Renovation Project in Poole: A Rare Chance to Create Your Own Family Home on Wavell Avenue

Guide Price £250,000 | No Forward Chain | South-Facing Garden

There’s a particular type of buyer who walks into a property and doesn’t see tired décor or dated fittings. They see walls that could come down, light that could be let in, and a home that could be shaped entirely around how they want to live. If that sounds like you, our latest instruction on Wavell Avenue deserves a place on your viewing list.

Honest About What It Is

We’ll be straightforward with you from the outset, because we think that’s how property should be sold: this house needs full refurbishment. It is not a move-in-and-unpack proposition, and we wouldn’t pretend otherwise.

What it is, and this is the important part, is a spacious semi-detached home with genuinely generous proportions, a sensible layout and the kind of scope that’s becoming increasingly difficult to find at this price point. Offered with no forward chain, it’s a clean, uncomplicated purchase for someone ready to get started.

The Space on Offer

The accommodation is far more generous than the two-bedroom description might initially suggest. Entry is via a porch, opening into a lounge that flows through to the dining room, a connected, sociable layout that lends itself naturally to modern family living. The dining room in turn gives access to both the kitchen and a large lean-to.

There’s also a third reception room, offering welcome flexibility as a study, playroom, snug or additional bedroom, along with a downstairs cloakroom and two further lean-to areas providing useful extra space.

Upstairs are two good-sized double bedrooms, both properly proportioned rather than double in name only, together with a family bathroom.

With three reception rooms and three lean-to areas, the overall footprint offers real opportunity for reconfiguration and improvement, subject to the necessary consents.

The Garden Is the Star

Ask any Dorset buyer what they want, and a south-facing garden will be near the top of the list. This one delivers: a spacious rear garden that catches the sun for much of the day, with plenty of room for children to play, for summer entertaining, or simply for keen gardeners to get stuck into. To the front, the garden is laid to stone, providing off-road parking.

Location: Broadstone on the Doorstep

The position is a considerable part of the appeal. The property sits within easy reach of Broadstone high street, with its excellent range of independent shops, cafés, supermarkets and everyday amenities, the sort of village atmosphere that keeps families in the area for decades.

It’s also conveniently placed for the highly regarded Parkstone Grammar School, alongside the wider selection of well-rated schools the Broadstone and Poole area is known for. Poole and Bournemouth town centres are both readily accessible, with mainline rail services to London Waterloo from Poole and Parkstone stations, and the harbour and beaches only a short drive away.

Who Is This Property For?

In our experience, a house like this appeals to three types of buyer:

• First-time buyers willing to trade immediate comfort for long-term value and a home finished exactly to their own taste
• Growing families wanting more space than a ready-made home at this price would offer, with the chance to build equity through improvement
• Investors and developers looking for a project with clear scope in a consistently strong location

The Details

Take a Look Around

You can view the full photo gallery and our video tour on the property page, but photographs only tell part of the story with a home like this — the space and the potential are far better appreciated in person.

View the full listing and video tour →

To arrange a viewing, get in touch with our Poole office:

Athertons Estate Agents
14 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3JY
📞 01202 681113
✉️ poole@athertonsea.com

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