How much to refurbish this stunning house?

[NotABeliever]

Asking for my brother who's chain free and recently moved to Oxford.
He's planning to redo all the wiring, plumbing, new boiler, new kitchen and bathrooms, all flooring, roof and decoration. He's asking me how much all this done to good standard would cost without an extension and not moving the plumbing unless absolutely necessary. I've recently refurbished a house but on a much smaller scale so I don't really know.
In particular, can you spot any extra structural work that may be needed from the video. It's in quite a state isn't it?
TIA

[DenisetheMenace]

No idea where that @ came from.

[NotABeliever]

@dontdillydallytoolong
That's really helpful. Was that 250 k including VAT?

[SlopesOff]

It's a long time since I did a house up so no idea but I love the fireplaces and floors. And that furry wall

[wixked]

That's a very hard one to price but in Oxford I wouldn't think under 325k

[lboogy]

I'd allow 300k to get a decent finish. Basic refurb £150k

[frumpety]

Go roof down, so if it needs a new roof , and guttering and downpipes, then you are probably going to want to to take it back to brick and replaster every room, complete rewire of electrics , upgrade of boiler and central heating system, flooring and joists if necessary, upgrade bathrooms and add en suites, cellar , does it need tanking ? brick work outside , pointing etc . New windows and doors. Add in the fiddly bits of decor and garden etc and if you are paying someone else to do all the work , I reckon on the £350k mark as a topish estimate, depending on your tastes in kitchen/bathrooms/decor ?

[NotABeliever]

@gnomeisland yes it was at auction for exactly the same price in December and was unsold.

[harknesswitch]

If there's nothing structural I reckon

10k roof
15k windows
10k new central heating
5k electrics
15k damp proof
15k kitchen
10k bathroom

Then it'll be new plaster all round, new ceilings which will be about 5k per room

Them paint, woodwork, flooring etc

So about £100k

But remember that everything will take twice as long as you think and more expensive

[TwoLeftSocksWithHoles]

I'd be a bit concerned about why there is an Acrow prop holding up the ceiling/floor in Photo 12

[ketosavedmylife]

Here is a five bedroom property in the same area for £100,000 more. Semi detatched too. But a world away from that other house.

[bluebluezoo]

I would be concerned about that structural support pp have mentioned.

Also there appear to be some original features- i can see a wood block floor- he will need to think whether it will be a rip it all out and modernise, or keep those features and refurbish sensitively in keeping with the house. It may cost more, but will probably put more value on...

[ketosavedmylife]

Or this one.

[Cyberattack]

£150,000 to refurbish - more if it's got structural problems

[dontdillydallytoolong]

Yes. £250,000 included VAT. I forgot to say it also included decorating inside and out. I wrote a very detailed spec and used trades that I completely trust.

[gnomeisland]

Well I wish your brother well. It's a cracking property in a fantastic location.
If I had the funds I'd buy it! Very rare something like that comes up in Summertown these days.
But, as other people have pointed out, trades in Oxford are expensive, especially for North Oxford homes 😉

[bluebluezoo]

I much prefer the second one. The size ans shape of the rooms, and the garden.

I din’t know the location though, i’m not particularly hung up in period features which many seem to love.

[HazyJuly]

£250k
how many windows? ours in a similar house will be £100k
rewiring £20k
boiler £10k radiators- depends some of ours were £800 each
£10k per bathroom
£50k for kitchen
replastering £1000 per room but will be less for a full house

[hitsvilleuk]

Minimum £300K
Spent £400K on a slightly bigger property, did have dry and wet rot and asbestos though

[ketosavedmylife]

This one is only £50,000 more.

[lemonsandlimes123]

Keto- you keep posting links to really horrible houses! That first one was hideous! Very different to what the house in the OP could be like when restored!

[HazyJuly]

@NotABeliever

My refurbishment was for a 1930s house and cost £150 k + VAT with a two storey 3 x 3 extension.

I forgot to add the windows to the list of things this house would need. I'm guessing double glazed sash aren't cheap.

Can all the damp be due to the roof leaking and if so could it have damaged the joists if left too long? Or is it "rising" in the sense of coming from the foundations? What other pitfalls should he be wary of?

if the sashes can be removed and refurbed with double glazing it is cheaper

[DannyGlickWindowTapping]

@harknesswitch

If there's nothing structural I reckon

10k roof
15k windows
10k new central heating
5k electrics
15k damp proof
15k kitchen
10k bathroom

Then it'll be new plaster all round, new ceilings which will be about 5k per room

Them paint, woodwork, flooring etc

So about £100k

But remember that everything will take twice as long as you think and more expensive

I live in a 2 bed end terrace and paid roughly those prices for my roof and bathroom. My kitchen was significantly more, but I did have structural work done.

I'm with PPs who say that it'll probably go for 1m+, and be several hundred thousand to sort out. All-in, 1.5m? There will be costs from the auction, likely a 4 week completion limit, and judging by those photos/ video, may not be mortgageable due to the state of the kitchen and bathroom. I'd also be wary of tree roots in the fabric of the building.

[RosesAndHellebores]

I've no idea of the area but on the basis that Oxford is upmarket in tastes that will coat a lot to fit out once the structural stuff has been done and the structural looks major.

Check: dry rot/damp rot
Check: subsidence
Check: cracked drains

Having refurbished some London properties that were structurally sound but tired, I'd say op the top price is c £750,000.

That house needs:
Roof
Drains
Rot
Timbers
Floorboards
Windows
Guttering
Replumbing and heating system
All new electrics

And then you start on:

Replastering
Lathe and plaster ceilings
Redecorating
Kitchen
Bathrooms
Flooring

That is a professional developers project. You and yours need to give it a wide berth op. You really, really do.

[YukoandHiro]

Bloody hell, that's a big job. But it's a good price in a great area. If he puts £200k into that he'll get £5-600k on top of that price

[gnomeisland]

@ketosavedmylife the properties you are posting are from the other side of the ring road. It's a completely different area of Oxford and price bracket.