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Upper Road, Kennington, OX1

South East

£550,000

Listed on 17/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1248 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom detached house in Kennington is offered with no onward chain and has a driveway, an integrated garage and a south-west-facing rear garden. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, kitchen, WC and a spacious reception room with doors to the garden. Upstairs are four bedrooms and the family bathroom. The rear garden has a lawn, established flower beds along both sides, side access and a shed. Kennington provides local shops and services, including a Co-op, post office, doctor's surgery, primary school, church and public house. Bus services connect the village with Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot, while the A34 and ring road are accessible nearby. The existing layout and detached form provide a basis for considering future updates, subject to inspection and any necessary checks.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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74out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a strong-value way into a four-bedroom detached home: the £550,000 asking price works out at £441/sq ft, 17.6% below the local average. The rooms shown look clean and usable, with older finishes offering scope for a light cosmetic refresh rather than a major overhaul; the kitchen is intact but dated, and the reception opens onto the garden.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the older decorative finishes in the reception, bedrooms and kitchen while keeping the existing usable layout.
  • Make the most of the established garden, patio and mature planting with routine pruning and presentation improvements.
  • Benefit from four bedrooms, driveway parking and an integrated garage, with convenient access towards Oxford.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Upper Road, Kennington, OX1
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£2,078
Based on a loan of £412,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-4.3% since listed
£550,000£25,000(-4.3%)
16/10/2026
Current price
£575,000Initial listing
07/05/2026

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