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Deals · CO1 · Rouse Way, Colchester, Essex CO1

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No rent on file — nothing here can be priced yet

There is no rent on file for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one.

Put a rent you believe into the calculator and every figure on this page moves with it. Two or three local lettings will get you closer than anything we can offer here.

Rouse Way, Colchester, Essex CO1

FLATListed 15d ago

£160,000

No rent data for this listing — run your own numbers in the calculator below.

Why it works

Long lease (104 yrs) — no short-lease drag
Long enough that lease length is a non-issue — no extension, no lender problem.
EPC C — meets the minimum energy standard
Already at or above the C grade proposed for rented homes by 2030.

Why to be cautious

Monthly profit −£873/mo — you would top this up heavily, every month, from your own income
You would be topping it up every month, from your own income, for as long as you hold it.That can still be the plan if you are buying for capital growth — but it should be a decision, not a surprise. Try your own numbers →
-17.3% a year over five years — you tie up a lot of cash for what it returns
The capital you tie up is large relative to what the deal returns over five years.A lower offer or a smaller deposit changes this more than a higher rent does. Try a lower offer →
No rent comparables — estimate is a rule-of-thumb fallback, not market data. Verify the rent locally before offering.

What would have to be true?
No recorded basis for the rent to work from
Every price on this card is that rent inverted, and this row records no basis for its rent — not that the rent is wrong, but that we cannot show it was measured against nearby lettings. A price quoted to the £5,000 needs evidence we can point at.
rent basis not recorded

Is it a good location?
Colchester, CO1 2TT
2 of 3 schools in this postcode area rated Good or Outstanding and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.
Article 4Not assessed for this address
postcode area, not this address

Which strategy wins?
No rent on file, so nothing can be ranked
No rent is recorded for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one. Put a rent you believe into the calculator and every figure below moves with it.
no market renta comparison needs a rent for every way of letting it

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What if…

Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent).

You keep-£873/mo

All-in cash£64,265

PaybackNever

Offer

Deposit

Mortgage rate

The dial above is the rate you would be quoted. Every figure on this page is worked at 6.50% — that rate plus a 0.75pp premium lenders add on a limited-company purchase.

Standard rental

Rent

Empty weeks a year

Doing it up

Estimated, not surveyed — nobody has been inside.

More assumptions10

Mortgage term

Fixed for

Stress rate

Solicitor + survey

Lender fees

Letting agent

Insurance

Maintenance

Service charge

Ground rent

Where these figures came from16

Offer the asking price£160,000Asking price from listing

Deposit a typical assumption25%Standard 75% LTV for BTL

Mortgage rate a typical assumption5.75%5-year fixed at 75% LTV — 5.75% (as of 2026-09-14). 5.75% headline + 0.75pp limited-company product premium = 6.50% charged in this model.

Rent no rent on file£0/moNo rent data — verify locally

Empty weeks a year a typical assumption2 wksTypical voids for BTL

Doing it up a typical figure, not a quote£10,165Tiered estimate (cosmetic refurb): £6,427–£13,902 range from £/sqft + per-room model A survey could move the works by £7,475: between £6,427 and £13,902. Verify with a surveyor before offering.

Mortgage term a general default, not this property25 yrs

Fixed for a typical assumption5 yrsFixed for 5 years (5-year fixed at 75% LTV); after the fix the projection charges the reversion rate — a stated assumption, not a forecast.

Stress rate a typical assumption7.50%The higher of 5.5% and your rate + 2 points (PRA SS13/16): 7.5%

Solicitor + survey a typical figure, not a quote£2,000Leasehold flat — £1,500 legal + £500 survey

Lender fees a typical figure, not a quote£3,4002% product fee on £120,000 loan + £1,000 booking fee

Letting agent a typical assumption10%Typical BTL agency rate

Insurance a typical figure, not a quote£20/moTypical BTL building+landlord cover for sub-£200K

Maintenance a typical figure, not a quote£67/moSemi/flat: £67/mo proxy

Service charge a typical figure, not a quote£6/moFrom listing description: £76/yr

Ground rent a typical figure, not a quote£21/moFrom listing description: £250/yr

These are this page’s own derivation notes, unedited. A figure marked a typical figure, not a quote is our model of a cost for a property of this kind in this area — not a price anybody has given you, and the first thing worth replacing with a real one.

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Leaders - Colchester

01206 915971 View on portal

Asking price£160,000

There is no rent on file for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one.

What will it cost me to buy?Breakdown£54,100 + refurb costs£14,100 of that never comes back — stamp duty, solicitor and lender fees.£54,100 to buy itdeposit · stamp duty · solicitor · fees~£10,165, unseen□ works not inspected

Is it a good location?Open the mapColchester, CO1 2TT2 of 3 schools in this postcode area rated Good or Outstanding and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.Article 4Not assessed for this address■ postcode area, not this address

Which strategy wins?No rent on file, so nothing can be rankedNo rent is recorded for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one. Put a rent you believe into the calculator and every figure below moves with it.□ no market renta comparison needs a rent for every way of letting it

Is it a good location?
Colchester, CO1 2TT
2 of 3 schools in this postcode area rated Good or Outstanding and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.
Article 4Not assessed for this address
postcode area, not this address

Which strategy wins?
No rent on file, so nothing can be ranked
No rent is recorded for this address, so nothing here can be priced from one. Put a rent you believe into the calculator and every figure below moves with it.
no market renta comparison needs a rent for every way of letting it