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Mountbatten Drive, Newport, Isle of Wight

South East

£275,000

Listed on 12/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached House
Area
925 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house is offered with no onward chain and has a layout that includes a separate lounge and a kitchen/dining area. The kitchen and dining space opens towards the rear garden, while the ground floor also has a porch and hallway. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside, the property has an enclosed rear garden, a front garden, driveway and garage. The listing notes access to schools and transport links and describes the house as needing some updating, giving a purchaser scope to refresh the existing accommodation.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

47out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a tidy, serviceable three-bedroom semi with a separate lounge and kitchen/dining area, plus a usable enclosed garden, driveway and garage. The dated kitchen finishes and older bedroom decoration offer a light, manageable opportunity to refresh the look and put your own stamp on the house, while the lounge appears in better decorative order and no obvious major structural issue is visible.

At £275,000, the asking price is around 7.7% above the local average per square foot, so price is a constraint rather than a value highlight. With all-in purchase and works costs looking tight against local benchmarks, this is a modest cosmetic project whose appeal will depend on securing the right price rather than on a clear margin at the current ask.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen finishes while retaining the existing fitted layout.
  • Update bedroom decoration and older fitted storage for a more contemporary feel.
  • Make use of the separate lounge and kitchen/dining area, enclosed garden, driveway and garage.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Mountbatten Drive, Newport, Isle of Wight
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Smallbrook Junction Rail Station

    7.0 miles

    Train · Westridge

  • Ryde St Johns Road Rail Station

    7.1 miles

    Train · Ryde

  • Ryde Esplanade Rail Station

    7.1 miles

    Train · Ryde

  • Sandown Rail Station

    7.2 miles

    Train · Sandown

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,039
Based on a loan of £206,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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