Terraced 2 sales on record

46 CASTLE AVENUE

ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DU

£300,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Co-op Food	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Rochester Health Centre	0.1 miles
University	Unknown	0.4 miles
Train station	Rochester	0.6 miles
Hospital	The Somerfield Hospital	7.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£300,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,061/m²

Local average

£305,714 (61 sales)

Street crime

535 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 24/05/2022

Expiry date: 23/05/2032

Current heating cost: £630/year

Potential heating cost: £411/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,675

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

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
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	23/01/2026	£300,000	Terraced	+74.4%	£297,273 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	21/02/2014	£172,000	Terraced	—	£315,978 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	£300,000
listed	09/06/2025	£310,000
sold	01/01/2014	£172,000
sold	01/01/2007	£174,000
sold	01/01/2006	£125,000

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
42 HOWARD AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2AW	£300,000	27/11/2025	Terraced
14 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX	£172,580	31/10/2025	Terraced
14 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX	£172,000	31/10/2025	Terraced
9 CLIVE ROAD, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 3BZ	£325,000	28/03/2025	Terraced
14 ST PETER STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DE	£267,500	18/08/2023	Terraced
132 DELCE ROAD, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DT	£158,000	14/07/2023	Terraced
54 HOWARD AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2AW	£285,000	09/06/2023	Terraced
118 ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DR	£220,000	27/04/2023	Terraced
10 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX	£255,000	24/04/2023	Terraced
17 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX	£220,000	22/03/2023	Terraced
36 THOMAS STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2ED	£218,000	17/03/2023	Terraced
68B ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DP	£326,000	20/01/2023	Terraced
1 CASTLE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DU	£290,000	20/12/2022	Terraced
140 ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DS	£315,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
47 ST PETER STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DD	£290,000	21/11/2022	Terraced
41 QUEEN STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2BZ	£262,000	08/11/2022	Terraced
109 ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DR	£242,000	25/10/2022	Terraced
14 CHURCH STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DA	£201,000	20/10/2022	Terraced
115 PRINCES STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2EA	£268,500	19/10/2022	Terraced
4 CHURCH STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DA	£217,000	17/10/2022	Terraced

Area average: £250,229 (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 0.1%

10y growth 35.5%

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

1y (index) 0.5%

5y (index) 16%

10y (index) 39.7%

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

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.41%

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	184
Anti-social behaviour	120
Shoplifting	54
Criminal damage and arson	40
Other theft	35
Public order	29
Drugs	19
Vehicle crime	17
Other crime	8
Robbery	8
Burglary	7
Bicycle theft	6
Possession of weapons	4
Theft from the person	4
Total incidents	535

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
Ripplevale School Rochester	Other	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 14 Jun 2023
St Peter's Infant School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 17 Jan 2019
Rochester Independent College	Other	0.3 miles	— (No rating)
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 24 Oct 2013
Fort Pitt Grammar School	Secondary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 15 Nov 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
11/10/2016	16/09/2016	—	2

# 46 CASTLE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DU

## Property details

- Slug: `97f620c` (address key hash: `97f620c2682516544b42d672f11e1ba26d7e3cf7`)
- Postcode: ME1 2DU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 98 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £300,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,061/m²
- Local average: £305,714 (61 sales)
- Street crime: 535 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £300,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 23/05/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £630/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,675

### Recommendations
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- 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/2846-3016-8205-6422-6204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £300,000 | Terraced | +74.4% | £297,273 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-421f-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2014-02-21 | £172,000 | Terraced | — | £315,978 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4be55423-3dcb-47f0-b319-ebd68d822f4e) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 46 CASTLE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DU | £300,000 | 23/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 46 CASTLE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DU | £172,000 | 21/02/2014 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [163068695](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4afb6a9)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £300,000 |
| listed | 2025-06-09 | £310,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £172,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £174,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £125,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 HOWARD AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2AW | £300,000 | 27/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 14 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX | £172,580 | 31/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 14 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX | £172,000 | 31/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 9 CLIVE ROAD, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 3BZ | £325,000 | 28/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 14 ST PETER STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DE | £267,500 | 18/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 132 DELCE ROAD, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DT | £158,000 | 14/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 54 HOWARD AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2AW | £285,000 | 09/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 118 ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DR | £220,000 | 27/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 10 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX | £255,000 | 24/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 17 CLARENCE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DX | £220,000 | 22/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 36 THOMAS STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2ED | £218,000 | 17/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 68B ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DP | £326,000 | 20/01/2023 | Terraced |
| 1 CASTLE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DU | £290,000 | 20/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 140 ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DS | £315,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 47 ST PETER STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DD | £290,000 | 21/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 41 QUEEN STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2BZ | £262,000 | 08/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 109 ROCHESTER AVENUE, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DR | £242,000 | 25/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 14 CHURCH STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DA | £201,000 | 20/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 115 PRINCES STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2EA | £268,500 | 19/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 CHURCH STREET, ROCHESTER, MEDWAY, ME1 2DA | £217,000 | 17/10/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £250,229 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 0.1%
- **10y growth:** 35.5%

## 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).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (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 | 184 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 120 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Other theft | 35 |
| Public order | 29 |
| Drugs | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| **Total incidents** | **535** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ripplevale School Rochester | Other | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 14 Jun 2023 |
| St Peter's Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 17 Jan 2019 |
| Rochester Independent College | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 24 Oct 2013 |
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 15 Nov 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #11897639
- **Address:** 46 Castle Avenue, ROCHESTER, ME1 2DU
- **Certificate Issued:** 11/10/2016
- **Work Completed:** 16/09/2016
- **Items:** 2 door(s)