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Ringwood Drive, Leigh-on-sea, SS9

East of England

£350,000

Listed on 06/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached
Area
864 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached house offers approximately 864 sq ft of accommodation, with a layout that includes a spacious lounge, separate dining area, kitchen and rear conservatory. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. The property is offered with vacant possession and would benefit from updating, providing scope for a buyer to refresh the interiors over time. At the front, a block-paved driveway provides off-street parking, with gated side access. The rear garden is a generous size and includes mature planting, lawn and a raised deck beside the conservatory. It currently needs attention and could be reworked to suit a new owner's requirements. The home is in Eastwood, within the stated catchment areas for Edwards Hall Primary School and The Eastwood Academy. Shops, parks, transport links and access towards the A127 are nearby. The property is freehold and falls within Council Tax Band C.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

59out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £350,000, this three-bedroom semi is priced below the local average at £405 per sq ft versus £439, making it a comparatively affordable way to acquire a well-proportioned home with a substantial driveway and a generous, established garden. The lounge and separate dining area offer useful living space, while the conservatory looks out to the garden.

The project is mainly about refreshing dated but usable interiors and bringing the garden and weathered deck back into shape. With an estimated £7,000–£18,000 of work, the numbers are not especially generous after renovation: the purchase price plus the £12,500 midpoint is about £362,500, against an implied current local average value of £378,994. That is a modest margin, so the appeal is the below-average entry price and scope to make the home your own rather than a clear-cut high-margin opportunity.

Key opportunities

  • Acquire below the local average at £405 per sq ft versus £439 per sq ft.
  • Refresh the dated but usable interiors, including the spacious lounge and separate dining area.
  • Clear and landscape the generous established garden, with scope to improve or repair the weathered raised deck.

Key risks

  • The estimated purchase-plus-renovation midpoint leaves only a modest margin against the implied current local average value.

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£1,322
Based on a loan of £262,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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