Oak Street, Shaw, OL2
North West
£160,000
Listed on 24/10/2026
Listed on 24/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
End Of TerraceArea
982 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
Northwood Oldham presents a two-bedroom end-terrace house in Shaw, with two reception rooms, a rear kitchen, two first-floor bedrooms and a family bathroom. The listing describes the property as requiring complete refurbishment, offering scope for a buyer to undertake improvements and finish the home to their own specification.
Outside, the house has a garden frontage and an enclosed rear yard. Local amenities, schools and transport links are nearby, with Shaw town centre and surrounding areas accessible. The property is leasehold and has an EPC rating of D.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
71out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £160,000, this two-bedroom house is priced at about £163 per sq ft, well below the local average of £257 per sq ft—a strong entry point for a buyer looking to create value. Two reception rooms give the existing layout useful flexibility, and the enclosed rear yard provides private outdoor space.
The photographed rooms show a substantial project: worn exposed floorboards and damaged wall finishes run across several rooms, while the kitchen is tired and deteriorated around the lower units. There is clear scope to make the interiors your own through floor and wall repairs, redecoration and a kitchen overhaul. The £30,000–£50,000 renovation range signals a full-project programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; no clear major structural failure is visible in the photos.
Key opportunities
- Use the two reception rooms to shape a more practical living and dining arrangement while retaining the existing two-bedroom layout.
- Renew the worn floors and damaged wall finishes across the photographed rooms to give the interiors a coherent, refreshed finish.
- Replace or substantially refurbish the deteriorated kitchen, with the enclosed rear yard offering usable private outdoor space.
Key risks
- Worn floors, damaged wall finishes across several rooms and kitchen deterioration make the £30,000–£50,000 works range a full-project budget and programme, not a cosmetic refresh.
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