Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex SS2
East of England
£340,000
Listed on 06/09/2026
Listed on 06/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
878 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
This three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southend-on-Sea has an open-plan lounge and dining room, a fitted kitchen and a separate WC alongside the bathroom. The lounge and dining area has been redecorated, with new radiators and carpet, while the kitchen is described as modern and the bathroom and WC as newly fitted. A boiler around one year old is also noted by the seller.
Some areas still need attention, including the entrance hall, landing and at least one bedroom, where flooring and redecoration are identified as updates. Outside, the enclosed rear garden is large and includes a recently installed shed, with side access to the front. The front lawn could potentially be adapted for off-road parking, subject to permissions and feasibility. The listing also notes nearby schools, Southend High Street, the seafront, hospital facilities and transport links.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This three-bedroom semi has a useful starting point: the kitchen is clean and serviceable, the lounge-diner is already decorated, and the enclosed rear garden has a shed and side access. The visible work is light in scale—mainly making good patchy wall finishes and worn or incomplete flooring—so there is scope to personalise the house without taking on a full refurbishment. The front garden may offer potential for off-road parking, subject to permissions and feasibility.
The price is the main constraint. At £340,000, the asking price is above the local £/sqf benchmark, and once a mid-to-substantial works programme is allowed for, the purchase and work costs look stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area. That comparison is with current local values, not a forecast of the value after renovation, so the strong location and practical layout do not by themselves make this a compelling value opportunity at the quoted price.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the patchy wall finishes and worn or incomplete flooring to give the entrance hall, bedroom and WC a more consistent finish.
- Make use of the open lounge-diner and serviceable kitchen as a practical base for a tailored home.
- Explore whether the front garden can accommodate off-road parking, subject to permissions and practical feasibility.
Key risks
- The asking price combined with the improvement programme leaves limited headroom against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- The all-in picture is soft with the asking price plus a meaningful modernisation spend, about 15% ahead of typical local benchmarks for this size; we have not assumed a post-renovation resale figure.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Prittlewell Rail Station
0.5 miles
Train · Prittlewell
Southend Victoria Rail Station
0.7 miles
Train · Southend-on-Sea
Southend East Rail Station
0.8 miles
Train · Southchurch
Southend Central Rail Station
0.9 miles
Train · Southend-on-Sea
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