Owning your own home

That's not far from me. My house was a bit like that when I bought it. Those original tiles in the hallway are worth thousands.

Hugh rear garden with paved area and sideway access

Fancy.

You could keep that chair in picture 15...

That would be so much fun. Planning something similar (but not for a year or two)

What would £200k do for this?

I'd say £100k would gut it, re-wire, re-plumb, re-plaster and put it back to a livable condition. Probably needs a new roof as well.

Another £100k would put in a nice kitchen, maybe a side extension and a second bathroom.

Idly speculating as I think that would be about what we could afford to put into it if we sold our current house. I suspect transaction costs, being further away from vic line and liverpool st line and the general hassle would put me off.

But being able to start almost from scratch as an appealing project.