The Pembrokeshire renovation property packed with original features and an air raid shelter in the garden

Finding a property in need of a makeover is exciting enough if you have the urge for a renovation, but finding one full of original features takes it a step closer to makeover heaven, and if it has outdoor space too, well then the excitement levels just keep rising.

With the increase in home working and people looking for more space, if a property has a garden shed or outbuilding it’s a bonus selling point. But this renovation house in Pembrokeshire can go one better than a boring old outside toilet or shed – it has an air raid shelter in the garden.

Some inexperienced renovators may not allocate enough budget, if any, to the garden, but it should be classed as an extra room and given time, effort and budget to make it as attractive as possible to the future target buyer for the property.

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This house is set on a quiet residential street that offers houses from a variety of eras. This end of terrace 1930’s screams potential.

According to the Land Registry, the house last sold in 1996 for only £36,000 and although it’s going to auction for less than double that figure at £70,000 with Auction House South Wales, it is very likely to go for significantly above this figure.

There’s clearly work to do here to polish this period gem into a shining, more modern home, but according to Zoopla it will be worth it, with the estimated average price for a house on this street hovering between £130,000 and £183,000, depending on the type and size of property.

So there’s value to add here and the chance to create a gorgeous family home – the bones are already there, the house just needs restoring, renovating and adding some modern upgrades.

The two-storey bay window greets you as you arrive at the address in Milford Haven, and surely gets the adrenaline flowing for any potential buyer who adores properties from this era, especially if they can offer you at least some original features to find inside.

The aluminium front door is not exactly from the era that you might hope for but, like a Christmas cracker, pull it open and the prize waiting inside is worth the effort.

Inside you’ll find a cracking stripped wood period front door, complete with side and top windows, frosted glass, carved detailing and panelling.

Partnered by Minton floor tiles, it’s quite the entrance.

Into the hall there’s a lovely staircase with chunky newel post to the deep skirtings.

The joy of finding period parquet flooring can not be underestimated, and it looks like it runs through most of the ground floor accommodation.

The front room has beautiful stained glass windows and substantial, sweeping bay will surely captivate any visitor to this space.

The original fireplace has been replaced with a log burner and a new owner may want to open the chimney breast behind in order to recess the burner back into the revealed space, so creating more floor space. The wonderful wood floor and skirtings continue into this living room from the hall and are joined by a picture rail, although it’s a surprise not to find any cornicing of any kind in this space.

Down the hall to the rear reception room, and there may not be stained glass windows to impress you, but the windows in here are joined by a French door out to the garden that ensures this room is equally as light and inviting as the living room next door.

There’s the floor, skirtings and picture rails in here too but the main course of this tasty original features meal is the whooping floor to ceiling built-in cupboard.

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This beauty is a bonus addition to this house that oozes potential in each room. The cupboard might not have been built when the house was or it may have been here from day one, but whatever its age, it adds character to the space.

There’s plenty of potential in this room.

The rear of the house is where the original features plummet and the renovation budget expands. While there’s an extra room in the main house and then a door to the single-storey wing at the back, both of these rooms have evidence of some possible structural issues either on the wall or the ceiling or both.

Of course these need investigating but probably not issues that would deter most renovators.

The house has a good-sized garden at the rear.

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At the very least the wall between these two rear rooms could be removed to create the much-longed for kitchen diner by most buyers and homeowners.

But it is obviously a load-bearing, supporting wall so building control would need to assess this option too. The rear, upper storey wall descending into the kitchen is not the open-plan look to be going for here.

Up the period staircase and a landing stained glass window will cause you to pause, before you discover a fairly standard layout for this era of house – three bedrooms and a bathroom.

The two main bedrooms both have period fireplaces.

The front bedroom can boast its own stained glass windows and bay, and the back bedroom is hoping to make you happy with built-in alcove cupboards and floorboards in a great condition.

The house has charm and potential and is packed with period features that make it special, but arguably the most special one is in the garden. At the very least, it can rival any original feature the house can offer.

Somewhere amongst the undergrowth is an opening that reveals steps down a small corridor to a doorway.

In through this doorway and you’re into the structure that is an old air raid shelter, according to the estate agent marketing the property.

Many people who are lucky enough to have this slice of history hiding in the garden, a daily reminder of a more turbulent and stressful time from the past, have turned them into the coolest of chill-out rooms, party pads, teenager den or subterranean shed.

This one has a window too, so maybe it could be converted to a home office?

All in all, this house has plenty to offer, but away from the eye-catching period features there are practical things that any buyer would need to investigate; electrics, plumbing, any water ingress, the boiler and so on.

The house with features to love at its heart, both inside and out, is going to online auction with a guide price of £70,000 plus fees with Auction House South Wales on Wednesday, September 8 from 12.00pm.

Call either the estate agent West Wales Properties at their Milford Haven branch on 01646 698585 to find out more about the property and viewings, and Auction House South Wales on 029 2047 5185 to get more details about the auction, fees, legal pack and registering to bid.

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