or reconfigure, subject to feasibility and permissions.

Purchase cost alone tells only part of the story — the asking price is reasonable enough, yet a meaningful works programme still keeps all-in costs only middling versus local benchmarks, leaving a gap of around 12% versus area norms for this sqft. Worth factoring in before you assume strong upside from the works alone.