# 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:** 1.2%
- **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).*

## 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 Terraced House, Rochester St, ME4 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,300/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (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:** 5.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-36/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.5%

*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 | 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)