# 9 MILSTEAD CLOSE, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 1JU

## Property details

- Slug: `e7a4e25` (address key hash: `e7a4e253dbe1c57b0e87e7a2d716381bf95695e9`)
- Postcode: ME12 1JU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 64 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £192,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,000/m²
- Local average: £227,530 (102 sales)
- Street crime: 200 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £192,000
- Date: 2026-02-20
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 02/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £588/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- 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/0300-2777-3440-2705-4811)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-20 | £192,000 | Terraced | +60% | £194,002 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-4dcd-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2014-12-08 | £119,995 | Terraced | — | £187,239 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/55eb7013-461b-4813-b79f-d1a2d0b5709f) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 MILSTEAD CLOSE, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 1JU | £192,000 | 20/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 9 MILSTEAD CLOSE, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 1JU | £119,995 | 08/12/2014 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [163082201](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/416c779)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £192,000 |
| listed | 2025-06-10 | £190,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £119,995 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £121,500 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £85,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 HARTLIP CLOSE, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 1JG | £126,000 | 18/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 EDENBRIDGE DRIVE, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 1JT | £210,000 | 11/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 241 ST GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 1ET | £177,000 | 15/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 17 HARTLIP CLOSE, SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT, ME12 1JG | £300,000 | 05/05/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £203,250 (4 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -3.4%
- **10y growth:** 18.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Swale; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 35.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £986/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,095/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,205/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chelmsford (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, St Georges Avenue, ME12 | £925/mo | 2 | 0.75 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Winstanley Road, ME12 | £1,490/mo | 2 | 0.86 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Berridge Road, ME12 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Invicta Road, ME12 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,166/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.59% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £140,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £112,500

*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 £1,125/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £231/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 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 | 71 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **200** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| West Minster Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 12 Jan 2017 |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Rose Street Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 31 Jan 2023 |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | Primary | 0.9 miles | Outstanding — 25 Sep 2023 |
| Richmond Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 15 Jan 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #8999728
- **Address:** 9 Milstead Close, SHEERNESS, ME12 1JU
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/08/2012
- **Work Completed:** 02/07/2012
- **Items:** 4 window(s)