Preliminary:
Personally, the construction year wouldn’t deter me. However, one must be aware that it will always remain an older property. Renovation or not.
Some buy and renovate an old thatched cottage and are happy with it because they recycle and love that the house tells stories with creaks.
You have to be clear that while the foundation masonry can be very solid, it can also start to grumble over time.
I always say: an old house is a hobby.
Must: bathrooms, floors, kitchen, doors, electrical / water pipes (do you have to forcefully renew the ones from the year built?)
For example, I would only paint the doors for the charm and not replace them. Electrical systems should be redone because of the new standards. I don’t know about the water pipes. After all, only water runs through them.
Bathrooms: old bathrooms often have the tiles that are fashionable again now… but I assume a renovation from the 80s, and you definitely don’t want that anymore.
Should / Can: windows (wooden frames), insulation (the house from 1955), attic, basement ceiling, paint exterior facade
You can renew the glass in the windows. …
I would have the insulation done; it was quite minimal back then.
Insulate / insulate attic, insulate basement ceiling
That probably has to be done according to today’s EEF?!
That could all turn into a bottomless pit. Then the desire for new roofing comes up because a dormer is needed, and so on.
Many would probably rather tear down the house and build new there.
Question: what do you want to achieve? A quasi-new build?
Do you have any photos? How come an architect is already involved? Have you been considering the property for a longer time?