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See how verdicts work2-bedroom bungalow · CM5 9LZ
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About
Approached by a generous driveway providing ample off-road parking and framed by a beautifully landscaped front garden, Sunray offers a fantastic home with huge potential to further extend should you wish (STPP).
Nestled in this semi-rural setting yet just over a mile from the centre of Ongar and all the amenities it has to offer.
The entrance hall offers access into a welcoming reception room with a bay window to the front aspect flooding the room with light, with built-in niche book/display shelves.
Across the entrance hall is an open plan dining room that flows conveniently through to the kitchen, which is thoughtfully arranged with ample work surfaces, built-in oven, hob and extractor, with a door out to the rear garden.
Also on the ground floor is a generous double bedroom with its own bathroom. To the first floor there is another double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a bathroom.
Attached to the property is a garage and a sizeable workshop/storage space behind which has a personal door out to the garden. There is further potential to convert or extend the property STPP.
The property is offered with no onward chain. The rear garden has a sun terrace and area of lawn bordered by mature trees and shrubs with a summerhouse for garden storage.
The area is surrounded by picturesque countryside, with fantastic views to the rear of the property with the garden backing onto open fields. Numerous walking routes and bridleways close at hand.
Nearby Ongar offers an excellent range of independent boutiques, cafés, traditional pubs and everyday amenities, alongside well-regarded primary and secondary schooling with Smiths Restaurant nearby.
Rail services are from nearby towns of Brentwood (Elizabeth Line) and Epping (Central Line) offering excellent rail links into central London, with a range of highly respected schools in the area (both state and independent) including Coopersale Hall School and Brentwood School.
Chelmsford City Centre is approx. 10 miles distance and provide further amenities and Grammar Schools.
Value & comps
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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.
Detached + large garden = sub-division play. Pro tier unlocks the tier badge, plot size, uplift estimate, and regional land benchmark.
Short-lease flats trade at deep discount, but extending under the 1993 Act often costs far less than the discount. Pro tier unlocks the tier badge, premium breakdown, long-lease ARV and arbitrage maths.
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