# 5 COTTENHAM CLOSE, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6BY

## Property details

- Slug: `3a7f365` (address key hash: `3a7f365f008a915c819b274a01ae84c3bf0ee4f0`)
- Postcode: ME19 6BY
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 98 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £465,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,745/m²
- Local average: £411,489 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 57 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £465,000
- Date: 2026-02-13
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 26/06/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £833/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

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

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0235-5126-6500-0683-2222)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-13 | £465,000 | Semi-detached | +111.4% | £463,572 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-478d-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2012-11-05 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | +25.7% | £386,787 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/3b3e9500-d094-4747-9434-542a81f1990b) |
| Sold | 2012-04-30 | £174,995 | Semi-detached | — | £320,386 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8bb1c882-7871-419e-8211-3a09309f65f3) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 COTTENHAM CLOSE, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6BY | £465,000 | 13/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 5 COTTENHAM CLOSE, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6BY | £220,000 | 05/11/2012 | Semi-detached |
| 5 COTTENHAM CLOSE, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6BY | £174,995 | 30/04/2012 | 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: [168844661](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4ffce61)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £465,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-31 | £485,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £220,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £174,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 BEECH ROAD, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6DH | £415,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 17 VIGOR CLOSE, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6FS | £410,000 | 04/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 55 MILL STREET, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6BU | £620,000 | 24/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 COTTENHAM CLOSE, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6BZ | £530,250 | 20/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 BEECH ROAD, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6DH | £405,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 47 MILL STREET, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6DA | £570,000 | 27/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 33 BEECH ROAD, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT, ME19 6DH | £290,000 | 06/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £462,893 (7 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -15.6%
- **10y growth:** 7.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Tonbridge and Malling; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,331/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,479/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,627/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Maidstone (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, London Road, ME20 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 1.08 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Windmill Lane East, ME19 | £1,950/mo | 3 | 1.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Little Oxley, ME19 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,650/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.32% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*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 £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 25.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-506/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.5%

*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 | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **57** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Malling School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 25 May 2023 |
| St James the Great Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 29 Mar 2018 |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Requires improvement — 1 Dec 2019 |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 4 Sep 2013 |
| Ditton Infant School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 23 Nov 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #8921685
- **Address:** 5 Cottenham Close, East Malling, ME19 6BY
- **Certificate Issued:** 25/06/2012
- **Work Completed:** 24/05/2012
- **Items:** 4 window(s), 1 door(s)