Southborough Lane, Bromley BR2
South East
£250,000
Listed on 24/09/2026
Listed on 24/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
MaisonetteArea
770 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom ground-floor maisonette is offered chain free and requires complete modernisation. The accommodation includes a large living room, kitchen and bathroom, with a long lease of more than 900 years. To the rear is an approximately 125-foot garden, while the front driveway provides off-street parking and leads to a detached single garage.
Petts Wood station is just over half a mile away, with direct services to several mainline stations. Crofton Infant and Junior Schools and St James’ RC Primary School are also nearby. Bromley Council Tax Band D. An AML fee is payable once an offer is accepted to cover identity and anti-money-laundering checks.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
67out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £250,000, this two-bedroom ground-floor maisonette is priced well below the local average per square foot, making the asking price a clear point of opportunity. Its large living room, off-street parking, detached garage and long lease add useful fundamentals, while the established garden is an appealing feature to work with.
The interior is a substantial project rather than a cosmetic refresh: photographed rooms show worn floors and marked, dated finishes, with particularly poor kitchen condition and visible ceiling damage. That gives a buyer scope to rework the interiors and improve the garden, but the scale of the job needs careful planning. The exterior views show no clear major roof failure.
Key opportunities
- The large living room and two-bedroom layout provide a useful base for a full interior redesign and modernisation.
- A long, established rear garden offers scope to tidy and improve the outdoor space, while the driveway and detached garage add practical value.
- The asking price is substantially below the local average per square foot, creating an opportunity to acquire at a comparatively low entry point.
Key risks
- Worn finishes and damaged flooring across the photographed rooms, plus the deteriorated kitchen and visible ceiling damage, make this a heavy interior rebuild programme; allow for significant time and coordination rather than a cosmetic refresh.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Petts Wood Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Petts Wood
Bickley Rail Station
1.1 miles
Train · Bickley
Chislehurst Rail Station
1.2 miles
Train · Chislehurst
Orpington Rail Station
1.6 miles
Train · Orpington
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Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£1,021
Based on a loan of £187,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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