Colchester · CO1 2LF · 2-bed
Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1
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Asking price
£190,000
EPC F
Verdict
Strong rental backup (8.84% gross yield)
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
Best fit£1,400/mo
8.8% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
LHA / Section 8
£715/mo
4.5% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£608/mo
3.8% 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
EPC F blocks rent-out and signals expensive retrofit.
Standard BTL
8.8% gross — clears typical 5%+ break-even threshold.
Buy + rent later
Rents would more than cover BTL mortgage costs if life changes.
The numbers
England (SDLT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£0
Home mover
£0
2nd home / BTL
£9,500
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £142,500
- Deposit
- £47,500
- Per month
- £875
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £57,000
Should you pay this?
Asking price is in line with what 2-bed homes have been selling for nearby.
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What it'd rent for
£1,400/month8.84% gross yield
Based on 582 live rentals in Colchester · 2-bed homes here average £1,196/mo.
Most landlords need 5%+ gross to break even after costs in this area, so this is a decent fallback if your plans shift.
Property features
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Schools & Ofsted
No schools indexed yet for this postcode sector. The official sources below cover every UK postcode.
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Area pulse
- 11,398 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
- EPC rating F — significant retrofit cost to bring it up to standard.
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