97 West Malvern Road, Malvern

Description

A two bedroom end terraced property, set back from the road behind a walled foregarden in a desirable West Malvern location.

Accommodation

Ground Floor: Two Reception Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom/WC. First Floor: Landing, Two Bedrooms (Master with dressing area and ensuite Shower room/WC). Outside: Gardens.

Location

Desirable West Malvern location.

Tenure / Property Information

Investment Analysis

The strongest evidence is the £255,000 completed sale of 91 West Malvern Road on 29 May 2026, although it is a different property. Other nearby evidence includes £210,000 for 93 West Malvern Road in November 2020 and the subject's own £147,000 sale in January 2021. In the absence of current subject-specific condition evidence, a base GDV of £255,000 is used as a cautious market proxy, with £210,000 as a low scenario and £255,000 as a high supported scenario. This remains uncertain because the comparables differ by address, date and potentially condition.

Investment Snapshot

Strategy Recommendation

Do not bid solely on the apparent GDV spread. Obtain the legal pack, inspect the vacant property and establish rental and full project costs first; proceed only if the verified all-in cost leaves a suitable margin.

Works Required

No specific defects or refurbishment requirements are identified in the supplied evidence. Confirm condition, services, kitchen, bathroom, roof, windows, heating system and external areas through inspection before budgeting works.

Rental & Market Context

Sold Comparables

The following completed sales were identified within approximately 5 miles:

Potential BRRR Position

At the £175,000 guide, the known administration charge would take the minimum known acquisition outlay to £177,700 before taxes, legal-pack costs, finance and works. A 75% refinance against the £255,000 base GDV would be £191,250, but total project cost and cash left in cannot be calculated without refurbishment, tax, finance and other completion costs. The GDV is also not a formal valuation.

Buy-to-Let Analysis

BTL analysis cannot be established because no sufficiently specific rental comparable or auctioneer rent estimate is supplied. The £2,700 administration charge is known, but additional legal-pack costs, purchase taxes, finance costs and any works are not quantified.

Flip Analysis

A potential resale spread exists against the £255,000 base GDV, but a reliable flip surplus cannot be calculated because refurbishment, purchase taxes, legal costs, finance, selling costs and any special-condition charges are unsupported. The £210,000 low GDV scenario materially reduces the apparent margin.

Investor Risks & Due Diligence

• No sufficiently specific rental evidence is available, so rental income and yield cannot be established.

• The £255,000 GDV proxy is based primarily on a different property and may not reflect the subject's condition or specification.

• The subject's own recorded sale was £147,000 in January 2021, creating uncertainty over current value and condition-adjusted uplift.

• Additional costs in the special conditions are unknown and payable on completion.

• The property is vacant, but its repair and maintenance condition is not evidenced.

• Stamp duty and government taxes are excluded from the supplied auction costs.

Recommendation

Do not bid solely on the apparent GDV spread. Obtain the legal pack, inspect the vacant property and establish rental and full project costs first; proceed only if the verified all-in cost leaves a suitable margin.

Strategy Rating

Analysis Confidence

There is useful completed-sale evidence and a known administration charge, but no rental evidence, condition-based works budget, formal valuation, detailed fees, taxes or selling-cost assumptions.