Stubbington Way, Fair Oak, SO50
South East
£435,000
Listed on 31/10/2026
Listed on 31/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedArea
1066 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This four-bedroom detached house in Fair Oak has a sitting and dining room, a separate fitted kitchen, an entrance porch and hall, and a family bathroom upstairs. The layout offers scope to update the interiors and adapt the rooms to suit changing needs. The property is described as well maintained, with modernisation potential.
Outside, there is driveway parking, a substantial garage and an established rear garden with lawn, mature planting and trees. The garage provides additional storage or workshop space, while the garden could be further landscaped. The home is within walking distance of village shops, schools and amenities, and is described as being in the catchment for Fair Oak Primary School and Wyvern College. Eastleigh station, Southampton Airport and the M27 are accessible by car.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a usable four-bedroom home with a substantial garage, driveway and established garden, in a village location close to schools and amenities. The main project is a light modernisation: dated finishes and flooring across several rooms, with scope to refresh the kitchen and improve the garden’s presentation. The photographed shower room appears relatively clean and serviceable, and there is no obvious major damage in the images.
The value is the sticking point. At £435,000, the asking price is about 17% above the local £/sqf average, and even allowing for a modest-to-substantial programme of improvements, the purchase and works look stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the property’s value after renovation, so the fundamentals and project potential do not offset the weak entry economics.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated décor and flooring across the living areas and bedrooms to give the house a more contemporary feel.
- Update the dated fitted kitchen and finishes to make the separate kitchen work better for modern family use.
- Make selective improvements to the established garden; the substantial garage and driveway also add useful storage, parking or hobby space.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, the purchase plus improvement programme looks stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area, limiting the headroom in the project.
- The all-in picture is soft once the asking price and a mid-to-substantial refurb are combined, leaving a gap of around 17% versus area norms for this sqft; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Hedge End Rail Station
2.2 miles
Train · Hedge End
Eastleigh Rail Station
2.4 miles
Train · Eastleigh
Southampton Airport Parkway Rail Station
3.1 miles
Train · North Stoneham
Botley Rail Station
3.6 miles
Train · Botley
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£1,643
Based on a loan of £326,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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