If so, this three-bedroom,semi-detached property on Sutton Road, Kirkby could be just the job.
It’s on the market with Bairstow Eves for £200,000, and there is no chain to get in the way of any deal.
The freehold property is the kind of solid, bay-fronted home that can be found in many areas of Ashfield.
Full of character, it welcomes you into a hallway that leads to a dining room and also a reception room or sitting room.
Also on the ground floor is a kitchen with utility space.
Up the stairs, a landing leads to three bedrooms, two of which are sizeable, and also a shower room.
Outside, a garden is mainly paved with raised beds, while there is a large driveway at the front and plenty of room for parking.
Enticingly, the house also sits within the catchment area of Ashfield School.

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The Kirkby property has plenty of scope for an improvements project. Here is the dining room from another angle. Photo: Scope for a project

6. Bay-fronted view
The reception room, or sitting room, is the one that looks out on to the front of the house from its bay windows. Photo: Zoopla

7. Time to relax
The rocking chair gives the game away. The sitting room is very much a space in which to relax. Photo: Zoopla

8. Heading upstairs
The hallway includes the stairs, which take you to the first floor and the three bedrooms. Photo: Zoopla

