Sandfields Road, Oldbury B68
West Midlands
£220,000
Listed on 07/10/2026
Listed on 07/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
930 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Innovate Estate Agents present a three-bedroom detached house in Oldbury, offered with scope for modernisation. The ground floor includes an entrance porch and hall, a through lounge with a bay window and sliding doors to the garden, a separate dining room, fitted kitchen, utility room and guest WC. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom with a bath and separate shower cubicle.
Outside, the property has a front driveway providing off-road parking, a small lawned foregarden and a rear garden with a paved patio and lawn. Gas central heating is stated, where specified, and the EPC rating is D. Nearby amenities and transport links include local schools, Barnford Park, Rowley Regis and Langley Green railway stations, and the M5 at Junctions 2 and 3.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £220,000, this three-bedroom detached house is priced below the local £/sqf benchmark, giving a project buyer an attractive entry point. The through lounge and dining area, bay window, fireplaces, driveway and rear garden offer a useful base for updating the home, with scope to modernise the kitchen and bathroom and refresh the worn finishes throughout. The garden also has a lawn and patio to work with.
The overall opportunity is still weak on the numbers: purchase plus the £35,000–£65,000 renovation range looks tight against local benchmarks, with the calculated midpoint all-in cost above the implied current local average value. Visible wall staining and deterioration across several rooms, along with bathroom surface deterioration, should be investigated as part of planning the works.
Key opportunities
- Rework the through lounge and dining area around the bay window and feature fireplaces to give the main living space a more cohesive, updated feel.
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom, with scope to refresh flooring and finishes across the photographed rooms.
- Make better use of the rear lawn and patio, and build on the existing driveway and fore garden.
Key risks
- Worn flooring and visible wall staining or deterioration across several rooms, plus deterioration around the bath, need investigation and could affect the works scope.
- The £35,000–£65,000 works range makes this a substantial update programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; allow for budget and time to address finishes, kitchen and bathroom modernisation, and garden improvements.
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