Detached

55 FIRST AVENUE

GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH

£495,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Barnsole Road Top	0.1 miles
Shop	Love to Bake	0.1 miles
Train station	Gillingham	1.0 miles
University	Unknown	1.8 miles
Hospital	The Somerfield Hospital	7.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

147 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£495,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,367/m²

Local average

£483,000 (15 sales)

Street crime

421 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 20/03/2025

Expiry date: 19/03/2035

Current heating cost: £1,361/year

Potential heating cost: £938/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £8,600

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

Recommendations

Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
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	12/03/2026	£495,000	Detached	—	£491,471 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	£495,000
listed	12/09/2025	£500,000
sold	01/01/2002	£192,000
sold	01/01/2001	£105,000

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
22 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF	£485,000	17/12/2025	Detached
41 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH	£440,000	27/11/2025	Detached
31 ZETLAND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 3AE	£225,000	26/09/2025	Detached
178 BARNSOLE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 4JG	£410,000	26/09/2025	Detached
20 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF	£357,000	06/03/2025	Detached
71 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LF	£397,000	04/05/2023	Detached
218 BARNSOLE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 4JB	£650,000	24/08/2022	Detached
33 ZETLAND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 3AE	£465,000	12/08/2022	Detached
122 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LQ	£495,000	05/08/2022	Detached
40 SECOND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2HT	£615,000	07/06/2022	Detached
19 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH	£320,000	20/10/2021	Detached
22 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF	£367,000	29/07/2021	Detached

Area average: £435,500 (12 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 -3.9%

10y growth 30.9%

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

1y (index) 0.2%

5y (index) 16.6%

10y (index) 37.9%

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 Chelmsford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.25%

Max investor price (0.8%) £154,750

Target investor price (1%) £123,800

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	143
Anti-social behaviour	101
Criminal damage and arson	39
Other theft	36
Shoplifting	24
Public order	17
Vehicle crime	14
Drugs	12
Other crime	12
Burglary	11
Robbery	6
Bicycle theft	3
Possession of weapons	3
Total incidents	421

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
The Robert Napier School	Secondary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Danecourt School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 24 Jun 2019
Will Adams Academy	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 3 Mar 2014
Chatham Grammar	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 20 Jun 2018
Byron Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
28/09/2004	24/08/2004	5	—

# 55 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH

## Property details

- Slug: `6719f87` (address key hash: `6719f87f58c0c5cd571c1b9ed6c851435a5a44aa`)
- Postcode: ME7 2LH
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 147 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £495,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,367/m²
- Local average: £483,000 (15 sales)
- Street crime: 421 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £495,000
- Date: 2026-03-12
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 19/03/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,361/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £8,600

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3135-4127-9400-0040-8226)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-12 | £495,000 | Detached | — | £491,471 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-4a16-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 55 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH | £495,000 | 12/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166953761](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f046dc7)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £495,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-12 | £500,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £192,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £105,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 22 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF | £485,000 | 17/12/2025 | Detached |
| 41 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH | £440,000 | 27/11/2025 | Detached |
| 31 ZETLAND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 3AE | £225,000 | 26/09/2025 | Detached |
| 178 BARNSOLE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 4JG | £410,000 | 26/09/2025 | Detached |
| 20 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF | £357,000 | 06/03/2025 | Detached |
| 71 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LF | £397,000 | 04/05/2023 | Detached |
| 218 BARNSOLE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 4JB | £650,000 | 24/08/2022 | Detached |
| 33 ZETLAND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 3AE | £465,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 122 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LQ | £495,000 | 05/08/2022 | Detached |
| 40 SECOND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2HT | £615,000 | 07/06/2022 | Detached |
| 19 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH | £320,000 | 20/10/2021 | Detached |
| 22 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF | £367,000 | 29/07/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £435,500 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -3.9%
- **10y growth:** 30.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 37.9%

## 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 Chelmsford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.25% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £154,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £123,800

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 | 143 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 101 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Other theft | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **421** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Robert Napier School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Danecourt School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 Jun 2019 |
| Will Adams Academy | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 3 Mar 2014 |
| Chatham Grammar | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 20 Jun 2018 |
| Byron Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #2079189
- **Address:** 55 First Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LH
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/09/2004
- **Work Completed:** 24/08/2004
- **Items:** 5 window(s)