Crackley Gates, Leycett ST5
West Midlands
£285,000
Listed on 15/10/2026
Listed on 15/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Detached BungalowArea
1044 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom detached dormer bungalow is set back from Leycett Lane on a generous plot. The accommodation includes an entrance hall with parquet flooring, a front lounge with a bay window, a ground-floor bedroom, a kitchen with fitted units and a pantry, and an adjoining utility or storage room. A further reception room overlooks the rear garden, with stairs leading to the upper dormer bedroom and its built-in storage. The bathroom has a bath with shower over, basin and WC.
Outside, a long driveway provides off-road parking, and the property has a double garage with power and a vehicle inspection pit, as well as a separate brick-built outbuilding. The private rear garden is mainly laid to lawn. The bungalow is described as having scope for modernisation and possible extension, subject to the necessary permissions. Its sewage treatment system was replaced in October 2026; buyers should check its operation, maintenance and any shared responsibilities. The EPC rating is E.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
40out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a light-refresh project with appealing space to work with: the bright reception rooms retain parquet flooring, while the substantial garden, long driveway, garage and outbuilding give the property useful practical appeal. The interiors are generally tidy but traditional, so a cosmetic update could bring them into a more contemporary style; the pink bathroom tiling is a particularly distinctive dated feature. The listing also describes scope to extend, subject to planning, though feasibility is not established.
The asking price of £285,000 is around £273 per sq ft, compared with a local average of £235, so it looks dear on this measure. The overall score is low because that pricing, combined with the expected refresh, leaves the purchase and improvement costs stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that is a comparison with current local values, not a forecast of post-renovation value.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated but apparently serviceable interior finishes while retaining character features such as the parquet flooring.
- Make the most of the substantial, established garden and review the worn hardstanding near the outbuilding.
- The long driveway, garage and brick outbuilding provide valuable parking, storage and workshop potential.
Key risks
- At the asking price, adding the planned refresh leaves the overall purchase-and-improvement position stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Purchase plus the works band looks tight with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 17% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Longport Rail Station
3.6 miles
Train · Longport
Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station
4.8 miles
Train · Stoke-upon-Trent
Alsager Rail Station
5.0 miles
Train · Alsager
Kidsgrove Rail Station
5.0 miles
Train · Kidsgrove
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