London · W8 5LE · 4-bed
Rutland House, marloes Road, W8
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Asking price
£2,350,000
£1,149/sqft
Verdict
Overpriced by £1,138,416 vs 4-bed homes nearby
Who is this for?
Quick read across the buyer personas. ✅ = good fit · ⚠ = workable with caveats · ❌ = look elsewhere.
Family home
4-bed but EPC unknown — factor retrofit cost or budget for it.
Standard BTL
No reliable rent estimate for this area — verify before committing.
Buy + rent later
Rent wouldn't cover mortgage — selling to exit may be your only option.
The numbers
England (SDLT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£193,250
Home mover
£193,250
2nd home / BTL
£310,750
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £1,762,500
- Deposit
- £587,500
- Per month
- £10,823
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £898,250
Should you pay this?
Asking price is roughly £1,138,416 above what 4-bed homes typically go for here.
You're paying £2,350,000. Comparable 4-bed homes in this area suggest a market price of around £1,211,584.
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What it'd rent for
We don't have enough rental comparables for this area to give you a confident estimate yet. Cross-check on Rightmove's Rents tab or OpenRent before relying on yield assumptions.
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Crime risk
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Schools & Ofsted
No schools indexed yet for this postcode sector. The official sources below cover every UK postcode.
Catchments aren't published nationally; many schools use distance-from-school as the deciding factor. The links above give you the official data — only the local authority can confirm a specific year's catchment boundary.
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HMO licensing
£825 – £1,500typical UK HMO fee, 5-year licence
4-bed property. Mandatory licensing kicks in at 5+ unrelated occupants. Below that, a licence is only required if the council runs an additional or selective scheme — the link below is the way to check.
The council's HMO page lists the current mandatory fee plus any additional / selective scheme that catches smaller HMOs.
Find borough HMO licensing page on gov.ukMandatory licensing applies UK-wide for 5+ sharer HMOs (Housing Act 2004). Scotland licenses 3+ sharers; Wales also requires Rent Smart Wales registration for every landlord.
Area pulse
- Inside an Article 4 area — HMO conversion needs planning consent (don't assume you can split it).
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