Merton Close, Oldbury, B68 8NG
West Midlands
£170,000
Listed on 30/08/2026
Listed on 30/08/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Town HouseFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom townhouse is offered with no upward chain and is arranged over three floors. The ground level includes an entrance hall, garage, inner lobby, WC, store and rear garden room. The first floor has the kitchen and living room, with two bedrooms and the bathroom on the top floor.
Outside, the property has a rear garden, off-road parking and a garage. The listing describes it as requiring modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to update the accommodation to their own requirements. Freehold tenure, Council Tax Band B and an EPC rating of C are stated. Main services are available but have not been tested.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
51out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
At £170,000, this two-bedroom townhouse is a medium-scale personalisation project, with dated finishes across the photographed living spaces and scope to refresh the kitchen and bathroom. The overgrown rear garden and weedy parking area also offer straightforward ways to improve the presentation. A garage, off-road parking, rear garden and no upward chain add useful appeal, while the three-floor layout gives the home a distinctive townhouse format.
The score is a weak 51/100 overall. Floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the available information also does not allow the economics to be assessed against a potential resale value.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes to give the home a more current feel.
- Update the patterned wall finishes and flooring in the photographed living room and bedroom.
- Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden and tidy the weedy parking area.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Langley Green Rail Station
0.9 miles
Train · Langley Green
Rowley Regis Rail Station
1.1 miles
Train · Rowley Regis
Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
1.8 miles
Train · Smethwick
Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
1.8 miles
Train · Smethwick
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