Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

19 BROADLANDS DRIVE

CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HJ

£325,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Ballens Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Morrisons Daily	0.2 miles
Train station	Chatham	2.6 miles
University	Unknown	2.8 miles
Hospital	The Somerfield Hospital	4.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

82 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£325,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,963/m²

Local average

£331,077 (78 sales)

Street crime

200 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 11/02/2020

Expiry date: 10/02/2030

Current heating cost: £602/year

Potential heating cost: £533/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,535

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£35)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	13/02/2026	£325,000	Semi-detached	+27%	£322,057 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	17/12/2020	£256,000	Semi-detached	—	£304,541 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£325,000
listed	11/10/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/2020	£256,000
sold	01/01/2004	£140,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
24 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HE	£315,000	19/12/2023	Semi-detached
16 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HE	£365,000	06/10/2023	Semi-detached
9 LAMBETH CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8YL	£275,000	19/09/2023	Semi-detached
543 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NR	£373,000	19/05/2023	Semi-detached
7J SMITH ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DR	£412,000	08/11/2022	Semi-detached
11 BALLENS ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NS	£330,000	24/10/2022	Semi-detached
20 MERIVALE GROVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HP	£300,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
8 TADBURN GREEN, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8PS	£352,000	27/09/2022	Semi-detached
104 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8JD	£360,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
8 MERIVALE GROVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HP	£275,000	31/08/2022	Semi-detached
12 PORT CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DU	£300,000	12/08/2022	Semi-detached
56 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HT	£403,000	12/05/2022	Semi-detached
1 KENWOOD AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HS	£260,000	06/04/2022	Semi-detached
567 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NP	£288,000	17/02/2022	Semi-detached
414 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8EJ	£360,000	10/01/2022	Semi-detached
28 LAMBETH CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8YL	£240,000	25/11/2021	Semi-detached
39 GOAD AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DT	£425,000	29/10/2021	Semi-detached
549 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NR	£300,000	21/10/2021	Semi-detached
8A SPINDLEWOOD CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DS	£250,000	29/09/2021	Semi-detached
23 WETHERAL DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8ES	£302,000	17/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £324,250 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 1%

10y growth 29.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Medway. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1%

5y (index) 17.5%

10y (index) 40.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Medway. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,114/mo

Realistic £1,238/mo

Optimistic £1,362/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Medway.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Medway & Swale: 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 Detached House, Brenzett Close, ME5	£1,900/mo	3	0.39 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,900/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.58%

Max investor price (0.8%) £237,500

Target investor price (1%) £190,000

Gross yield 7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 14.3×

Monthly cashflow £405/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 5.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	73
Anti-social behaviour	58
Criminal damage and arson	20
Other theft	12
Shoplifting	9
Burglary	6
Robbery	6
Public order	5
Vehicle crime	5
Drugs	3
Other crime	3
Total incidents	200

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Lordswood School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 24 Feb 2019
Walderslade Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 8 Jun 2015
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Maundene School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 21 Sep 2022
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 8 Sep 2015

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
29/03/2026	18/03/2026	4	—

# 19 BROADLANDS DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HJ

## Property details

- Slug: `4362b42` (address key hash: `4362b42ed32317dabb30f15027ac76dfe3fbd470`)
- Postcode: ME5 8HJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 82 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £325,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,963/m²
- Local average: £331,077 (78 sales)
- Street crime: 200 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £325,000
- Date: 2026-02-13
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 10/02/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £602/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,535

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- E (£35)
- 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/8350-7122-6100-7919-0292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-13 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | +27% | £322,057 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-48fd-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2020-12-17 | £256,000 | Semi-detached | — | £304,541 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c18f412a-ef9b-81a6-e053-6b04a8c0ad18) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 BROADLANDS DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HJ | £325,000 | 13/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 19 BROADLANDS DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HJ | £256,000 | 17/12/2020 | 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: [168121229](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/57e2524)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £325,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-11 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £256,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £140,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 24 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HE | £315,000 | 19/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 16 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HE | £365,000 | 06/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 LAMBETH CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8YL | £275,000 | 19/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 543 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NR | £373,000 | 19/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7J SMITH ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DR | £412,000 | 08/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 BALLENS ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NS | £330,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 MERIVALE GROVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HP | £300,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 TADBURN GREEN, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8PS | £352,000 | 27/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 104 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8JD | £360,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 MERIVALE GROVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HP | £275,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 PORT CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DU | £300,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 56 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HT | £403,000 | 12/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 KENWOOD AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8HS | £260,000 | 06/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 567 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NP | £288,000 | 17/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 414 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8EJ | £360,000 | 10/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 LAMBETH CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8YL | £240,000 | 25/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 39 GOAD AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DT | £425,000 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 549 LORDS WOOD LANE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8NR | £300,000 | 21/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 8A SPINDLEWOOD CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8DS | £250,000 | 29/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 23 WETHERAL DRIVE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 8ES | £302,000 | 17/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £324,250 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 1%
- **10y growth:** 29.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 40.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,114/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,238/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,362/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Medway & Swale (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 Detached House, Brenzett Close, ME5 | £1,900/mo | 3 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,900/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.58% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £237,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £190,000

*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 £1,900/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £405/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.2%

*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 | 73 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **200** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Lordswood School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 24 Feb 2019 |
| Walderslade Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2015 |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Maundene School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 8 Sep 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #17226374
- **Address:** 19 Broadlands Drive, Chatham, ME5 8HJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 29/03/2026
- **Work Completed:** 18/03/2026
- **Items:** 4 window(s)