Detached 2 sales on record

4 PETREL CLOSE

HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT

£475,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Sanderling Road	0.2 miles
Shop	Teamframes	1.0 miles
Train station	Herne Bay	2.2 miles
University	Careers and Employability Service	6.4 miles
Hospital	Saint Martin's Hospital	6.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£475,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,130/m²

Local average

£418,703 (59 sales)

Street crime

29 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 02/02/2023

Expiry date: 01/02/2033

Current heating cost: £533/year

Potential heating cost: £470/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,100

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
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	11/02/2026	£475,000	Detached	+62.1%	£478,025 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	06/08/2013	£293,000	Detached	—	£471,586 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	£475,000
listed	09/05/2025	£490,000
sold	01/01/2013	£293,000
sold	01/01/2003	£213,995

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
2 RICHMOND DRIVE, BELTINGE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RT	£405,000	09/01/2026	Detached
21 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT	£400,000	31/10/2025	Detached
8 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT	£425,000	20/10/2023	Detached
15 BARNES WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RQ	£390,000	01/06/2023	Detached
1 ROSEBERY AVENUE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RU	£300,000	21/12/2022	Detached
49 SANDERLING ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HE	£585,000	16/12/2022	Detached
35 SANDERLING ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HE	£575,000	09/12/2022	Detached
5 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ	£250,000	16/11/2022	Detached
15 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT	£485,000	28/10/2022	Detached
13 RICHMOND DRIVE, BELTINGE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RT	£450,000	21/10/2022	Detached
17 BARNES WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RQ	£336,000	10/10/2022	Detached
SWEECHBRIDGE HOUSE SWEECHBRIDGE ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6TE	£1,500,000	17/08/2022	Detached
22 PUFFIN ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HQ	£495,000	07/07/2022	Detached
9 FULMAR WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6LF	£575,000	30/06/2022	Detached
6 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ	£415,000	22/06/2022	Detached
4 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ	£435,000	22/06/2022	Detached
14 SANDERLING ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HZ	£595,000	21/03/2022	Detached
16 CORMORANT WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HG	£530,000	19/01/2022	Detached
259A RECULVER ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RR	£480,000	17/12/2021	Detached
250 RECULVER ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6QS	£500,000	15/12/2021	Detached

Area average: £506,300 (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 -2.5%

10y growth 15.1%

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

1y (index) 0.4%

5y (index) 8.5%

10y (index) 27.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Canterbury. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,148/mo

Realistic £1,276/mo

Optimistic £1,404/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Canterbury.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Colchester: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, The Snuggery, CT3	£1,950/mo	2	1.11 miles	OpenRent
Leighdom House, High Street, Herne Bay, CT6	£1,050/mo	3	1.86 miles	Rightmove

Average rent: £1,500/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.32%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500

Target investor price (1%) £150,000

Gross yield 3.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 26.4×

Monthly cashflow £-546/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -4.8%

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).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	13
Violence and sexual offences	8
Shoplifting	3
Vehicle crime	3
Criminal damage and arson	1
Public order	1
Total incidents	29

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
Reculver Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 6 Sep 2018
Herne Bay Junior School	Primary	1.7 miles	Good — 4 Jul 2016
Herne Bay Infant School	Primary	1.7 miles	Good — 12 May 2016
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School	Primary	1.7 miles	Outstanding — 11 Nov 2021
Herne Church of England Junior School	Primary	1.8 miles	Outstanding — 29 Apr 2016

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# 4 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT

## Property details

- Slug: `d74e90f` (address key hash: `d74e90fd682225553ef49dfb476f5e33d9856660`)
- Postcode: CT6 6NT
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 115 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £475,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,130/m²
- Local average: £418,703 (59 sales)
- Street crime: 29 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £475,000
- Date: 2026-02-11
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 01/02/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £533/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,100

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- 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/0040-2432-4323-2507-7181)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-11 | £475,000 | Detached | +62.1% | £478,025 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-449a-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2013-08-06 | £293,000 | Detached | — | £471,586 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/01ed24b0-25a1-4a96-b746-2c8f0489cb4a) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT | £475,000 | 11/02/2026 | Detached |
| 4 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT | £293,000 | 06/08/2013 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [161718044](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a8cf28b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £475,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-09 | £490,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £293,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £213,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 RICHMOND DRIVE, BELTINGE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RT | £405,000 | 09/01/2026 | Detached |
| 21 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT | £400,000 | 31/10/2025 | Detached |
| 8 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT | £425,000 | 20/10/2023 | Detached |
| 15 BARNES WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RQ | £390,000 | 01/06/2023 | Detached |
| 1 ROSEBERY AVENUE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RU | £300,000 | 21/12/2022 | Detached |
| 49 SANDERLING ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HE | £585,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 35 SANDERLING ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HE | £575,000 | 09/12/2022 | Detached |
| 5 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ | £250,000 | 16/11/2022 | Detached |
| 15 PETREL CLOSE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6NT | £485,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 13 RICHMOND DRIVE, BELTINGE, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RT | £450,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |
| 17 BARNES WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RQ | £336,000 | 10/10/2022 | Detached |
| SWEECHBRIDGE HOUSE SWEECHBRIDGE ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6TE | £1,500,000 | 17/08/2022 | Detached |
| 22 PUFFIN ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HQ | £495,000 | 07/07/2022 | Detached |
| 9 FULMAR WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6LF | £575,000 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 6 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ | £415,000 | 22/06/2022 | Detached |
| 4 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ | £435,000 | 22/06/2022 | Detached |
| 14 SANDERLING ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HZ | £595,000 | 21/03/2022 | Detached |
| 16 CORMORANT WAY, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6HG | £530,000 | 19/01/2022 | Detached |
| 259A RECULVER ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RR | £480,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached |
| 250 RECULVER ROAD, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6QS | £500,000 | 15/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £506,300 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -2.5%
- **10y growth:** 15.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 8.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 27.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,148/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,276/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,404/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Colchester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, The Snuggery, CT3 | £1,950/mo | 2 | 1.11 miles | OpenRent |
| [Leighdom House, High Street, Herne Bay, CT6](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3ec9dcc) | £1,050/mo | 3 | 1.86 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £1,500/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.32% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*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 £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 26.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-546/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.8%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **29** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Reculver Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 6 Sep 2018 |
| Herne Bay Junior School | Primary | 1.7 miles | Good — 4 Jul 2016 |
| Herne Bay Infant School | Primary | 1.7 miles | Good — 12 May 2016 |
| Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.7 miles | Outstanding — 11 Nov 2021 |
| Herne Church of England Junior School | Primary | 1.8 miles | Outstanding — 29 Apr 2016 |