160 Rosemary Avenue, Braintree, Essex

Description

Freehold semi-detached house offered with vacant possession. The property has a rear garden and off-street parking and is well located for the amenities of Braintree town centre. GIA approximately 97.7 sq m (1,052 sq ft).

Accommodation

Ground floor: reception room, kitchen, WC and storage room. First floor: three bedrooms and bathroom/WC.

Location

The property is situated on the north side of Rosemary Avenue. Local shops and amenities are available within Braintree town centre. Braintree station is approximately 1 mile away, with direct services to London Liverpool Street. The A120 is easily accessible and provides a connection to the M11 motorway. Bocking Blackwater Nature Reserve is within close proximity.

Tenure / Property Information

Investment Analysis

Five supplied Land Registry comparables on Rosemary Avenue range from £190,000 to £355,000, including £305,000 and £316,000 sales for semi-detached freehold properties. The £190,000 and £212,000 entries are duplicate records for 98 Rosemary Avenue and their property differences are not supplied. Given the subject's stated three-bedroom, 97.7 sq m semi-detached specification, £305,000 is used as an indicative base GDV, with a broad evidence-based scenario range of £250,000 to £355,000. Condition, EPC, heating and detailed comparable specifications are unavailable.

Investment Snapshot

Strategy Recommendation

Do not bid on investment assumptions. Treat as a potential owner-occupier or resale purchase only after confirming condition, legal title, auction terms and all additional charges; the guide is below several supplied same-street sales but comparable differences are unknown.

Works Required

No specific defects or refurbishment requirements are evidenced. Allow for inspection, quotation and any legally or survey-supported works only; no works allowance can be quantified from the supplied information.

Rental & Market Context

Sold Comparables

The following completed sales were identified within approximately 5 miles:

Potential BRRR Position

Using the indicative £305,000 base GDV, 75% refinance is £228,750. Against the £250,000 guide alone, indicative cash left in is £21,250. This is not a complete BRRR appraisal because refurbishment costs, rents, finance costs, taxes and buyer or seller charges are unavailable.

Buy-to-Let Analysis

BTL analysis cannot be established because no sufficiently specific rental evidence, auctioneer rent estimate, operating costs or EPC information is supplied. The £250,000 guide is used as the purchase figure in the base cost calculation, excluding unknown buyer, administration, finance, tax and other charges.

Flip Analysis

At the £250,000 guide and £305,000 base GDV, there is nominal £55,000 headroom before refurbishment, acquisition, finance, tax, selling and other unknown costs. A formal flip surplus is not calculated because no supported selling-cost allowance or works budget is available.

Investor Risks & Due Diligence

• Condition and required works are not evidenced, so refurbishment costs cannot be estimated.

• No rental evidence or auctioneer rent estimate is supplied, preventing reliable BTL yield analysis.

• Buyer premium, administration charge, taxes, finance costs and other possible charges are unknown.

• The supplied comparable prices vary materially and detailed differences between properties are unavailable.

• Guide price is not a valuation and the final purchase price may exceed £250,000.

Recommendation

Do not bid on investment assumptions. Treat as a potential owner-occupier or resale purchase only after confirming condition, legal title, auction terms and all additional charges; the guide is below several supplied same-street sales but comparable differences are unknown.

Strategy Rating

Analysis Confidence

Address, tenure, accommodation, size, occupancy and several same-street completed sales are supplied, but condition, rent, EPC, costs, comparable specifications and auction charges are not.