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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.

Roberts Court, Baddow Road, Chelmsford - CM2

2 BED RETIREMENT PROPERTYListed 120d · ~4mo

£1,400

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

Why it works

Nothing here counts in its favour
No figure on this listing stands out in the property’s favour. That is a finding, not a gap — the cautions opposite are what this deal turns on.

Why to be cautious

Retirement only — Age-restricted resale; limited buyer pool
This is a restriction on the title or the transaction itself, not a condition of the building — no amount of refurbishment changes it.Read from the listing text, so confirm it in the legal pack before you spend anything on a survey.
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.
Monthly profit −£202/mo — a real cost you carry every month you hold it
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 →
No rent comparables — estimate is a rule-of-thumb fallback, not market data. Verify the rent locally before offering.

Is it a good location?
Chelmsford, CM2 9RQ
1 of 5 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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Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent).

You keep-£202/mo

All-in cash£3,981

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£1,400Asking 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 general default, not this property£840Capped at 60% of £1,400 asking (£840). Raw model: £42,690–£80,380. Verify with a surveyor before offering. A survey could move the works by £37,690: between £42,690 and £80,380.

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£1,700Standard house — £1,100 legal + £600 survey

Lender fees a typical figure, not a quote£1,0212% product fee on £1,050 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 general default, not this property£67/moDefault £67/mo — type unknown

Service charge a typical figure, not a quote£0/moFreehold — no service charge

Ground rent a typical figure, not a quote£0/moFreehold — no ground rent

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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Listed by

Abbotts Lettings

01245 206517

Asking price£1,400

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

What could kill thisThe checksIt is sold as a retirement-only home, not on ordinary termsThis is not an ordinary purchase, so none of the figures on this page describe it.2 problems found · 5 we could not check · 2 do not apply to this property■ from the listinglisting last seen 20 May 2026

What will it cost me to buy?Breakdown£3,141 + refurb costs£2,791 of that never comes back — stamp duty, solicitor and lender fees.£3,141 to buy it~£840deposit · stamp duty · solicitor · feeswe haven’t been inside□ works not inspected

Is it a good location?Open the mapChelmsford, CM2 9RQ1 of 5 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?
Chelmsford, CM2 9RQ
1 of 5 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