Laing Close, Ilford IG6
London
£350,000
Listed on 27/09/2026
Listed on 27/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
609 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
Offered with no onward chain, this two-bedroom terraced house in Hainault has a lounge/dining room, a separate fitted kitchen and a private rear garden. The ground floor includes an entrance hall with stairs to the first floor, while the lounge opens through sliding patio doors to a covered patio and garden. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bath, wash basin and WC.
The kitchen has fitted units, a gas hob, a built-in oven and space for appliances. Gas central heating and double glazing are stated, and the property has an EPC rating of C and council tax band C. The listing notes that updating and redecoration would be beneficial, giving buyers scope to make changes to suit their requirements.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
36out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This two-bedroom terrace has a clear, manageable canvas: worn carpets and dated finishes can be refreshed, while the kitchen cabinetry and untidy enclosed garden offer scope for practical improvements. Double glazing, a usable lounge with sliding doors to the garden, and no obvious major structural issue in the supplied images are useful starting points.
The main drawback is the price. At £350,000, the asking price is about 18% above the local £/sqf average, and adding the £9,000–£18,000 refurb range leaves the purchase-and-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it makes the current economics difficult to support.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the worn carpets and dated finishes across the house for a more cohesive interior.
- Improve the kitchen by addressing the visibly defective cabinetry and updating its dated finishes.
- Clear and landscape the enclosed rear garden, making better use of the covered patio and lounge access.
Key risks
- At the asking price, even the light refurbishment budget leaves the purchase-and-works cost high relative to the local benchmark for a 609 sq ft home.
- Factor in roughly £363,500 once the asking price and an estimated £13,500 of refurbishment are combined, leaving a gap of around 19% versus area norms for this sqft. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Hainault Underground Station
0.1 miles
Underground · Hainault
Fairlop Underground Station
0.6 miles
Underground · Fulwell Cross
Grange Hill Underground Station
0.7 miles
Underground · Grange Hill
Chigwell Underground Station
1.2 miles
Underground · Chigwell
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£1,322
Based on a loan of £262,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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