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See how verdicts work3-bedroom house · CO7 9QL
For saleListed 127 days
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About
The Old Post Office is a beautifully restored three bedroom detached house located in central Wivenhoe with great access to local amenities and mainline Train Station with links to London Liverpool Street.
The current vendors have wonderfully refurbished this period home and many original features still stand.
The property also benefits from a modern out building position in the rear garden and makes an ideally working from home space with separate WC.
Currently offering three bedrooms, dining room, lounge, 21ft Kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom and bathroom, home office, generous gardens. Offered for sale with no onward chain.
Dining Room 12' 2" x 11' 10" (3.71m x 3.61m) With sash window to front, solid oak floor, radiator, feature fireplace, double doors to.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 21' 8" x 9' 8" (6.60m x 2.95m) With sash Window to rear, French doors to garden, tiled floor, a range of matching handmade solid oak units with Wenge worktops over, inset butler sink, tiled splashback, space for fridge/freezer, space for gas range cooker with extractor over, space and plumbing for washing machine, doors to stairway, cloakroom and lounge.
Lounge 11' 11" x 11' 10" (3.63m x 3.61m) With sash window to front, radiator, fireplace with multi fuel burner, built in storage. Cloakroom Fully tiled cloakroom, close coupled WC, wash hand basin.
Landing With loft access and doors to. Bedroom One 13' 7" x 11' 10" (4.14m x 3.61m) With sash window to front, radiator, two built in wardrobes.
Bedroom Two 11' 10" x 10' 9" (3.61m x 3.28m) With sash window to front, radiator, two built in wardrobes. Bedroom Three 11' 11" x 9' 6" (3.63m x 2.90m) With sash window to rear, radiator.
Bathroom With obscure sash window to rear, tiled floor, radiator with towel rail, wash hand vanity basin, shower cubicle, close coupled WC.
Outside A private low maintenance garden, including sandstone patio area, reminder laid to lawn, out building with WC ideally for working from home, gated side access.
Value & comps
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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.
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