Ovesdon Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex
London
£525,000
Listed on 24/10/2026
Listed on 24/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
TerracedArea
848 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Gibbs Gillespie presents this chain-free, three-bedroom mid-terraced house in Harrow. The ground floor has an entrance hall, a spacious lounge, a second reception room and a separate kitchen with a door to the rear garden. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a usable three-bedroom project with two separate reception rooms, driveway parking and a private rear garden. The visible work looks mainly cosmetic: making good marked or damaged finishes, with the dated kitchen and bathroom offering scope for a refresh or replacement. The listing also mentions possible rear and loft extensions, subject to the necessary consents and regulations.
The main drawback is the price. At £525,000, the asking price is about 17.5% above the local average per square foot, and adding the £8,000–£18,000 refurb range leaves the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area. That comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation, but it makes the current economics hard to justify on the figures available.
Key opportunities
- Make good the visible wall marks and damaged finishes, then redecorate to give the usable rooms a cleaner, more cohesive feel.
- Update the dated galley kitchen and bathroom to suit a buyer’s preferred finish.
- Explore the stated rear and loft extension potential, subject to planning permission and building regulations.
Key risks
- At this asking price, even the light refurb leaves purchase-plus-works costs stretched against the local benchmark for the property’s floor area.
- Expect total exposure near £538,000 before you finish, with refurbishment in the region of £13,000 — around 17% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Based on a loan of £393,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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