Colne Springs, Ridgewell, Halstead CO9
East of England
£365,000
Listed on 23/08/2026
Listed on 23/08/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
DetachedFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom detached house in Ridgewell has a dining hall, a separate lounge and a conservatory, alongside a fitted kitchen. The accommodation also includes a family bathroom, a ground-floor shower room and a separate room currently used as a gym or home office. The listing describes all three bedrooms as doubles.
The property stands on a generous plot with an established garden, extensive driveway parking, a garage and a carport. The frontage and plot may provide scope to extend or reconfigure, subject to planning permission and the necessary consents. The listing notes that neighbouring homes have been extended, but any proposals for this property would need to be assessed independently. The house is presented as an opportunity to refresh and adapt the existing accommodation.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
This is a maintained, liveable detached home with a useful mix of spaces: a generous living room, conservatory, separate gym or office, garage and extensive parking. The main value-add is a light, selective refresh—updating dated carpets, bedroom finishes and textured ceilings, with scope to improve the garden as well. The kitchen and shower room look clean and serviceable, so the £5,000–£12,000 renovation range is more about personalising than tackling an evident major overhaul.
The generous plot and adaptable layout give the property an appealing longer-term canvas, including possible extension or reconfiguration subject to planning and consents. At 54/100, this is a weaker overall opportunity rather than a clear value-led buy; the price/value component remains unjudged because floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be assessed.
Key opportunities
- Refresh dated carpets, bedroom finishes and textured ceilings to personalise the home without an evident major overhaul.
- Make use of the generous plot and adaptable layout for possible extension or reconfiguration, subject to planning and necessary consents.
- Improve the usable rear garden with attention to the patchy lawn and worn-looking paving.
Key risks
None recorded.
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£1,379
Based on a loan of £273,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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Price history
-2.7% since listed
£365,000£10,000(-2.7%)
09/10/2026£375,000Initial listing
22/08/2026Services
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