# 51 ARCHER WAY, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7XR

## Property details

- Slug: `3dcac9d` (address key hash: `3dcac9d3551eefb45403ad290dbe89594098cf08`)
- Postcode: BR8 7XR
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 87 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £492,500 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £5,661/m²
- Local average: £468,102 (42 sales)
- Street crime: 141 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £492,500
- Date: 2026-04-24
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 15/03/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £467/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,523

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- C (£15 - £30)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8208-3766-2922-6197-2703)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-24 | £492,500 | Semi-detached | +31.3% | £489,696 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-7a90-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2021-01-29 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | — | £466,192 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/bef7ebbe-f53b-7a76-e053-6b04a8c092f7) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 51 ARCHER WAY, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7XR | £492,500 | 24/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 51 ARCHER WAY, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7XR | £375,000 | 29/01/2021 | 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: [169292636](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/95d20f6)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £492,500 |
| listed | 2025-11-13 | £475,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £223,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £199,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £145,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 76 ARCHER WAY, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7XP | £415,000 | 31/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 48 HAVEN CLOSE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JZ | £560,000 | 12/09/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 117 SWANLEY LANE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7LB | £360,000 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 HAVEN CLOSE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JY | £365,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 49 HAVEN CLOSE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JY | £435,000 | 25/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 HAVEN CLOSE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JZ | £415,000 | 13/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 17 HAWTHORN PARK, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7FB | £427,500 | 15/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 134 ARCHER WAY, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7XP | £379,000 | 08/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 WOODLANDS RISE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JT | £500,000 | 03/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 61 HAVEN CLOSE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JY | £477,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 HAVEN CLOSE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JY | £455,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 110 ARCHER WAY, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7XP | £415,000 | 24/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 WOODGERS GROVE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7LJ | £460,000 | 02/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 HAVEN CLOSE, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7JY | £425,000 | 31/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 HAWTHORN PARK, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7FB | £430,000 | 10/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 32 ARCHER WAY, SWANLEY, SEVENOAKS, KENT, BR8 7XN | £385,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £431,469 (16 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 16.8%
- **10y growth:** 29.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sevenoaks; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,623/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,803/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,983/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Outer North East London (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Rollo Road, BR8 | £2,300/mo | 4 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,300/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £287,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £230,000

*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 £2,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £105/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.9%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 49 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **141** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Downsview Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 15 Jun 2023 |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 19 Jul 2013 |
| Horizon Primary Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 5 Dec 2018 |
| St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 17 Jun 2016 |
| Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy | Other | 0.7 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2014 |