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Southport Road, Lydiate L31

North West

£250,000

Listed on 05/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
915 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Parking

Description

Lyons Estates presents a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lydiate, offered with no onward chain. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, three reception rooms, a kitchen and a ground-floor WC, with three bedrooms and a family bathroom upstairs. A garage and driveway provide off-street parking, and the property is leasehold with Council Tax Band C. The EPC rating is to be confirmed. The house is described as requiring modernisation throughout. Its existing room arrangement and generous proportions provide scope for updating the interiors to suit a buyer's requirements. The property is within reach of local schools, amenities and transport links.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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46out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This three-bedroom semi offers a substantial canvas: three reception rooms, driveway and garage, plus front and rear gardens. The visible finishes are dated across several rooms, giving scope to refresh decoration and flooring and rework the kitchen and bathroom; the weathered rear outbuilding is another feature to inspect for its condition and potential use. The main house and roof appear broadly intact in the available views.

The price is the constraint: £250,000 is about £273/sq ft, above the local £257 average. With the £30,000–£55,000 refurbishment range, the purchase plus works would leave costs stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the value after renovation.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated finishes throughout, including the kitchen and bathroom, to create a more cohesive family home.
  • Make use of the three reception rooms for flexible living, entertaining or home working.
  • Improve the usable garden areas and investigate the substantial rear outbuilding’s condition and potential use.

Key risks

  • At £250,000 plus the £30,000–£55,000 refurbishment range, costs look high against the local average benchmark for this floor area; this is not a post-works value forecast.
  • The rear outbuilding looks weathered and needs close inspection; its condition, status and potential use should be verified.

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Southport Road, Lydiate L31
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£944
Based on a loan of £187,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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