Plantation Road, Boreham, Chelmsford
East of England
£375,000
Listed on 24/10/2026
Listed on 24/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedArea
1048 sqftDescription
This three-bedroom detached house in Boreham is offered with no onward chain and requires substantial updating. The ground floor includes a lounge/diner of approximately 22'4" by 12'0", a separate kitchen, and a rear lean-to measuring around 15'5" by 6'9" with a WC. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The accommodation is stated as approximately 1,048 sq ft across two floors.
The property provides a scope for a buyer to refurbish the existing layout and decide how best to use the additional rear space, subject to its condition and suitability. Boreham has village amenities and access to Chelmsford, with wider shops, services and transport connections in the city. The listing also notes the Beaulieu Park railway station, opened in October 2025, as an additional rail connection for the area.
WHOTS analysis
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54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At £375,000, this detached Boreham house is priced below the local average per square foot, making the asking price a genuine acquisition opportunity. The lounge/diner offers a substantial space to reshape, while the dated kitchen and bathroom, tired finishes across several rooms and overgrown garden give a renovator scope to create a more cohesive home. The front and rear outdoor areas add to the appeal of the project.
The overall score is D: the price is a strength, but the heavy works budget of £45,000–£75,000 puts the purchase price plus the renovation midpoint slightly above the implied current local average value. The images show no obvious major structural failure, though the lean-to’s condition and suitability need checking and the roof condition cannot be confirmed.
Key opportunities
- Rework the substantial lounge/diner and refresh the dated finishes across the living areas and bedrooms to give the house a consistent new look.
- Replace the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes as part of a coordinated renovation.
- Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden, while assessing how the dated lean-to and ground-floor WC could best serve the home.
Key risks
- The £45,000–£75,000 works range makes this a substantial renovation programme rather than a cosmetic refresh; budget and timing need to allow for updating the kitchen, bathroom, finishes and garden.
- The lean-to’s condition and suitability need checking, and the roof condition cannot be confirmed from the images.
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