Oldbury Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford
East of England
£500,000
Listed on 15/10/2026
Listed on 15/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1181 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached house in Great Baddow is offered with no onward chain and is described as requiring modernisation throughout. The ground floor includes an entrance porch and hall, a cloakroom, a lounge/diner and a separate kitchen. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a shower room.
Outside, the property has a mature rear garden, a garage and off-road parking. The listing notes local shops, pubs, schools and green spaces in Great Baddow, with Chelmsford city centre and its mainline station accessible for services to London Liverpool Street. The house offers scope for updating, subject to inspection and the buyer's plans.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached Great Baddow home has a clear modernisation canvas: the photographed rooms have older decoration and flooring, while the kitchen and shower room offer scope for a more contemporary finish. The lounge/diner opens towards an established rear garden, and the garage and off-road parking add useful family-home appeal.
At £500,000, the asking price is broadly in line with the local £/sqf benchmark, which is reasonable for a project. The overall opportunity is weaker because purchase plus the £40,000–£70,000 renovation range looks tight against local value benchmarks; buyers will need to assess the finished value carefully. The visible condition appears generally intact, with no obvious major damage in the photographs.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the kitchen and shower room, and refresh older decoration and flooring across the photographed rooms.
- Make the most of the lounge/diner’s large glazed opening onto the established rear garden.
- Retain the practical appeal of the detached house, garage and off-road parking.
Key risks
- The driveway surface shows cracking and may need attention.
- Purchase and refurbishment costs look tight against local value benchmarks, so the project’s finished-value assumptions need careful checking.
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