Pickwood Road, Leek, Staffordshire ST13

The standout is the approved scheme: a substantial brick building in central Leek with plans for a two-bedroom townhouse and two one-bedroom apartments. That gives a buyer a clear route to reshape the property into three homes, with small private yard areas included in the plans. The submitted photos show an unfinished, vacant building, so the opportunity is to create the accommodation from the ground up rather than make cosmetic updates.

This is a low-opportunity score overall, with limited fundamentals and elevated risk. Structural work to the front elevation is identified, and the rear openings are boarded or covered; the roof condition cannot be confirmed from the available views. At £75,000, the price cannot yet be judged against local £/sqf because floor area is missing. The renovation estimate and information needed to assess the project economics are also unavailable, so the scale and viability need careful checking before proceeding.