# 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 |
| 4 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ | £435,000 | 22/06/2022 | Detached |
| 6 WALLIS COURT, HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT6 6RZ | £415,000 | 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:** 1.7%
- **10y growth:** 17.9%

## 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 |