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St. Marys Road, Great Bentley

East of England

£650,000

Listed on 01/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
1903 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This five-bedroom Victorian house in Aingers Green has generous accommodation over two floors, with high ceilings and period proportions. The property is described as requiring modernisation, giving a purchaser scope to update the interiors and adapt the layout to suit their needs. The ground floor includes several reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, a conservatory, a boot room, a boiler room and a shower room. Upstairs are five bedrooms, a family bathroom and a further shower room. The listing also identifies the possibility of creating an annexe or additional dwelling, subject to planning. Outside, the property sits on a stated half-acre plot with an in-and-out driveway and a garden wrapping around the house. There is also an outbuilding with a water supply, currently unused. Great Bentley is about a mile away and offers local amenities, a primary school and rail links, including direct trains to London. Colchester is stated to be around a 25-minute drive away. The property is freehold and chain free, with mains gas, electricity, water and sewerage.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This substantial Victorian house has the proportions and accommodation to make a rewarding medium-scale project: spacious reception rooms, five bedrooms, a large garden and an outbuilding with a water supply give plenty to work with. The photographed interiors are generally intact but dated, with scope to update the kitchen and bathrooms, refresh finishes and flooring, and improve the garden. The visible exterior and roof appear broadly sound, subject to survey.

At £342/sqf, the asking price is slightly below the local average, which is a reasonable starting point for a project buyer. The economics are less comfortable: purchase plus the £40,000–£70,000 renovation range looks tight against local benchmarks, so the eventual value and scope of work will matter. The listing also mentions possible annexe or additional-dwelling potential, but this would need planning and feasibility checks.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom and shower room, then refresh flooring and decoration across the photographed interiors.
  • Make the most of the generous reception spaces, five-bedroom layout and high ceilings to shape a characterful family home.
  • Improve the extensive garden and explore the outbuilding or the listing’s stated annexe potential, subject to planning and feasibility.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

St. Marys Road, Great Bentley
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Great Bentley Rail Station

    0.9 miles

    Train · Great Bentley

  • Weeley Rail Station

    2.1 miles

    Train · Weeley

  • Alresford (Essex) Rail Station

    3.3 miles

    Train · Alresford

  • Thorpe-le-Soken Rail Station

    3.9 miles

    Train · Thorpe-le-Soken

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,656
Based on a loan of £487,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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