Detached house could be a perfect project to do
THIS handsome detached house is a bit of a rare find.
It’s not just its distinctive facade with red and yellow brick detailing, although that does make it stand out from the property crowd.
It’s not just the potential to add value to the property via a comprehensive renovation project, although this opportunity clearly exists.
The fact that it is located on the edge of a popular seaside town in the Vale Of Glamorgan is surely a strong selling point too.
But the most significant factor about this house is behind it – a huge garden where a new owner can create a mini housing estate for the rest of their family, if they want to.
Finding this detached home for sale for £395,000 that needs a complete update might not seem like much of a bargain then, until you wander around the back of the property and see the vast garden, approximately 0.5 acres in size. Now the price tag makes sense.
If planning could be achieved, the estate agent selling the property suggests that the plot could accommodate up to four semi-detached houses if the current building was to be demolished.
This suggestion is, of course, currently speculative and obviously needs full investigation and design leading to securing planning consent and this all takes time and money and is not guaranteed.
However, standing on the lawn and looking out over the plot and the fields beyond, the potential at this site is obvious.
And a new owner has a number of obvious options for this property.
They could renovate the old house and build a couple of new abodes in the garden, or demolish the old house and build a new home plus extra homes for the family or to sell, or demolish the old house and build an incredible, luxury dream home. And demolishing the home would also free up the considerably large front garden as extra construction space too.
Or maybe a new owner will fall in love with the period home, restore it to its former glory, add an impressive extension full of glass to maximise the views and enjoy the vast garden all for themselves.
So if the period property, most likely dating back to the 1930s, is going to survive a potential bulldozer, it’s going to need to shout about its selling points.
Called The Lyddens, the house has a fairly typical layout inside that you might expect from the symmetrical look of the outside.
If the budget allows and the future of this abode is to be a wonderful family home then the oodles of outside space is surely inviting a huge and impressive two-storey, full-width impressive extension demanding to be built, subject to achieving planning consent.
Whatever happens, new construction or a house with a new extension, advice from the local property experts is advised when considering budgeting and the re-sale price.
To register your interest in this property with a huge plot and potential guided at £395,000, contact estate agent Chris Davies and talk to their staff on 01446 792020 or email andrew.fenton@ chris-davies.co.uk