# 138 BERENGRAVE LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NL

## Property details

- Slug: `38c6cc1` (address key hash: `38c6cc18ece774fc70d88c34ee822ea3f637ce13`)
- Postcode: ME8 7NL
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 80 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £400,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,000/m²
- Local average: £354,913 (69 sales)
- Street crime: 120 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £400,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 18/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £755/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4836-9129-9500-0701-8296)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | +45.5% | £391,608 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-15a4-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2016-05-06 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | — | £382,813 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/34428d7e-21d7-b86c-e050-a8c06205059c) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 138 BERENGRAVE LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NL | £400,000 | 20/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 138 BERENGRAVE LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NL | £275,000 | 06/05/2016 | 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: [167863625](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d140398)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £400,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-06 | £400,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £275,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 82 HOLMOAKS, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7DN | £355,000 | 29/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 92 HOLMOAKS, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7DN | £330,000 | 25/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 106 TUFTON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7LD | £330,000 | 28/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 6 CHALKY BANK ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NN | £328,000 | 12/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 36 PARKFIELD ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7SY | £327,500 | 10/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 136 BERENGRAVE LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NL | £400,000 | 25/11/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ROYSTONS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NW | £425,000 | 18/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 41 CHALKY BANK ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NP | £367,500 | 15/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 BOOT HILL DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7FD | £315,000 | 04/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 110 TUFTON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7LD | £300,000 | 16/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 43 CHALKY BANK ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NP | £358,000 | 15/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 CHILDSCROFT ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7SW | £325,000 | 25/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 27 BUSHMEADOW ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NX | £350,000 | 17/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 134 TUFTON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7LQ | £295,000 | 14/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 96 BERENGRAVE LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NJ | £385,000 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 120 BERENGRAVE LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NL | £380,000 | 26/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 BOOT HILL DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7FD | £420,000 | 19/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 52 CHALKY BANK ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NP | £330,000 | 15/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 60 CHALKY BANK ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7NP | £370,000 | 03/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 25 BATSMAN AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 7FH | £335,000 | 02/03/2023 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £351,300 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 17.4%
- **10y growth:** 36%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Medway; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,111/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,234/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,357/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chelmsford (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Beechings Way, ME8 | £1,689/mo | 3 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,689/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.42% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £211,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £168,900

*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 £1,689/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-80/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.8%

*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 | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **120** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Thames View Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Jul 2023 |
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 12 Jul 2022 |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2019 |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 8 Jan 2014 |
| St Margaret's Infant School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 2 Sep 2011 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #15894648
- **Address:** 138 Berengrave Lane, Rainham, ME8 7NL
- **Certificate Issued:** 13/08/2023
- **Work Completed:** 24/07/2023
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #12909694
- **Address:** 138 Berengrave Lane, Rainham, ME8 7NL
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/04/2018
- **Work Completed:** 12/02/2018
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 1 door(s)