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Harrow Road East, Dorking RH4

South East

£475,000

Listed on 21/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
818 sqft

Features

  • Garden

Description

Offered with no onward chain, this three-bedroom cottage is arranged over three floors and provides scope for modernisation. The ground floor has a front living room with a large window, built-in storage and a fireplace, leading through to a rear kitchen with space for dining and access to the garden. The kitchen could be redesigned to suit a new owner's requirements. Two bedrooms and the family bathroom are on the first floor, with a further bedroom on the second floor. The upper bedroom may offer scope for enlargement and an en-suite, subject to planning permission and other necessary consents. The listing also notes potential to extend the ground-floor accommodation into the garden, subject to planning permission. The tiered rear garden has mature planting and includes a garden store or outbuilding. Its different levels could be landscaped into separate seating and planting areas. The property is on the outskirts of Dorking town centre, with shops, cafés, restaurants, leisure facilities and three railway stations nearby. The Surrey Hills, local schools and road connections to the M25 are also within reach. Mains gas, drainage and electricity are stated, along with FTTP broadband.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This three-storey cottage has a clear, manageable refresh opportunity: the dated finishes across several spaces give a buyer scope to update it to their taste, while the living room’s fireplace and large window, dining space in the kitchen and substantial tiered garden provide character to work with. The garden could be made more usable through thoughtful landscaping, though its steep levels and retaining structures warrant inspection.

The main drawback is the price: at £475,000, the asking figure is around 13% above the local £/sqf average. With a mid-to-substantial programme of works on top, the purchase cost looks stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area; that is a weak overall value proposition despite the good fundamentals and location.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated finishes and flooring across several rooms, retaining the living room’s fireplace and natural light as focal points.
  • Modernise the kitchen, which has dining space and direct access to the garden.
  • Rework the tiered garden into more usable areas, subject to checking the retaining structures and access.

Key risks

  • The asking price is above the local £/sqf average, and the purchase plus improvement programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
  • Headroom after works looks limited once the asking price and a mid-to-substantial refurb are combined, leaving a gap of around 14% versus area norms for this sqft, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.

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Location

Harrow Road East, Dorking RH4
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Dorking West Rail Station

    1.1 miles

    Train · Dorking

  • Dorking Deepdene Rail Station

    1.1 miles

    Train · Dorking

  • Dorking Rail Station

    1.3 miles

    Train · Dorking

  • Box Hill & Westhumble Rail Station

    2.2 miles

    Train · Box Hill

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,941
Based on a loan of £356,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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