SP10 3XD · 3-bed
**show Home Condition**blueberry Gardens, Andover, Hampshire, SP10
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Asking price
£360,000
£281/sqft
Verdict
Looks fair for the area
What you could do with it
Estimated gross yields from current rental comps. Numbers are pre-cost — service, voids, mortgage, management still come off these.
Standard BTL
£1,450/mo
4.8% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
HMO (rooms)
Best fit£3,744/mo
12.5% gross yield
4–6 individual tenants, shared living. Highest yield, most management.
LHA / Section 8
£678/mo
2.3% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£576/mo
1.9% gross yield
3–5 yr guaranteed-rent lease to a housing association. Hands-off.
Who is this for?
Quick read across the buyer personas. ✅ = good fit · ⚠ = workable with caveats · ❌ = look elsewhere.
Family home
3-bed but EPC unknown — factor retrofit cost or budget for it.
Standard BTL
4.8% gross — tight; works only with low costs / cheap finance.
HMO (rooms)
12.5% HMO yield, no Article 4 — strong on paper.
Buy + rent later
Rent would cover most mortgage costs but you'd top up if it sat empty for a few months.
The numbers
England (SDLT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£0
Home mover
£5,500
2nd home / BTL
£23,500
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £270,000
- Deposit
- £90,000
- Per month
- £1,658
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £113,500
Should you pay this?
Asking price is in line with what 3-bed homes have been selling for nearby.
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What it'd rent for
£1,450/month4.83% gross yield
Most landlords need 5%+ gross to break even after costs in this area, so this is tight as a fallback — worth running the numbers carefully.
Property features
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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
3-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.
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