Colvers, Matching Green, Harlow, Essex, CM17

This cleared three-bedroom semi in Matching Green offers a useful blank canvas, with a separate living room and dining area, a garden with established trees and patio space, and scope to personalise the finishes. The dated kitchen and bathroom, worn flooring and general redecoration provide a manageable route to modernise the house; the stated renovation range is £12,000–£25,000. The brick elevations and tiled roof look broadly intact in the available views, though photographs cannot confirm their detailed condition.

At £425,000, the asking price is about 3.1% above the local average on a £/sqf basis, so price is a limitation rather than a bargain. The score is also held back by tight economics: purchase plus the renovation midpoint comes to £443,500, which looks tight against the local benchmark. There is still a clear project here, but the numbers call for careful budgeting and a realistic view of the value the finished home could achieve.