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See how verdicts work3-bedroom semi-detached house · AL5 5TH
Sold STCListed 254 days
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About
This attractive home offers well-proportioned and thoughtfully arranged accommodation across two floors, creating a comfortable and practical family layout.
The front door opens into an entrance hall leading to a living room positioned at the front of the property.
To the rear, the house opens into a generous kitchen/dining area, with a separate family room providing excellent space for everyday living and entertaining.
A useful store room and ground floor WC complete the layout.
The first floor comprises three bedrooms, including two well-sized doubles, along with a family bathroom and separate WC, all accessed from a central landing.
The property also offers significant potential to extend into the loft, subject to the necessary consents, providing further scope to enhance the accommodation if required.
Externally, the property features an attractive front garden, with side access to both a raised decked area with steps leading to approximately 100ft south west facing rear garden, which is made up of both a lawned area and mature flower borders offering a high degree of privacy and excellent outdoor space.
To the front is off street parking. Overall, this is a well-balanced home combining character, space, and a highly convenient central location.
Barnfield Road is a wonderful desirable neighbourhood presenting a characterful range of houses from all the epochs of Harpenden's development.
The location is ideally located close to a number of sought after primary schools and gives easy access to excellent secondary schools.
Harpenden's Victorian tree-lined town centre is within a short walk and presents a fine array of boutique shops, restaurants and leisure facilities and the station provides direct access to central London within 30 minutes.
Southdown's amenities are even closer and the glorious open spaces of Harpenden Common are within a short stroll of the house.
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Value & comps
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Returns
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Deal
Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
Commercial properties like this can earn 30-50% higher yields when converted to residential under Class MA / Q / P / PA, with prior approval costing ~GBP 96/unit. Sign in to see the recommended route, yield uplift, and cost breakdown.
BRRR-suited properties can recycle 80-100% of investor capital on refi, leaving a high-yielding rental with most of the money out. Sign in to see the refurb cost stack, ARV projection, and refinance maths.
Detached + large garden = sub-division play. Pro tier unlocks the tier badge, plot size, uplift estimate, and regional land benchmark.
Short-lease flats trade at deep discount, but extending under the 1993 Act often costs far less than the discount. Pro tier unlocks the tier badge, premium breakdown, long-lease ARV and arbitrage maths.
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