Southcote Crescent, Basildon, Essex, SS14

The strongest appeal is the amount of usable space: four bedrooms, two reception rooms and a large, usable rear garden, with a generous front garden that may offer scope for parking. The interior is a clear canvas, with an older kitchen and bathroom and dated finishes across several rooms; the moderate works estimate of £30,000–£55,000 gives a buyer room to modernise and put their own stamp on the house. The brick outbuildings and possible extension or parking ideas add further scope, subject to feasibility and any required permissions.

At £350,000, the asking price is about 5.3% below the local average per square foot, which is a reasonable starting point for a project. However, purchase plus the renovation midpoint comes to £392,500, so the all-in cost looks tight against local benchmarks; the value case will depend on the finished home and the buyer’s control of costs. The visible exterior and roof appear broadly intact, with no obvious major structural failure in the supplied photos.