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Oakwood Close, Church Fenton, Tadcaster

Yorkshire

£265,000

Listed on 16/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
924 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house is set at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, with open farmland directly beyond the rear garden. The accommodation includes a sitting room with a feature fireplace, a separate dining area beside the kitchen, and a conservatory with garden access. The kitchen has cream wall and base units, work surfaces and space for appliances, and is described as having scope for modernisation. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a further single bedroom and a shower room. Outside, the rear garden is mainly lawn with paved seating areas and timber boundaries. At the front, a lawn and block-paved driveway provide off-street parking, with the drive continuing to a detached garage. The property is freehold, has no onward chain and offers scope for a purchaser to update the existing accommodation. No current valid planning permissions are stated.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

57out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a usable, maintained home with a clear cosmetic canvas: dated carpets and decorative finishes, plus an older-style but functional kitchen, offer scope to refresh and personalise without the photos pointing to major visible damage. The light renovation range is £5,000–£13,000. Its strongest features are the conservatory, driveway and detached garage, and a rear garden backing onto open farmland.

At £265,000, it is around 1.8% below the local average on a £/sqf basis, which is a modest value positive. The overall opportunity is still weak: the engine’s indicative purchase-plus-midpoint-renovation figure is slightly above its implied current local-average value, so the economics look tight before fees, although that comparison is not a renovated-value estimate.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated carpets and decorative finishes to give the living areas and bedrooms a more current feel.
  • Use the functional kitchen as a starting point for a cosmetic update tailored to your taste.
  • Make the most of the conservatory and garden’s open farmland outlook, with driveway parking and a detached garage adding practical appeal.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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Based on a loan of £198,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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