Falcon Way, Great Clacton, Essex
East of England
£230,000
Listed on 17/10/2026
Listed on 17/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
790 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house is offered with no onward chain and has off-street parking, a garage and an enclosed rear garden. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, a downstairs WC, a lounge with a fireplace and garden access, and a separate kitchen with fitted cabinets, an induction hob, oven and space for a washing machine. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom with a bath and electric shower. The property is described as needing refurbishment, providing scope for a buyer to update the existing accommodation. It is situated in Great Clacton's Birds Estate, approximately 0.9 miles from the town centre, railway station and seafront.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
35out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi in the Birds Estate has a clear improvement canvas: dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, worn bedroom finishes, and an overgrown rear garden give a buyer scope to update the interiors and outdoor space. Off-street parking, a garage and an enclosed garden add useful features, and the photos show no obvious major structural defect.
The price is the main constraint. At £230,000, the asking price is already above the local £/sqf benchmark; adding the £35,000–£60,000 refurbishment range would leave the purchase-plus-works cost stretched against the local average for this floor area. That comparison is with the current local benchmark, not a forecast of the value after renovation, so the project looks difficult to justify on the figures provided.
Key opportunities
- Replace the worn kitchen and dated bathroom finishes to give the main service areas a more contemporary feel.
- Refresh the dated living and bedroom finishes, including wall treatments and worn carpets.
- Tidy and rework the enclosed rear garden, improving the overgrown planting and worn paths and raised areas.
Key risks
- At the asking price, adding the £35,000–£60,000 works range puts the purchase-plus-refurbishment cost well above the local average benchmark for this floor area; that benchmark is not a post-renovation valuation.
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