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About
A well presented five bedroom Victorian detached family home located in the highly sought after 'Castle Quarter' area of Bedford, voted one of the Sunday Times 2018 best places to live in the UK.
The property offers scope for further extension or loft conversion.
The property is ideally located for the town centre, Bedford's famed embankment and Russell recreation park plus having a variety of shops, cafe's, pubs and restaurants on your doorstep.
This home comprises of an entrance hall, large bay fronted lounge, bay fronted sitting room/family room, dining room, kitchen, WC and a shower room.
Upstairs you have Four generous double bedrooms, a single bedroom which could also be used as a study and a family bathroom.
Outside there is an attractive, low maintenance walled garden, ideal for those summer BBQ's which is fully enclosed and garage.
The property is situated close to local amenities with the Castle road area having a range of shops, restaurants and cafe's but is also close to the town centre with an array of shopping and leisure facilities available.
For the commuter the train station is walk-able with regular trains to London St.Pancras.
Local schooling is available with Castle Lower school and Biddenham secondary school as well as all of the popular Harpur trust schools being close by.
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Entrance Hall Lounge (14' 10'' x 12' 7'' (4.52m x 3.83m)) Sitting Room/Family Room (13' 3'' x 12' 5'' (4.04m x 3.78m)) Dining Room (14' 1'' x 10' 8'' (4.29m x 3.25m)) Kitchen (12' 5'' x 11' 2'' (3.78m x 3.40m)) WC Shower Room First Floor Landing Bedroom One (14' 9'' x 12' 2'' (4.49m x 3.71m)) Bedroom Two (12' 6'' x 12' 5'' (3.81m x 3.78m)) Bedroom Three (12' 5'' x 10' 8'' (3.78m x 3.25m)) Bedroom Four (11' 3'' x 9' 1'' (3.43m x 2.77m)) Bedroom Five/Study (9' 2'' x 4' 8'' (2.79m x 1.42m)) Family Bathroom
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.
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About 128, Castle Road, Bedford
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