Ongar Road, Writtle, CM1
East of England
£435,000
Listed on 03/10/2026
Listed on 03/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
Semi DetachedFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This four-bedroom semi-detached house in Writtle has a ground-floor layout with an entrance hall, lounge with fireplace, separate dining room, fitted kitchen, lobby, storage cupboard and cloakroom. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside, a paved driveway provides off-road parking and leads to the garage. There is also a front garden and a rear garden with a paved section, lawn and established planting, plus side access and a gate to the adjoining allotments.
The village has shops and everyday services, with bus links to Chelmsford and its mainline rail connections to London Liverpool Street. The property is described as needing modernisation, giving a new owner scope to update the accommodation. The boiler is stated to be new, and the sale is offered with no onward chain.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This four-bedroom Writtle semi has a clear, manageable value-add canvas: the photographed kitchen and colourful bathroom are ready for an update, while older carpets and decoration across several rooms offer scope to refresh the interiors. The separate lounge and dining room, established garden, driveway and garage give the project useful existing features, and the listing also notes a new boiler.
The score is held back by uncertainty rather than a confirmed pricing problem: floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. The £25,000–£45,000 renovation range gives an indication of the work, but without floor area or a stated resale value the overall economics remain difficult to assess. Writtle’s village amenities and access to Chelmsford are positive fundamentals.
Key opportunities
- Update or replace the photographed older kitchen and distinctive coloured bathroom finishes.
- Refresh older carpets and decoration across several photographed rooms to give the interior a more contemporary feel.
- Make use of the separate lounge and dining room, established garden, driveway and garage as existing features of the project.
Key risks
None recorded.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Chelmsford Rail Station
2.4 miles
Train · Chelmsford City Centre
Ingatestone Rail Station
4.5 miles
Train · Ingatestone
Beaulieu Park
4.9 miles
Train · Beaulieu
Billericay Rail Station
7.0 miles
Train · Billericay
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