At first glance, you may consider that this bungalow for sale in North London is well priced at £925,000.
The property boasts as prestigious carriage driveway, an outdoor swimming pool and a desirable location that is only half a mile from a mainline station.
But take a closer look and the bungalow is in an overall state of disrepair, requiring a significant amount of money to be spent on it before being a comfortable family home.
This three-bedroom bungalow for sale in North London’s Barnet is for sale for £925,000 via Mantlestates estate agents
The property’s dated interior includes a kitchen with a wooden slated ceiling and walls, as well as a dark serving hatch
The property’s dated interior includes a kitchen with a wooden slated ceiling and walls, as well as pattered tiles for the splashback and a serving hatch.
The living room is similarly trapped in another era, with a shabby dark green patterned carpet sat beneath a bright lime that covers the walls. It also includes stained glass double-doors and a large fireplace with a brick surround.
The family bathroom has a dated avocado suite and patterned green wall tiles, while there is a second toilet that has a black suite and a stained glass window depicting a lighthouse scene.
The spacious kitchen would need to be ripped out and replaced, but has the potential to become the heart of the home
The conservatory would also need to be replaced and could become an appealing entertaining space to make the most of the views of the garden
The garden requires a substantial amount of work as it is currently overgrown and houses an outdoor swimming pool
The conservatory is in dire need of attention and may be best replaced to make the most of the views of the large garden.
The garden also requires a substantial amount of work as it is currently overgrown and houses an outdoor swimming pool that requires a clean.
The property also has an unfinished converted loft room, along with a garage, and three bedrooms.
The family bathroom has a dated avocado suite and patterned green wall tiles as well as a stained glass window with a sailing scene
Narrow space: There is the addition of a separate toilet that has a black suite and a black toilet roll holder on the tiled walls
The new owner will require deep pockets to complete the renovations needed to transform the bungalow into a modern home
The entrance hallway at the bungalow includes some double doors with stained glass that lead to the colourful living room
The living room seems to be trapped in another era, with a green patterned carpet sat beneath a bright lime that covers the walls
The estate agent handling the sale is Mantlestates, which points out that the property ‘requires to be completely refurbished’.
The property is half a mile from New Barnet station and a similar distance from Oakleigh Park.
Even closer to the bungalow are two schools – Danegrove primary school and East Barnet school.
The average price of a property sold in New Barnet during the past 12 months was £576,128.
It compares to £351,549 for the country as a whole, according to property website Zoopla.
The estate agent handling the sale is Mantlestates, which describes the property online as needing ‘to be completely refurbished’
The dated bungalow has three bedrooms, including this one with plenty of floor to ceiling storage along one of the walls
There is also a loft space at the property but the work on it needs to be finished before it can become a comfortable space
