Essex · CO5 0PH · 6-bed
6-bed home in Essex, CO5 0PH
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Asking price
£985,000
£298/sqft · EPC G
Verdict
Overpriced by £535,000 vs 5+ bed homes nearby
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
£3,444/mo
4.2% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
HMO (rooms)
Best fit£4,129/mo
5.0% gross yield
4–6 individual tenants, shared living. Highest yield, most management.
LHA / Section 8
£947/mo
1.1% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£805/mo
1.0% 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 G blocks rent-out and signals expensive retrofit.
Standard BTL
4.2% gross — tight; works only with low costs / cheap finance.
HMO (rooms)
5.0% HMO yield is too low for the management overhead.
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
£39,750
Home mover
£39,750
2nd home / BTL
£89,000
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £738,750
- Deposit
- £246,250
- Per month
- £4,537
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £335,250
Should you pay this?
Asking price is roughly £535,000 above what 5+ bed homes typically go for here.
You're paying £985,000. Comparable 5+ bed homes in this area suggest a market price of around £450,000.
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What it'd rent for
£3,444/month4.2% gross yield
Based on 623 live rentals in Essex · 6-bed homes here average £1,710/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
- ["Conservatory"
- "Detached house"
- "Double garage"
- "Excellent large family home"
- "Four bathrooms"
- "Plot size 0.28 acre"
- "Six bedrooms"
- "Three receptions"
- "Total floor 3300 sq.ft"
- "Viewings by appointment only"]
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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
Mandatory licence likely required (5+ sharers, statutory under Housing Act 2004)
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
- 16,171 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
- EPC rating G — significant retrofit cost to bring it up to standard.
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