Basingstoke · W2 3JB
Inverness Terrace, Bayswater, London, W2
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Asking price
£400,000
£998/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
£340/mo
1.0% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
LHA / Section 8
Best fit£847/mo
2.5% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£720/mo
2.2% 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
Not the right shape for a family.
Standard BTL
1.0% gross — won't cover costs at current rates.
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
£0
Home mover
£7,500
2nd home / BTL
£27,500
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £300,000
- Deposit
- £100,000
- Per month
- £1,842
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £127,500
Should you pay this?
Asking price is in line with what similar properties have been selling for nearby.
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What it'd rent for
£340/month1.02% gross yield
Based on 237 live rentals in Basingstoke · similar homes here average £1,705/mo.
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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5-year price trend
Crime risk
Flood risk
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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Leasehold — confirm years remaining
The listing flags this as leasehold but we couldn’t pull a confident remaining-years number. Ask the agent before bidding — anything under 80 years is a red flag for most lenders.
Always verify lease term + ground rent in the official LPE1 / management pack before exchange.
Area pulse
- 28,510 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
- Inside an Article 4 area — HMO conversion needs planning consent (don't assume you can split it).
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