Plenty of potential: homes for sale on some of London’s best streets
(Picture: ES)So established is this estate agent adage that it spawned a Channel 4 show of the same name.
Buying ‘the worst house on the street’ is not always a case of needs-must, but a strategy that industry insiders suggest can be a smart way to build equity.
The logic is that location trumps almost all other factors. A home can be radically transformed or even razed to the ground; you cannot, however, pick up your perfect house and plonk it down somewhere else.
Our round up includes properties boosted by proximity to grander neighbours (think a single bungalow in a stretch of large family homes) and refurb projects in prime streets that are priced accordingly.
St John’s Wood, NW8
£2.75 million
This family home in need of a total overhaul is on the iconic Abbey Road in St John’s Wood. It offers four bedrooms, an integrated garage and a generous, blank-slate garden. The Jubilee line is within walking distance.
Beauchamp Estates, 020 7722 9793
Clerkenwell, EC1V
£900,000
An unmodernised Grade II-listed Georgian house has wooden floors, a garden at the rear and a large utility room on the lower ground floor that could be turned into a third bedroom. It’s chain-free.
Savills, 020 7253 2533
Enfield, EN2
£625,000
This spacious detached bungalow is within walking distance of two train stations. It has two bedrooms, a garage and a south-facing garden, but requires some internal refurbishment.
Barnfields, 020 8363 3394
Chiswick, W4
£1.5 million
A three-bedroom home on a substantial plot, with over 1,700 sq ft of living space and a well-maintained garden. Chiswick station is close by, and there are views over the grounds of Chiswick House from the upstairs windows.
Hamptons, 020 3369 4370
Pimlico, SW1V
£700,000
This compact, one-of-a-kind home sits on a quiet mews within walking distance of Victoria and Pimlico stations. Downstairs is divided into a reception room and separate kitchen, while the bedroom and bathroom are upstairs.
Douglas & Gordon, 020 3918 2136
West Kilburn, W10
£750,000
A two-bedroom project house on First Avenue, which is minutes from Maida Vale and the Grand Union Canal. It has well-proportioned rooms and a rear garden, plus potential to extend.
Noahs, 020 7971 1474
Wimbledon, SW20
£800,000
This semi-detached three-bedroom home sits within a conservation area. It features two reception rooms and a good-size garden with mature trees, but is in need of modernisation throughout.
Goodfellows, 020 8640 3330
Teddington, TW11
£575,000
Situated between the Thames and Bushy Park, this bright semi-detached home has two bedrooms, an appealing garden with decking and no chain. Teddington Station is within walking distance.
Laurels, 020 8033 8767
Blackheath, SE13
£900,000
An unmodernised Victorian home split over four levels on a leafy street close to Blackheath Village and the common. There are four bedrooms, two reception rooms and a cellar on the lower ground floor.
JDM, 020 8463 0091
Islington, N1
£785,000
This attractive but compact one-bedroom home faces a smart Islington square. It has its own private roof terrace and offers swift access to the Regents Canal towpath. Grade II-listed.
