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Newton Street, Olney

South East

£375,000

Listed on 19/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached

Features

  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom Victorian semi-detached house is within walking distance of Olney town centre and its local amenities. The ground floor has an entrance hall, a bay-fronted sitting room with a feature fireplace, a separate dining room and a fitted kitchen with access to the rear garden. The kitchen offers scope for improvement or extension, subject to the necessary permissions and consents. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a bathroom with a shower over the bath. The listing notes that neighbouring properties have altered their first floors or added loft accommodation, but any similar work here would require the relevant permissions and consents. The substantial south-east-facing rear garden is mainly lawn, with a small patio beside the house and access to a rear lane. There is no current off-road or allocated parking. The listing notes that some nearby properties have created rear parking, garages or car ports, subject to permissions and consents. Olney offers shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs and access to countryside and riverside walks. Road connections include the A509, with bus services to surrounding towns and Milton Keynes. Rail services are available from Milton Keynes Central, Bedford and Wellingborough. The property is freehold and in Council Tax Band C.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This Victorian semi has a useful light-refresh canvas rather than a major renovation job: the sitting room’s bay window and feature fireplace, period details, and generous south-east-facing garden give it character, while the kitchen and reception finishes offer scope for cosmetic updating. The garden could also be shaped to suit, and the listing points to possible kitchen extension or loft options, subject to permissions and feasibility.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated kitchen and reception-room finishes while retaining the sitting room’s bay window and feature fireplace.
  • Make more of the substantial lawned garden, with its mature planting and access to the rear lane.
  • Explore the listing’s suggested kitchen extension or loft-conversion possibilities, subject to permissions and feasibility.

Key risks

None recorded.

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