2-bed flat for sale in Southampton SO14 — £120K | Dwelfy

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Thin — worth an offer, not the asking price

Rented normally, you'd make about £251 a month.

That is thin: one empty month wipes out 6 months of that profit. The rent is our own estimate, not a signed tenancy. The problem is the gap between them is too small to absorb anything going wrong.

Orchard Place, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14

2 BED FLATListed today

£120,000

Why it works

Monthly profit +£251/mo from completion — the no.1 reason to invest
This is the money left after the mortgage, the running costs and tax — not the rent.It assumes the rent we modelled and the empty weeks we assumed. Change either and it moves. Try your own numbers →
14.42% return before costs — above-market
Rent over price, before any costs. Useful for comparing streets; it is not money you keep.Two properties on the same yield can leave you very different amounts. See what you keep →
Passes the lender's rate test at 6.5% — lender-friendly
Lenders test the rent against a stressed rate, not the one you are quoted. This clears it.The cover level is each lender’s own policy, not law — treat it as the shape of the test. See the lender's view →
Long lease (134 yrs) — no short-lease drag
Long enough that lease length is a non-issue — no extension, no lender problem.

Why to be cautious

No EPC band on record — the rating decides whether you may legally rent it out
An F or G rating has made a property unlettable on new tenancies since April 2020, and every rent figure on this page assumes it can be let.Free to check on the government EPC register in under a minute — do it before you offer, not after.
Article 4 in area — Rent by the room conversion needs planning permission
The council has removed the automatic right to convert to a shared house here — it needs planning permission.It does not affect letting the property normally, and permission is often granted. It is a step, not a wall. See who decides →
Cash only — often signals cladding / short lease / structural
A property no lender will touch usually has a reason — cladding, a short lease, structural movement or no kitchen.Find the reason before you fall in love with the price. Whatever stops a lender will stop your buyer too.
Service charge unknown — could swing £100-300/mo
The listing does not state it, and on a flat it can be anything from £60 to £300 a month.It leaves before any rent does, whether or not anyone is living there. Ask the managing agent for the last two years, and whether major works are planned.

What would have to be true?
Nothing — it works at the asking price
The rent covers the mortgage, the running costs and the tax at the £120,000 asked, so there is no discount this card has to name. A lower price would be upside, not a condition.
worked back from the rent

Is it a good location?
Southampton, SO14
No schools in this postcode area and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.
Article 4Planning permission required to let by the room
postcode area, not this address

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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£251/mo

All-in cash£94,517

Payback31.4 yrs

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£120,000Asking 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 worked out from local rents£1,442/moEstimated rent from 133 comparables. Range £1,306–£1,592/mo.

Empty weeks a year a typical assumption2 wksTypical voids for BTL

Doing it up a typical figure, not a quote£53,717Per-property refurb estimate from the element rate-card model (£40,288–£75,204 range), VAT-inclusive

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£2,8002% product fee on £90,000 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£150/moLeasehold fallback: £1,800/yr proxy — confirm with managing agent

Ground rent a typical figure, not a quote£25/moLeasehold fallback: £300/yr proxy — confirm in lease

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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Charters - Southampton Sales

023 8221 1011 View on portal

Asking price£120,000

Rented normally, you'd make about £251 a month.

Will it pay?Calculator£251 of every £1,442 is yours to keep, each monthYou keep 17p of every pound of rent. The mortgage takes 34p.£589 running£1,442 rent in£251 yours£175 of that is a guess — no service charge published.□ service charge not published2 empty weeks a year assumed

What if I change my assumptions?The dialsAt the asking price, 25% deposit, 6.50% chargedChange any of these 16 and every card on this page changes with it. The 6.50% is the 5.75% quoted plus a company premium.◧ worked out from local rents

What will it cost me to buy?Breakdown£40,800 + refurb costs£10,800 of that never comes back — stamp duty, solicitor and lender fees.~£53,717deposit · stamp duty · solicitor · feeswe haven’t been inside£40,800 to buy it□ works not inspected

What would have to be true?Nothing — it works at the asking priceThe rent covers the mortgage, the running costs and the tax at the £120,000 asked, so there is no discount this card has to name. A lower price would be upside, not a condition.◧ worked back from the rent

How big is it, really?The planThe rooms are on the plan; the total is notThe plan is on file; the floor area is not.□ no floor area published

Is it a good location?Open the mapSouthampton, SO14No schools in this postcode area and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.Article 4Planning permission required to let by the room■ postcode area, not this address

What would have to be true?
Nothing — it works at the asking price
The rent covers the mortgage, the running costs and the tax at the £120,000 asked, so there is no discount this card has to name. A lower price would be upside, not a condition.
worked back from the rent

Is it a good location?
Southampton, SO14
No schools in this postcode area and flood risk checking… — open for the map, the schools and the rest.
Article 4Planning permission required to let by the room
postcode area, not this address