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What do you think of this house?

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Lobas · 13/10/2025 17:19

I am dying for a house in the country to do up. It has to be commutable to London and occasionally Oxford. I am really dreaming of a period house/cottage for dh and I. It would be mine and dh’s first home outside of London. And the place we would have our first baby.

Dh thinks it’s dark poky but I can really see making it into something special right out of a Neptune catalogue.

what do you think? I can admit in the past I have been drawn to some actually quite ugly cottages purely cause my heart takes over with the romance of it all.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/165225581#/?channel=RES_BUY

Check out this 4 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove

4 bedroom detached house for sale in Worminghall Road, Oakley, Aylesbury, HP18 for £700,000. Marketed by John D Wood and Co. Sales, Oxford

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/165225581#/?channel=RES_BUY

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Mischance · 13/10/2025 17:32

Looks great. It just needs a bit of updating which can be done over time. It is fully functional as is.

ELO10538 · 13/10/2025 17:29

Check if it's listed. If it is don't touch it. Listed properties can be hell on earth to do up.

Otherwise it's an OK period property but nothing remarkable and not in a location I would say was convenient for Oxford.

(As for your wish to make it look like something out of a Neptune catalogue, I make no comment.)

Handedin · 13/10/2025 17:23

Gosh that needs a lot of work!

That wouldn't put me off if I had the time and the money, but being right on what looks like a main road really would. It is very close to the road.

Curiossir · 13/10/2025 17:23

I like it. Aylesbury itself is a bit shit though

beanbaggirs · 13/10/2025 17:22

Far to close to the road for me and needs a lot of work.

YourPeppyAmberTraybake · 13/10/2025 17:21

I can’t see the appeal.

Toddlerteaplease · 13/10/2025 17:21

It’s lovely but Is it worth £700k, given that it needs a lot of updating. Don’t know about properties in that area though.

PicaK · 13/10/2025 17:21

You can't walk out of it with a pram. And you can't get a car on the drive by the looks of it.

Irenesortof · 13/10/2025 17:21

Needs a LOT of work and money spending on it. Lovely house though.