Prettygate Road, Colchester
East of England
£240,000
Listed on 31/07/2026
Listed on 31/07/2026
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Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester’s Prettygate area is described as requiring complete modernisation. The ground floor has an entrance hall, a combined living and dining room with access towards the rear garden, and a separate front-facing kitchen. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom.
Front and rear gardens provide outdoor space, with the rear garden offering scope for landscaping. The listing also notes that off-road parking at the front may be possible, subject to the necessary permissions. Local shops, bus routes and schools are nearby, with access to Colchester city centre, the A12 and Marks Tey station also noted.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
46out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This three-bedroom Prettygate semi offers a clear renovation canvas: the combined living and dining room gives scope to rethink the main living space, while the separate kitchen and dated bathroom are opportunities to modernise. Several rooms have worn flooring and marked finishes, and the overgrown rear garden is ready for a landscaping plan. The £45,000–£85,000 renovation range gives a sense of the project’s scale; the visible roof and brickwork show no obvious major defect, though their condition cannot be confirmed from the submitted views.
The overall score is 46/100 (E, Low Opportunity). Floor area is missing, so value versus local £/sqf cannot yet be judged; the score also reflects that the project’s residual value cannot be assessed without floor area or a stated GDV. The school, transport and local-amenity access are positives, and the frontage may offer scope for parking subject to permissions.
Key opportunities
- Use the combined living and dining room as the starting point for a more contemporary main living space, with access to the rear garden.
- Create a coordinated update to the older kitchen and bathroom, alongside new finishes and flooring across the worn interiors.
- Turn the overgrown rear garden into usable outdoor space; frontage parking may also be possible subject to relevant permissions.
Key risks
- Worn flooring and marked finishes across several rooms, together with the dated kitchen and bathroom and overgrown garden, make the £45,000–£85,000 works range a substantial programme rather than a cosmetic refresh.
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£240,000£10,000(-4.0%)
17/10/2026£250,000Initial listing
30/07/2026Services
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