# 32 GENTIAN CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RP

## Property details

- Slug: `4445ee1` (address key hash: `4445ee160fadbda944ea86b75fd50d8f61bb679d`)
- Postcode: ME5 0RP
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 66 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £260,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,939/m²
- Local average: £313,826 (73 sales)
- Street crime: 148 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £260,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 12/02/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £427/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- E (15)
- I (3,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8238-7522-2900-0357-2996)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £260,000 | Terraced | +67.7% | £257,636 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-19df-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2014-10-31 | £155,000 | Terraced | — | £254,273 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/da7cc091-41cb-4e83-b47c-f39ab2a590e7) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 32 GENTIAN CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RP | £260,000 | 27/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 32 GENTIAN CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RP | £155,000 | 31/10/2014 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169243871](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3fced62)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £260,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-11 | £260,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £155,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £66,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 51 MAYWEED AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0QA | £210,000 | 27/08/2025 | Terraced |
| 14 MAYWEED AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0QA | £265,000 | 01/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 2 LARKSPUR ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RR | £340,000 | 27/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 57 YARROW ROAD, WEEDS WOOD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RY | £293,000 | 23/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 MALLOW WAY, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RH | £232,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 SEDGE CRESCENT, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0QD | £310,000 | 05/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 YARROW ROAD, WEEDS WOOD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0SJ | £307,500 | 15/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 MAYWEED AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0QA | £312,000 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 YARROW ROAD, WEEDS WOOD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0SG | £266,000 | 25/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 MALLOW WAY, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RH | £250,000 | 31/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 GENTIAN CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RP | £280,000 | 22/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 30 FOXGLOVE CRESCENT, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0SH | £275,000 | 22/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 FOXGLOVE CRESCENT, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0SH | £232,000 | 12/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 30 YARROW ROAD, WEEDS WOOD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0SG | £250,000 | 06/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 44 SPEEDWELL AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RX | £280,000 | 14/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 31 FOXGLOVE CRESCENT, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0SH | £270,000 | 01/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 MAYWEED AVENUE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0PX | £310,000 | 16/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 SEDGE CRESCENT, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0QE | £222,000 | 11/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 HONEYSUCKLE CLOSE, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0RU | £220,000 | 11/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 138 KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 0PT | £255,000 | 10/02/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £268,975 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 6.2%
- **10y growth:** 29.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Medway; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 16%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.7%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Gorse Avenue, ME5 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Nicklaus Drive, ME5 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.36 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Madden Avenue, ME5 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,317/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.5% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £162,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £130,000

*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 £1,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £121/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.9%

*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 | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **148** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Oaklands School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 2 Mar 2018 |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Horsted Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 19 May 2014 |
| Walderslade Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2015 |
| Horsted Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 27 Nov 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #5709664
- **Address:** 32 Gentian Close, CHATHAM, ME5 0RP
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/05/2008
- **Work Completed:** 12/05/2008
- **Items:** 4 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #5026984
- **Address:** 32 Gentian Close, CHATHAM, ME5 0RP
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/09/2007
- **Work Completed:** 28/08/2007
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)