Sellwood Road, Abingdon, OX14
South East
£350,000
Listed on 15/10/2026
Listed on 15/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi DetachedArea
786 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom, 1930s bay-fronted semi-detached house is in North Abingdon, within reach of local schools, amenities and transport links. The property is offered with no ongoing chain and requires improvement, providing scope to update the existing accommodation. The listing also notes potential to extend, subject to the necessary checks and consents.
The location has pedestrian access to nearby amenities, while the A34 is a short drive away. Oxford, Radley railway station and Didcot are also accessible by road. The property has a driveway and a detached garage.
WHOTS analysis
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34out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This 1930s bay-fronted semi has a clear medium-scale improvement project: older finishes and worn flooring feature across several rooms, while the kitchen has visibly tired units and damaged or unfinished-looking areas beneath the worktops. Updating the interiors, refreshing the bathroom and tackling the overgrown planting could give a buyer plenty to shape, with a substantial garden, driveway and detached garage adding useful appeal. The exterior looks generally intact in the available views, and the listing also highlights potential to extend, though feasibility is not established here.
The main drawback is the price: at £350,000, it is around 10% above the local average per square foot. Adding the stated £42,000–£76,000 renovation range puts purchase plus works at roughly £392,000–£426,000, stretched against the £318,409 local-average benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the property’s value after renovation, but it makes the numbers a weak point despite the scope to improve it.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated interiors and worn flooring, with a particularly clear opportunity to replace the tired kitchen fittings.
- Improve the substantial rear garden by cutting back overgrown planting and tidying the weathered paths and hardstanding.
- Make use of the bay-fronted character, driveway and detached garage while exploring the listing’s stated extension potential.
Key risks
- At the asking price, purchase plus the £42,000–£76,000 works range is stretched against the local-average benchmark for this floor area; that benchmark is not a post-renovation value forecast.
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