Are you searching for a property you can truly make your own? For many buyers, the appeal lies in finding a home with scope to update, improve and add value over time. Whether it’s refreshing interiors, modernising a kitchen or bathroom, or rethinking the layout, smaller renovation projects can offer the perfect balance of creativity and practicality.
Many homes simply need a thoughtful refurbishment to unlock their full potential. These are the properties that allow you to move in, take your time and shape a home to suit your lifestyle, without the complexity of a full-scale development.
If you are considering a renovation project, having the right advice and inspiration can make all the difference. That’s why our partnership with the Homebuilding & Renovating Show is designed to support you at every stage. As the Estate Agency Partner for the Southern show in Esher and the South East show in Farnborough, we are proud to help buyers across Surrey and south west London access expert guidance, free tickets to the shows, and our own insight into the local property market.
With the Homebuilding & Renovating Show at Sandown Park in Esher just around the corner, we have rounded up a selection of properties currently for sale across Surrey and south west London that offer exciting renovation potential. From homes ready for cosmetic updates to those with scope for further enhancement, here are some of the opportunities available with Curchods.
1. A Fantastic Opportunity To Create Your Dream Home – Shepperton
Asking Price £875,000
Standing on a 1/4 of an acre plot, this detached bungalow is ready for renovation, extension or a complete knock and rebuild if desired. The plot measures 111ft x 60 ft and offers boundless potential subject to planning permission. Located in an incredibly popular and convenient location, this is a rare opportunity. No onward chain
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2. A Detached Family Home with Exceptional Scope for Modernisation and Extension – Bookham
Asking Price £550,000
This detached home in the heart of Great Bookham offers exceptional potential for renovation, reconfiguration or extension, subject to the necessary consents. With generous accommodation, a large rear garden, garage and ample parking, it’s an exciting opportunity to create a bespoke family home or unlock significant added value in a highly desirable Surrey village.
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3. A Grade II Listed Tudor Cottage with Exceptional Restoration Potential – Bookham
Asking Price £600,000
Dating back to circa 1457, this Grade II listed Tudor cottage offers a rare opportunity to restore and modernise a truly historic home. Packed with character features including exposed beams, oak joinery and an inglenook fireplace, it provides the perfect canvas to create a unique countryside residence.
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4. A Detached Bungalow with Excellent Scope for Extension and Modernisation – Cranleigh
Asking Price £575,000
This well-maintained detached bungalow presents an exciting opportunity to modernise, reconfigure or extend, subject to the necessary consents. Offering bright and versatile accommodation, three double bedrooms and a private rear garden, it’s a rare chance to create a bespoke home in a sought-after Cranleigh cul-de-sac close to the village centre.
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5. A Charming Period Cottage with Exciting Potential to Reconfigure – Godalming
Asking Price £350,000
Offered with no onward chain, this characterful late Victorian cottage presents an excellent opportunity to modernise and add value. With scope to create a larger kitchen/dining space, reconfigure the bedroom layout and potentially convert the outbuilding into a home office, it’s a property full of possibilities in a desirable village setting.
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6. A Charming Detached Family Home with Scope to Extend – Esher
Asking Price £1,100,000
A charming detached character family home set on a generous plot, offering excellent potential to extend to the side and rear (STPP) and create a superb long-term family home.
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7. A 3 Bedroom House with Larger-than-average Garden and Potential to Extend in Thames Ditton
Asking Price £795,000
Occupying a generous corner plot, the property benefits from a significantly larger-than-average south-west facing garden, enjoying plenty of afternoon and evening sunshine and offering excellent potential for expansion (subject to the usual planning permissions). The house is currently in need of modernisation and offers well-balanced accommodation comprising a sitting room, separate dining room and kitchen to the ground floor. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom.
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8. Nestled in Semi-rural Normandy is This Charming 1930s Detached Home
Asking Price £725,000
offering an exciting opportunity for modernisation and significant scope to create a truly bespoke family residence. While the property would benefit from updating throughout, it presents a rare opportunity to renovate and extend (subject to the usual consents), allowing a buyer to unlock its full potential and tailor the space to their own style and requirements.
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9. A 3 Bedroom End of Terrace Family House in New Malden
Asking Price £635,000
The property has NO ONWARD CHAIN and was originally built circa. 2000, and even has future potential for extension, subject to planning.
