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This chain-free-three-bedroom maisonette with a private garden is an excellent opportunity for any first-time buyer. And for investors, this is exactly the kind of place to attract and retain long term tenants.

Most first homes are great for getting you on the housing ladder but get outgrown fast. A spare room becomes a nursery, a nursery becomes a bedroom, and suddenly you're back on the market two years after you moved in. This one's built to keep up with you for longer.

Tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac in Araglen Avenue, this three-bedroom maisonette sits on the first floor with its own outside staircase up to your own front door.

Inside, the layout is simple and straightforward: a landing leads through to the kitchen, a bathroom with a shower over the bath, two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a lounge with new carpet already laid.

That third bedroom is the quiet hero here. Whether it's a home office, a nursery down the line, or simply somewhere for guests, it gives you the kind of flexibility that means you're not immediately planning your next move.

And out back, there's a private garden. That’s genuinely rare for a flat - especially an upstairs flat - and something most buyers in this price bracket don't expect to get. It's been cleared, levelled and is ready for whoever moves in to landscape it and make it their own.

Being chain-free means there's no waiting around on someone else's sale falling into place - if you’re currently renting or living with parents you can move at your own pace, not someone else's timeline.

For the practical stuff: there's a combi boiler in the kitchen, the whole place is double glazed and parking bays sit out front (they’re not allocated, but there when you need them).

The 125-year lease has 87 years remaining, with a service charge of around £560 a year and ground rent of £10 a year.

Getting around from here is easy. Ockendon station is about a 20-minute walk, with C2C trains running to Upminster in around 10 minutes and London Fenchurch Street in 35 to 40.

If you'd rather drive, the A13 is close by for routes into London, Rainham and Southend, and the M25 is about 10 minutes away for anything further afield.

Families are well covered too - Shaw Primary Academy and Bonnygate Primary School are both less than a 10-minute walk away, with other local primary schools available too with Harris Academy Ockendon around half a mile away for older kids.

At the weekend, Belhus Woods Country Park and Davy Down are both nearby for walks that don't involve a car journey first. Daily shopping is sorted with a parade of shops on Daiglen Drive, including a Lidl and Lakeside shopping centre is a short drive away for everything else.

For investors, the appeal is the same - just from a slightly different angle. A property with flexibility built in and genuine room to grow is exactly what keeps tenants renewing year after year rather than moving on the moment their circumstances change. Fewer void periods, fewer re-letting costs, and a garden that's a genuine draw in a market where most flats can't offer one.

This maisonette works because it doesn't ask you to choose between flexible space and affordability or between a garden and a flat's price tag. Three bedrooms, private outside space, no chain - it's the kind of first home that buys you time before you need to think about the next one, and the kind of rental that keeps tenants settled.

I’m expecting plenty of interest, so get in touch to arrange a viewing. Quote RT0654 when calling to view. Calls answered 24/7.

Additional Information:

For all enquiries, please quote Ref RT0654 – Araglen Avenue, South Ockendon, RM15

Tenure: Leasehold – 87 years remaining (125 years less 246 days from 4 September 1989)

Local Authority- Thurrock

Council Tax Band 'A’ EPC Rating '76C'

Satellite/TV Fibre Broadband available: Yes (Please Confirm with your own provider)

Mobile Signal available: Signal strength: Good (Please confirm with your own provider)

Mains Gas – Yes / Mains Electricity – Yes

Water and Sewage: Mains – Essex and Suffolk Water/Anglian Water

Heating & Hot Water: Gas Central Heating - Combi Boiler

E.I.C.R – certificate available May 2026

Parking bays out front (not allocated)

Service charge per annum £ 559.88 (upto 27th March 2026

Ground Rent £10 per annum (upto 27th March 2026)

Flood Risk: Very Low - (please check with your conveyancer on your local search report)

MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS: By law, we are required to conduct anti money laundering checks on all intending sellers and purchasers and take this responsibility very seriously. In line with HMRC guidance, our partner, MoveButler, will carry on these checks in a safe and secure way on our behalf. Once an offer has been accepted (SSTC). MoveButler will send a secure link for the biometric checks to be completed electronically. There is a non-refundable charge of £30 (inclusive of VAT) per person for these checks. The Anti Money Laundering checks must be completed before the memorandum of sale can be sent to solicitors confirming the sale.

Disclaimer: These details, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in this firm’s employment has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property, or tested the services or any of the equipment or appliances in this property. With this in mind, we would advise all intending purchasers to carry out their own independent survey or reports prior to purchase. . All interested parties must verify the accuracy regarding the property they wish to purchase with their solicitor who will check relevant information e.g., fixtures/fittings/rights of way/ access, permissions for extensions/ related charges/boundaries/ lease information, etc.

All measurements and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for the purchase of furnishings or floor coverings. We offer a range of services designed to help with the moving process where we may earn a fee for referring these services. There is no obligation to use any of these services, however if you choose to use a recommended service such as a licensed conveyancer or mortgage broker, then we will disclose to you at that time the fact that a referral arrangement exists, and they will advise the amount of any referral fee to be paid to us. Their services remain wholly independent to you and any fee will be retained by us and will not affect the fees that are directly quoted to you. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loans secured on it.

Maisonette in South Ockendon