# 130 SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LU

## Property details

- Slug: `417ca08` (address key hash: `417ca08d03fd89a24f938a2457f53dfe576660d6`)
- Postcode: ME12 2LU
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 107 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2007-2011
- Last sold: £432,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,042/m²
- Local average: £378,010 (49 sales)
- Street crime: 59 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £432,500
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 27/07/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £1,048/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- 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/8437-0923-3200-0358-8226)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £432,500 | Detached | +20.1% | £432,500 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-455c-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2020-11-27 | £360,000 | Detached | +4.3% | £396,582 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c3c3f9b5-e545-362b-e053-6b04a8c03acc) |
| Sold | 2017-09-29 | £345,000 | Detached | — | £421,421 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5cf9903c-0e30-7f13-e053-6c04a8c074b1) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 130 SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LU | £432,500 | 23/01/2026 | Detached |
| 130 SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LU | £360,000 | 27/11/2020 | Detached |
| 130 SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LU | £345,000 | 29/09/2017 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [160272536](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c4d5ca4)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £432,500 |
| listed | 2025-04-04 | £425,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £430,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £360,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £345,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 126 SCARBOROUGH DRIVE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LX | £475,200 | 05/01/2026 | Detached |
| 85 WARDS HILL ROAD, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LH | £415,000 | 21/11/2025 | Detached |
| 27 LYNMOUTH DRIVE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2HS | £290,000 | 18/08/2025 | Detached |
| 18 SEATHORPE AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2HU | £330,000 | 30/07/2025 | Detached |
| HEBRON SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NH | £375,000 | 13/03/2025 | Detached |
| JUSTEM AUGUSTINE ROAD, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NB | £485,000 | 18/12/2023 | Detached |
| 68A SCARBOROUGH DRIVE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NQ | £472,500 | 24/11/2023 | Detached |
| 41A SEASIDE AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NN | £630,000 | 22/11/2023 | Detached |
| 35 LYNMOUTH DRIVE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2HS | £285,000 | 21/09/2023 | Detached |
| 22 SEASIDE AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NA | £540,000 | 30/08/2023 | Detached |
| DEN BRIEL SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LU | £609,000 | 14/07/2023 | Detached |
| 64 SEASIDE AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NJ | £375,000 | 19/05/2023 | Detached |
| BELLA VITA SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NH | £410,000 | 29/03/2023 | Detached |
| HONEYSUCKLE SCARBOROUGH DRIVE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NQ | £485,000 | 17/03/2023 | Detached |
| IMPERO SEASIDE AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NA | £322,000 | 24/02/2023 | Detached |
| 45 SEASIDE AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2NN | £605,000 | 19/12/2022 | Detached |
| 152 SCARBOROUGH DRIVE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LX | £405,000 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| JAYSEAS SEATHORPE AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2HU | £440,000 | 12/12/2022 | Detached |
| 113 SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LU | £680,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| DAFFODIL AUGUSTINE ROAD, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 2LZ | £250,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £443,935 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 8.7%
- **10y growth:** 32.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Swale; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 37.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £982/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,091/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,200/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Barton Hill Drive, ME12 | £2,200/mo | 4 | 0.95 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,200/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.51% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £275,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £220,000

*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 £2,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £252/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.4%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **59** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Minster in Sheppey Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 22 May 2022 |
| The Elmley Dray School | Other | 0.7 miles | Good — 13 Jan 2020 |
| St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 19 Mar 2024 |
| Thistle Hill Academy | Primary | 1.1 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Leigh Academy Minster | Secondary | 1.2 miles | — (No rating) |