# 39 PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL

## Property details

- Slug: `086f095` (address key hash: `086f0956c646404a90d9cccac4571b905a493b5e`)
- Postcode: CT1 1QL
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £276,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,781/m²
- Local average: £320,369 (21 sales)
- Street crime: 584 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £276,000
- Date: 2026-02-13
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 11/05/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £551/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,378

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- C (£15 - £30)
- E (£30)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8143-7725-5550-4182-5996)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-13 | £276,000 | Semi-detached | +17.4% | £278,023 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-c5bf-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-11-01 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | — | £279,790 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/68feb20c-0c2b-38da-e053-6c04a8c051ae) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 39 PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL | £276,000 | 13/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 39 PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL | £235,000 | 01/11/2017 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [87276222](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7e0ba18)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £276,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-02 | £290,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £235,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 ST MARTINS CLOSE, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QG | £375,000 | 22/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ST MARTINS CLOSE, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QG | £352,000 | 08/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 36 COLLEGE ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QX | £340,000 | 11/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 85 BUFFS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1GL | £348,500 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 75 BUFFS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1GL | £351,500 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 77 BUFFS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1GL | £382,500 | 29/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 53 QUERNS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1PZ | £270,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 49 BUFFS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1GL | £328,500 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 51 BUFFS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1GL | £339,000 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 52 ST MARTINS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QP | £385,000 | 26/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34B PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL | £300,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 ST MARTINS HILL, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1PP | £585,000 | 22/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 38 QUERNS ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1PX | £272,500 | 18/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 ST MARTINS CLOSE, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QG | £375,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 ST MARTINS CLOSE, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QG | £436,000 | 01/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37A PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL | £285,000 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL | £380,000 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL | £323,000 | 18/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QL | £255,000 | 14/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 ST MARTINS CLOSE, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 1QG | £350,000 | 20/12/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £351,675 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -8.1%
- **10y growth:** 22.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Canterbury; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 30.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Canterbury). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,148/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,276/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,404/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Canterbury (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Penthouse, High Street, CT1 | £2,400/mo | 2 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, High Street, CT1 | £3,000/mo | 2 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Bellflower Mews, CT1 | £3,000/mo | 2 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,800/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.09% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £375,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £300,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £3,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 13%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 7.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,588/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 23.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 171 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 142 |
| Shoplifting | 108 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Other theft | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **584** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Barton Court Grammar School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 8 Mar 2020 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 15 Jun 2023 |
| The King's School Canterbury | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Barton Manor School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9243629
- **Address:** 39 Pretoria Road, CANTERBURY, CT1 1QL
- **Certificate Issued:** 10/12/2012
- **Work Completed:** 21/11/2012
- **Items:** 10 window(s), 2 door(s)