Fairacres Road, Didcot
South East
£300,000Guide Price
Listed on 23/09/2026
Listed on 23/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
End Of TerraceArea
1011 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
Description
Allen & Harris in Didcot are marketing this three-bedroom semi-detached house with no onward chain. The ground floor has an entrance hall, a dual-aspect living room, a separate dining room leading to the kitchen, and a lobby with a cloakroom and store room. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom.
Outside, the property has a garage at the front and side access to a large enclosed rear garden, mainly laid to lawn. The listing describes the house as needing renovation throughout, offering scope for refurbishment. The sale is through the Modern Method of Auction, with a reservation fee and a stated 56-day completion period; buyers should review the auction terms and information pack.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
55out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £350,000, this three-bedroom semi-detached house is priced below the local £/sqf benchmark, making the asking price a genuine acquisition opportunity. The two reception rooms, garage and large enclosed garden give the project useful scope: refresh the interiors, rework the dated kitchen and bathroom, and bring the established garden back into shape. The brickwork and roof look broadly intact in the available views.
This is a substantial renovation rather than a cosmetic update, with worn floors and visible wall and ceiling deterioration in several areas. The £52,000–£88,000 works range is a meaningful project budget, and purchase plus refurbishment costs look tight against local value benchmarks, so the price advantage does not by itself guarantee a comfortable margin.
Key opportunities
- Use the two separate reception rooms to create a more cohesive living and dining arrangement while retaining distinct spaces.
- Replace the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes as part of a coordinated interior update.
- Clear and maintain the large enclosed garden, with established shrubs, trees, a greenhouse and path providing a base to build on.
Key risks
- Marked floors, deteriorated wall and ceiling finishes across several areas, and dated kitchen and bathroom fittings put this in full-project territory; the £52,000–£88,000 works range needs careful budgeting and programme planning, not a cosmetic-refresh allowance.
- Purchase plus refurbishment costs look tight against local value benchmarks, leaving limited apparent headroom before fees and other costs.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Didcot Parkway Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Didcot
Appleford Rail Station
2.5 miles
Train · Appleford
Culham Rail Station
3.5 miles
Train · Culham
Cholsey Rail Station
4.5 miles
Train · Cholsey
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£1,226
Based on a loan of £225,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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Pricing
Price history
-14.3% since listed
£300,000£50,000(-14.3%)
05/11/2026£350,000Initial listing
24/09/2026Services
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