# 3 SUNNYFIELDS CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HW

## Property details

- Slug: `577b865` (address key hash: `577b865a2732374f131af7159df2242e8dba73a7`)
- Postcode: ME8 9HW
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 97 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £387,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,990/m²
- Local average: £356,400 (65 sales)
- Street crime: 118 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £387,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 29/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £771/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7803-3053-5203-8405-2204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £387,000 | Semi-detached | +50% | £386,611 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-488c-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-02-28 | £258,000 | Semi-detached | — | £342,737 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c4edfff-754b-1854-e050-a8c063054f34) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 SUNNYFIELDS CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HW | £387,000 | 27/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 3 SUNNYFIELDS CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HW | £258,000 | 28/02/2017 | 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: [164993624](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/dfc9f6b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £387,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-26 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £258,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 32 SILVERSPOT CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 8JS | £390,000 | 30/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 25 SUNNYFIELDS CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HW | £350,000 | 29/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 149 LONSDALE DRIVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HX | £350,000 | 31/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 125 LONSDALE DRIVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9JB | £340,000 | 14/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 33 SILVERDALE DRIVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HN | £390,000 | 19/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 60 BROADVIEW AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9DE | £350,000 | 17/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 SUNNYFIELDS CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HW | £375,000 | 25/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 TUDOR GROVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9AF | £450,000 | 19/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 TUDOR GROVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9AF | £480,000 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 HURST PLACE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9AS | £422,000 | 27/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 82 TAVERNERS ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9AQ | £345,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 44 TUDOR GROVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9AF | £392,000 | 02/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 177 LONSDALE DRIVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9JW | £435,000 | 17/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 78 BROADVIEW AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9DE | £415,000 | 15/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 87 TAVERNERS ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9AG | £275,000 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 150 LONSDALE DRIVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9HX | £362,500 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 SILVERSPOT CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 8JR | £340,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 HERBERT ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9BY | £450,000 | 18/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 TUDOR GROVE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9AF | £460,000 | 17/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 ARTHUR ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME8 9BT | £460,000 | 08/08/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £391,575 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 9.8%
- **10y growth:** 32.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 18%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.3%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,113/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,237/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,361/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chelmsford (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, High St, ME8 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.31 miles | OpenRent |
| 5 Bed Detached House, Mierscourt Road, ME8 | £2,500/mo | 5 | 0.33 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed End Terrace, Old Castle Walk, ME8 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 1.18 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,583/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £175,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £140,000

*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 £1,400/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-289/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.1%

*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 | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **118** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 8 Jan 2014 |
| St Margaret's Infant School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 2 Sep 2011 |
| Miers Court Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 27 Apr 2015 |
| Sports Connect | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| Rainham School for Girls | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 27 May 2016 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #13889240
- **Address:** 3 Sunnyfields Close, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9HW
- **Certificate Issued:** 08/12/2019
- **Work Completed:** 24/04/2018
- **Items:** 7 window(s)