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See how verdicts work1-bedroom flat · SS1 2DR
Listing removedListed 12 daysAuction 1 Jan · ended
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About
For sale by Under the Hammer online auction on Wednesday 4th November 2026. Head over to our website to download the legal pack, register to bid and see more information.
A Vacant Leasehold One Bedroom Ground Floor Flat situated on Hastings Road, a residential street off York Road and Southchurch Road in Southend-on-Sea, around half a mile east of the High Street and a few hundred metres from the seafront and the Kursaal.
The flat requires modernisation and offers an opportunity for investors or first-time buyers seeking a compact home or rental close to the city centre, the seafront and two stations.
The accommodation briefly comprises an open-plan living room and kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom with WC.
The property benefits from electric storage heating and double glazing and is held on a lease of 125 years from 1 January 2012 with approximately 110 years unexpired.
Externally the flat forms part of a converted terrace house arranged as four flats. Porters Grange Primary School is around 0.3 miles away and Southend High School for Boys about a mile and a half.
Southend Central and Southend East stations are both roughly 0.7 miles with c2c services to London Fenchurch Street in around 55 minutes, Southend Victoria is under a mile for Greater Anglia trains to Liverpool Street, Southchurch Road (A13) is at the end of the street, and the A127 links to Junction 29 of the M25 around 25 miles away.
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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.
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