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King Edward Road, Barnet EN5

London

£750,000

Listed on 09/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
1043 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Barnet has two reception rooms, a separate kitchen and a family bathroom. The accommodation includes two double bedrooms and a third bedroom, with a boarded loft accessed by a loft ladder that has previously been used as a workspace and provides additional storage. The rear garden is established and includes a patio, shed and side access. A separate storage area beside the kitchen has power and is used as a utility space. At the front, there is a garden and off-street parking, with potential to create a driveway subject to the necessary permissions. The house is double glazed and the EPC rating is D. The property is close to local shops and amenities, with High Barnet Underground station and New Barnet mainline station providing transport links. Nearby schools include Ark Pioneer Academy and Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School. The listing notes scope to modernise, reconfigure or extend, subject to the relevant permissions.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a clean, well-kept High Barnet home with a particularly appealing established garden, two reception rooms and a boarded loft currently used for storage and workspace. The main value-add is a light, optional refresh of the traditional reception-room finishes and carpets; the listing also describes scope to extend, subject to permissions, though feasibility is unverified.

The numbers are the constraint: at £750,000, the asking price is around 20% above the local £/sqf average. Adding the stated £5,500–£16,500 refurbishment range puts the purchase-plus-refurb spend at roughly £755,500–£766,500, stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of the value after works, but it leaves limited room for error at the asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the clean but traditional reception-room finishes and consider replacing fitted carpets to give the living spaces a more contemporary feel.
  • Make the most of the established rear garden, with its patio, mature planting, shed and separate powered storage/utility area.
  • Explore the boarded loft and the listing’s stated extension scope; any conversion or extension would need feasibility checks and relevant permissions.

Key risks

  • At the current asking price, even the stated light refurbishment budget leaves total purchase-and-works costs stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this size.
  • Budget around £761,000 when purchase and the £11,000 refurb range are added together, leaving a gap of around 18% versus area norms for this sqft; post-works value sits outside our data.

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£2,833
Based on a loan of £562,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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