119 Williamthorpe Road
Auction flip delivering £46,600 profit in just 192 days.
Property Details
- Type
- Semi-Detached House
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Strategy
- Flip
- Timeline
- 192 days
Why This Deal
An auction purchase with a clear flip thesis. At £105k acquisition the numbers left substantial room for a full renovation and a profitable exit — even after factoring in bridging finance, stamp duty, and selling costs. The target was a clean, fast turnaround and a sale north of £200k.
Financials
Investment breakdown
Before & After
The transformation
Before 
After Exterior — from tired brickwork to fully rendered with rear extension, new patio, and landscaped garden.
Before 
After Kitchen — dated room with gas fire replaced by open-plan kitchen with island, LVT flooring, and french doors.
Before 
After Hallway — old carpets and dated décor replaced with LVT flooring, new staircase, and modern finishes.
Before 
After Upstairs — new carpet, oak doors, and contemporary lighting throughout.
Scope
What we did
Full renovation of a 3-bed semi-detached — transforming a dated property into a modern, market-ready home.
- Full internal renovation
- New kitchen
- Bathroom refit
- Redecoration throughout
- New flooring
- Building control sign-off
The Deal
119 Williamthorpe Road was an auction purchase — a 3-bed semi-detached in Derbyshire picked up for £105,000. The property needed a full renovation but the fundamentals were sound: a good-sized family home in an area where renovated 3-beds were trading well above £200k. The spread between acquisition cost and realistic exit value gave us the margin to run a full renovation programme and still deliver a strong profit for the investor.
Funding was structured through bridging finance — a £77,069 loan advance with the remaining deposit and costs covered by investor capital.
The Numbers
Full transparency on every cost. These are the actual figures, to the penny.
Acquisition costs:
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Purchase price | £105,000.00 |
| Auction fees | £1,500.00 |
| Deposit | £10,500.00 |
| Stamp duty | £5,250.00 |
| Lender’s valuation | £408.00 |
| Vendor’s legal fees | £1,650.00 |
| Conveyancing & lender’s legal fees | £3,114.97 |
| Remaining deposit | £26,794.02 |
| Bridging loan advance | £77,069.61 |
Renovation & holding costs:
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Renovation costs | £48,283.92 |
| Building control | £1,020.00 |
| Insurance | £300.00 |
Selling costs:
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estate agent fees | £2,160.00 |
| Selling solicitor fees | £1,632.95 |
Finance:
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Bridging loan total (inc. interest) | £85,021.08 |
Result:
| Sale price | £225,000.00 |
| Net profit | £46,600.29 |
| Timeline | 192 days |
The Outcome
Purchased on 28th January 2025. Sold post-renovation on 8th August 2025. 192 days from completion of purchase to completion of sale — delivering £46,600.29 in net profit after every cost is accounted for. No hidden fees, no glossed-over numbers. That is the real return on this deal.
Outcome
The results
Sold for £225,000 after renovation — delivering £46,600 profit in 192 days, a 26% return on total costs.
- Sold for £225k (£120k uplift on purchase price)
- £46,600 net profit after all costs
- 26% return on total investment
- 192-day turnaround from purchase to sale
Timeline
Key milestones
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