5-bedroom detached house · BR6 7DP
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About
A unique and spacious five bedroom detached cottage.
Internally the property has retained many of its character features such as stain glass windows, wooden and tiled floors and brick built open fires in the lounge and study.
The newly re-appointed kitchen is in-keeping with the rest of the property and boasts newly installed large capacity appliances, a range style cooker and a large American style fridge.
The kitchen leads to a large dining room and to the rear of the kitchen large bi-folding doors leading out to decking and patio areas in the large 100ft x 50ft garden (formerly an orchard) with an extensive lawn.
The front garden is an 25ft x 30ft cottage rose garden. The signature yew tree is thought to be circa 150-200 years old.
The house is serviced with high speed fibre-optic broadband and has a sky dish providing options for a range of wifi, broadband and media packages. The cables enter both the living room and study.
Children and pets are welcome. Farnborough Primary School and Darrick Wood School Catchment. Close to Newstead Wood and St Olave’s Grammar schools, and commutable to private schools.
Just a short walk to village shops, post office, restaurants and pubs. Available now. Energy Efficiency Rating C. To check broadband and mobile phone coverage please visit Ofcom here
Value & comps
No previous sales on record.
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Returns
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Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
Commercial properties like this can earn 30-50% higher yields when converted to residential under Class MA / Q / P / PA, with prior approval costing ~GBP 96/unit. Sign in to see the recommended route, yield uplift, and cost breakdown.
BRRR-suited properties can recycle 80-100% of investor capital on refi, leaving a high-yielding rental with most of the money out. Sign in to see the refurb cost stack, ARV projection, and refinance maths.
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