Lucas Avenue, Fordham, CO6
East of England
£290,000
Listed on 02/10/2026
Listed on 02/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham has a notably spacious ground floor, including a large lounge, a separate dining area and an extended kitchen. The kitchen and bathroom are identified as needing replacement, with decorative updating also required elsewhere, giving a purchaser scope to modernise the accommodation to suit their needs.
Upstairs are three bedrooms and the family bathroom. The dining room connects to the garage, which provides useful storage, while a driveway offers off-road parking. Outside, the property has a rear garden.
Fordham is a village around six miles north-west of Colchester, with a primary school, village hall, playing field and local pub. Countryside and walking routes are nearby, and the A12 and Colchester's wider amenities and rail connections are accessible from the village.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
48out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This is a medium-scale project with a strong canvas: generous connected lounge and dining space, plus an extended kitchen area that could be reworked into a more contemporary family layout. The kitchen and bathroom are visibly dated, and there is scope for new finishes, flooring and decoration throughout; the overgrown garden also offers a clear improvement project. The garage and driveway add practical appeal, and no obvious major structural failure is visible in the supplied views.
The score is 48/100, grade E, reflecting a limited overall opportunity rather than a lack of potential in the house itself. Floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The indicated renovation range is £42,000–£75,000, making careful budgeting and sequencing important.
Key opportunities
- Rework the large lounge, dining room and extended kitchen into a more modern, flexible family living space.
- Replace the visibly dated kitchen and damaged bathroom finishes, then update decoration and flooring across the areas shown.
- Clear and reinstate the overgrown rear garden; the garage and driveway provide useful practical features.
Key risks
None recorded.
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