Oakbank, Banff Road, Keith AB55
Scotland
£185,000
Listed on 04/09/2026
Listed on 04/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedArea
1453 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This traditional stone-built detached villa in Keith has four bedrooms and spacious accommodation arranged over two floors. The ground floor includes two public rooms, a kitchen and a cloakroom, with a further bathroom upstairs. Original features remain, and the property is described as requiring modernisation, offering scope to update the interiors to suit a new owner.
Outside, the house has an extensive enclosed rear garden, a side driveway with space for two cars and a single garage. The town centre is within walking distance, with the A96 and Keith railway station providing road and rail connections towards Aberdeen, Elgin and Inverness.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
58out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This traditional stone-built detached villa offers a substantial family-home project, with four bedrooms, two public rooms, original features and a large enclosed garden with established planting, greenhouse, side access and garage. The asking price of £185,000 is around 14.6% below the local average per square foot, making it a comparatively inexpensive point of entry. The photographed interiors are dated, with more extensive wall-surface deterioration and exposed boards in one upstairs room; the kitchen and bathroom also offer scope to refresh or rework.
Renovation economics are a softer point: adding a non-cosmetic refurb to the asking price keeps total commitment from looking exceptional, leaving a gap of around 7% versus area norms for this sqft. The project can still appeal to the right buyer, yet the numbers are not exceptional.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated finishes across the photographed rooms while retaining or complementing the traditional fireplaces and other original details.
- Use the generous enclosed garden, established planting and greenhouse as a distinctive family-friendly outdoor asset, with scope to improve worn or uneven areas.
- Assess the older kitchen and bathroom for a refresh or more substantial update as part of the wider project.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Keith Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Keith
Huntly Rail Station
9.4 miles
Train · Huntly
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