Perry Road, Buckden, St. Neots, PE19 5XG
East of England
£550,000
Listed on 22/10/2026
Listed on 22/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedArea
1465 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This four-bedroom detached house in Buckden offers substantial scope for modernisation, with generous accommodation and a large rear plot. The ground floor includes a spacious living room with a stone fireplace, a separate dining room and a downstairs cloakroom. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The kitchen is described as a blank canvas for a future redesign, and the existing layout can be updated to suit a buyer's needs.
The rear garden is particularly large, with the listing stating that the overall plot approaches half an acre. It provides extensive outdoor space and may offer scope for landscaping or an extension, subject to planning and other necessary checks. The property is in need of refurbishment and is located in the village of Buckden.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
46out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached four-bedroom home has a substantial canvas to personalise: generous living and dining spaces, a stone fireplace and a particularly deep, mature garden give the project character beyond the dated finishes. The kitchen, bathroom, decoration and flooring offer scope for a medium-scale modernisation, while the visible diagonal crack in a bedroom wall should be investigated. The exterior appears maintained in the supplied views.
The value is the main constraint. At £550,000, the asking price is about 9.6% above the local average per square foot, and the asking price plus a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the overall outlay stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that is a comparison with current local averages, not a post-works value forecast. The garden and detached setting are appealing, but the numbers call for careful buying discipline.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom and refresh finishes across several rooms to give the home a more cohesive, contemporary feel.
- Make the most of the generous living and dining spaces, including the stone fireplace, as part of a family-focused redesign.
- The deep, mature garden offers room for landscaping and outdoor living, with extension scope described by the listing, though feasibility is not established.
Key risks
- The asking price is above the local £/sqft average, and the purchase price combined with a mid-to-substantial works programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- A diagonal crack visible on a bedroom wall needs investigation to establish its cause and any required remedial work.
- Headroom after works looks limited after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 15% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Huntingdon Rail Station
3.9 miles
Train · Huntingdon
St Neots Rail Station
4.2 miles
Train · St Neots
Sandy Rail Station
11.6 miles
Train · Sandy
Bedford Rail Station
14.2 miles
Train · Bedford
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