Parsons Mead, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
South East
£280,000
Listed on 28/10/2026
Listed on 28/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
646 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This two-bedroom terraced house in North Abingdon is offered with no onward chain and has scope for modernisation. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, a reception room over 16ft long with space for sitting and dining, and a separate rear kitchen. Upstairs are two bedrooms, including a principal bedroom over 12ft long, and a family bathroom.
At the rear, the private garden has a patio, artificial lawn and a further seating area, with scope for landscaping changes. A front garden is also present, and the listing notes potential to convert this area to off-street parking. The existing layout offers a starting point for refurbishment and possible improvements, subject to checking feasibility.
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 two-bedroom North Abingdon terrace has a usable starting point: the reception room and bedrooms are clear, and the private rear garden already has patio and seating areas. The dated kitchen and bathroom, worn flooring and garden upkeep offer scope for a light, tailored refresh; the listing also mentions possible front-garden parking, subject to feasibility and any required approvals.
The price is the harder part of the proposition. At £280,000, it is around 7% above the local average per square foot, and the asking price plus a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the overall spend stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with current local values, not a forecast of what the house might be worth after improvements.
Key opportunities
- Refresh or replace the dated kitchen and update its visibly damaged flooring.
- Modernise the bathroom finishes and selectively redecorate or renew worn flooring elsewhere.
- Tidy and improve the private rear garden, while exploring the stated front-garden parking potential subject to feasibility and approvals.
Key risks
- The asking price is already above the local £/sqf average, and adding the improvement programme leaves the overall cost position stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Headroom after works looks limited with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 14% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Radley Rail Station
2.0 miles
Train · Radley
Culham Rail Station
3.0 miles
Train · Culham
Appleford Rail Station
3.6 miles
Train · Appleford
Oxford Rail Station
4.9 miles
Train · Oxford
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