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Blaine Drive, Kirby Cross

East of England

£299,995

Listed on 05/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom detached house on the Frietuna development is within walking distance of Frinton town centre, with shops, schools, bus services and rail connections towards Colchester and London. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, a lounge/diner opening to a garden room, a kitchen and a ground-floor cloakroom. Upstairs are three bedrooms, an en-suite shower room and a family bathroom. The property has double glazing and gas central heating. Outside, the enclosed rear garden includes a large workshop, while the front provides off-road parking and access to a garage with light, power and a rear personal door. The house is described as needing modernisation, offering scope for a buyer to update the existing accommodation. Services are understood by the vendor to be connected. EPC rating is to be confirmed.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

51out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This detached house on the Frietuna development has a usable starting point, with a lounge/diner, garden room, garage and large workshop, while the dated finishes and overgrown rear garden offer scope for a light refresh. The kitchen wall surfaces need making good, and there is visible wear to a bedroom carpet; the exterior and roof look generally intact in the available view.

At £299,995, value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged because the floor area is missing. That gap, alongside the otherwise moderate project and economics picture, contributes to a weak overall WHOTS score rather than establishing that the asking price is too high.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated finishes and make good the visible kitchen wall damage.
  • Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden, with the workshop offering useful additional space.
  • The lounge/diner and garden room are usable spaces that provide a practical base for updating.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

Blaine Drive, Kirby Cross
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Frinton-on-Sea Rail Station

    0.4 miles

    Train · Frinton-on-Sea

  • Walton-on-the-Naze Rail Station

    1.1 miles

    Train · Walton-on-the-Naze

  • Kirby Cross Rail Station

    1.2 miles

    Train · Kirby Cross

  • Thorpe-le-Soken Rail Station

    3.5 miles

    Train · Thorpe-le-Soken

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,226
Based on a loan of £224,996 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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