Are you dreaming of a home you can truly make your own? From straightforward modernisation and refurbishment to full-scale renovations and extensions that create valuable additional living space, the right property offers the opportunity to design a home around how you want to live, now and in the future.
Whether your ambition is to restore period character, overhaul dated interiors or bring a tired property up to modern standards, Curchods currently has a compelling selection of homes with genuine renovation and modernisation potential. These are properties that invite creativity, reward vision and offer buyers the chance to put a significant stamp on their next move.
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At Curchods, we’re seeing strong demand from buyers actively seeking properties with scope, where investment in time and imagination can add long-term value while creating a space tailored to individual needs. With interest continuing to grow in homes that can be adapted and improved, now is an excellent time to explore the properties that need a little love and ingenuity. Below, we’ve highlighted a small selection of modernisation and renovation opportunities currently available For Sale.
1. A three bedroom detached home with plenty of scope in sought-after Shamley Green
Asking Price £720,000
The property offers plenty of potential to update and potentially enlarge (STPP), yet provides a versatile layout with light-filled rooms including a cosy sitting room with a feature fireplace, a dining room, conservatory and a kitchen overlooking the rear garden. Upstairs, there are three well-proportioned bedrooms and a family bathroom, making it ideal for both couples and families alike. EPC: D.
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2. Put your stamp on this period semi in Stoke D’Abernon
Asking Price £650,000
A period, semi-detached villa conveniently located minutes from Cobham station which is in need of modernisation. Offering just shy of 1,000 square feet, with a south-east rear facing paved garden and off street parking for one car, the house represents a great opportunity to put one’s own stamp and is marketed with no onward chain. EPC: G.
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3. A two-bedroom bungalow in Jacob’s Well, Guildford
Asking Price £450,000
This two-bedroom bungalow, offers an exciting opportunity for the new owner to modernise and extend (subject to planning), creating a home perfectly tailored to their taste and lifestyle. The property benefits from a sitting room with a feature fireplace and door opening onto the garden, two generous double bedrooms, a spacious, well-appointed kitchen and a modern family shower room. EPC: D.
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4. A substantial property with plenty of scope in Kingston upon Thames
Asking Price £1,125,000
This house presents a real opportunity for a buyer who dreams of making a place their own. This imposing and attractive, natural four bedroom semi detached house is laid out over two floors and easily offers scope for a significant extension into the huge loft space and into the large rear garden (subject to planning permission). EPC: C.
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5. A four bedroom detached home to put your stamp on in Shepperton
Asking Price £675,000
Offered to the market with no onward chain, this four-bedroom semi-detached home enjoys an enviable setting on Walton Lane, with far-reaching south-westerly views across open fields towards the River Thames. The property now requires a degree of updating and modernisation, but presents an excellent opportunity for the incoming buyer to create a bespoke family home, with scope for further extension and improvement (subject to the usual consents). EPC: E.
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