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Maldon Road, Steeple

East of England

£340,000

Listed on 29/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
2
Type
Bungalow

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Offered with no onward chain, this two-bedroom bungalow is set in a quiet cul-de-sac on the edge of Steeple, with open farmland beyond the rear garden. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, two bedrooms, a shower room, a lounge opening to a conservatory, and a kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen has a range of storage units and a cupboard housing the boiler. The conservatory has French-style doors to the garden. Outside, a shingled driveway provides off-road parking and access to the garage, which has power and lighting and a personal door to the rear. The garden includes a paved patio and lawn, with a rural outlook behind. The listing describes the bungalow as needing updating and notes potential to modernise and possibly extend, subject to the necessary permissions. It is freehold and in Council Tax Band C.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a light-touch project with a useful canvas: the lounge and bedroom finishes could be refreshed, while the kitchen and shower room appear serviceable. The conservatory, driveway, garage and generous garden backing onto open farmland give the bungalow plenty of appeal, with scope to make cosmetic improvements and explore extension potential subject to permissions.

The score is 52/100, a D: the project and setting have merit, but value is still difficult to assess because the floor area is missing, so comparison with local £/sqf cannot yet be made. The renovation range is £5,000–£12,000; the roof tiles show age, though no clear failure is visible.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated lounge and bedroom finishes, including selective flooring replacement.
  • Make the most of the conservatory and garden, which backs onto open farmland and includes a patio and established planting.
  • Explore the listing’s stated potential to extend, subject to permissions and feasibility.

Key risks

  • Roof tiles show age and surface discolouration, although no clear failure is apparent in the photographs.
  • Some garden paving and boundary fencing show weathering.

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