11 Larch Hill Grove, Onchan
Description
ituated within a sought-after and family-friendly residential location, 11 Larch Hill Grove presents an excellent opportunity to acquire a beautifully maintained three-bedroom home offering spacious and practical accommodation throughout. Conveniently located within easy reach of local schools, shops, amenities and Douglas town centre, this attractive property is perfectly suited to first-time buyers, young families or those seeking a home that is ready to move straight into and enjoy. The accommodation is thoughtfully arranged and begins with a welcoming entrance hallway leading to a bright and comfortable living room, creating the perfect space to relax and unwind. To the rear of the property is a generous kitchen/diner, providing ample room for everyday family life as well as entertaining guests. The kitchen flows naturally into the sun room, a lovely additional reception area enjoying views over the rear garden and offering a versatile space that could be used as a dining area, playroom, home office or simply somewhere to enjoy the sunshine throughout the year. Further ground floor accommodation includes a useful utility room, a convenient WC and access to the integral garage, providing excellent storage and practicality. To the first floor are three well-proportioned bedrooms, including two comfortable double rooms and a third bedroom ideal as a child’s room, nursery or home office. These are served by a family bathroom. Externally, the property continues to impress. To the front there is driveway parking leading to the integral garage, whilst to the rear is a fully enclosed garden designed with both families and entertaining in mind. Predominantly laid to lawn, the garden provides plenty of space for children and pets to enjoy, while the decked seating area create
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Nearby
- SchoolWillaston School0.69 mi · 15 min walk · 2 min drive
- GP surgeryPalatine Health Centre0.84 mi · 18 min walk · 3 min drive
- Dentist65 Woodbourne Dental Surgery1.2 mi · 26 min walk · 4 min drive
- SupermarketSpar0.54 mi · 12 min walk · 2 min drive
- PubThe Manor0.64 mi · 14 min walk · 2 min drive
- RestaurantTalk of the Town0.95 mi · 20 min walk · 3 min drive
- CaféThie Bee0.61 mi · 13 min walk · 2 min drive
- Petrol stationUnnamed petrol0.72 mi · 15 min walk · 2 min drive
- AirportIsle of Man Airport10.4 mi · 34 min drive
Nearest match in each category, from a fixed list of Isle of Man amenities — not every pub, café or shop on the island, so treat this as a useful sample, not a complete picture. Distances are straight-line ("as the crow flies"), multiplied by 1.3 to approximate real road-network distance — this is an estimate, not turn-by-turn routing, and actual walking/driving routes may differ. Times assume constant average speeds appropriate to the Isle of Man's roads and 25/35mph limits: walking 4.5 km/h, cycling 14 km/h, driving 30 km/h — not open-road speeds, and they don't account for traffic, parking or terrain.
Masts nearby
- Mobile phone mastManx Telecom0.86 miles away
- Mobile phone mastUnnamed on the map0.94 miles away
- Mobile phone mastSure1.4 miles away
- Mobile phone mastManx Telecom1.4 miles away
Read this before drawing a conclusion. These are masts mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors — 38 communication structures for the whole island, 29 of them tagged as carrying a mobile network. The operators run considerably more sites than that, so a mast not shown here is not evidence there isn't one. There is no official Isle of Man mast register to check against: Ofcom's Sitefinder never covered the island and the Communications Commission publishes no list. Nothing in this data says which generation a mast carries, so none of it can tell you whether a site is 5G.
What the numbers on this listing say
- New to this site 2 days ago. Little negotiating history has built up yet.
- Freehold. The most straightforward tenure to buy and to lend against. Tenure is as declared by the agent; have your advocate confirm it against the register.
Assembled from this site's own record of the listing and the Isle of Man Government sold-price register. It deliberately makes no recommendation and no valuation — it reports what is measurable and leaves the judgement to you.
What this purchase costs beyond the asking price
Duty is charged in slices, so each rate applies only to the part of the price inside its band. Three categories exist: owner-occupier (nothing on the first £230,000, 1% to £500,000, 2% above) — £1,900 here; resident but not owner-occupier, a second home or a let (2%, 2.5% above £3m) — £8,399; and non-resident (4%, 4.5% above £3m) — £16,798. Which one you fall into is a question about you, not about the property, and the Registry decides it. Scale set by the Land, Deeds and Probate Registries (Fees and Duties) Order 2023, in force 1 May 2023 — check the Central Registry's own calculator or ask your advocate for the figure that actually applies. This site is not a tax adviser and takes no fee from anyone named on this page.
What it would cost each month
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Getting connected
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What would improving it be worth?
Value added is the extra floor area priced at £2,651/m² — the midpoint asking price per m² among 28 Isle of Man properties currently for sale that publish a floor area. Cost uses real Isle of Man build rates: £4,000–£6,000/m² new build and £2,000–£4,000/m² refurbishment, depending on quality. Net is against the mid rate. The last column is how often Isle of Man actually grants that kind of application.
| Improvement | Value it might add | Likely cost | Net | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add a bedroom (single-storey extension) A modest double plus circulation, built new. ~14 m² |
£37,116 | £52,500 14 m² · mid spec new build range £42,000–£63,000 |
−£15,384 | 0% (314) |
| Loft conversion with a bedroom Works inside an existing roof, so it prices as refurbishment rather than new build — which is why it usually wins. ~20 m² |
£53,023 | £41,000 20 m² · mid spec refurb range £33,000–£50,000 |
+£12,023 | 0% (46) |
| Two-storey extension Roughly 14 m² on each of two floors. ~28 m² |
£74,232 | £105,000 28 m² · mid spec new build range £84,000–£126,000 |
−£30,768 | 0% (66) |
| Garage, annexe or outbuilding Detached space is worth less per m² than main-house floor area. ~18 m² |
£28,632 | £67,500 18 m² · mid spec new build range £54,000–£81,000 |
−£38,868 | 0% (199) |
Two things it cannot see. First, it prices floor area at the local average rate — it doesn't know your plot, your roof, your outlook, or whether an extension is physically possible; nor whether your street has a ceiling price that no amount of extending beats. Second, the rate comes from asking prices of other properties currently for sale, because the Isle of Man's sold register records no floor areas at all — so it reflects what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
The obvious alternative method is worse, which is why it isn't used here: comparing a typical 3-bed with a typical 4-bed suggests a bedroom is worth around £430,000 island-wide. It isn't — a 4-bed is generally a bigger house on a bigger plot, so that figure measures the mix of what's for sale, not the value of adding a room.
Before spending anything, get a builder's quote and talk to an architect — what work of this kind actually gets approved here shows how often applications like yours succeed, and on what grounds the refusals go.
Building work on this property
Same estimate model this site uses on its planning pages (UK cost ranges with the Isle of Man's 18% uplift) — a rough starting point, not a quote. Always get quotes from an Isle of Man builder before budgeting.
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Sale history
No prior sale found in the Isle of Man property register for this address.
Planning history
No planning application found in this site's planning dataset for this address.
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