Terraced

5 WELLINGTON ROAD

WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DT

£317,500

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View CT8 8DT

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Linden Close	0.1 miles
Shop	Lymington Hair Studio	0.3 miles
Train station	Westgate-on-Sea	0.4 miles
Hospital	Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital	2.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

86 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£317,500 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,692/m²

Local average

£355,813 (8 sales)

Street crime

98 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 09/07/2018

Expiry date: 08/07/2028

Current heating cost: £766/year

Potential heating cost: £590/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,100

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£317,500	Terraced	—	£318,940 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	£317,500
listed	01/08/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/2023	£330,000
sold	01/01/2003	£124,995

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
36 BELMONT ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8AY	£260,000	25/03/2025	Terraced
36 BELMONT ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8AY	£244,600	10/11/2023	Terraced
57 MINSTER ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DA	£410,000	10/11/2023	Terraced
96 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BQ	£375,000	10/11/2023	Terraced
13 RECULVERS ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DB	£280,000	13/10/2023	Terraced
44 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BJ	£317,000	02/06/2023	Terraced
87 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BQ	£355,000	26/05/2023	Terraced
41 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BJ	£360,000	05/05/2023	Terraced
38 BELMONT ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8AY	£280,000	02/05/2023	Terraced
36 ST AUGUSTINES PARK, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EN	£350,000	22/03/2023	Terraced
76 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BH	£475,000	01/03/2023	Terraced
20 WELLESLEY ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DR	£320,000	30/11/2022	Terraced
6 COLLEGE GARDENS, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EY	£455,000	25/11/2022	Terraced
3 ST BENETS ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DX	£265,000	02/09/2022	Terraced
2 PROSPECT CLOSE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EG	£280,000	25/08/2022	Terraced
28 RICHBOROUGH ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DF	£317,000	16/08/2022	Terraced
7 WELLINGTON ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DT	£331,000	15/08/2022	Terraced
5 ST BENETS ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DX	£293,500	15/08/2022	Terraced
67 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BH	£329,080	12/08/2022	Terraced
5 COLLEGE GARDENS, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EY	£435,000	25/05/2022	Terraced

Area average: £336,609 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Leslie Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9	£350,000	4	End of terrace	0.81 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 17.9%

10y growth 73.9%

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

1y (index) -3%

5y (index) 7.8%

10y (index) 45.7%

Rental Range

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

Low £998/mo

Realistic £1,109/mo

Optimistic £1,220/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Thanet.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Thanet: 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 Semi-Detached House, Leslie Avenue, CT9	£1,300/mo	3	0.77 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,300/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.41%

Max investor price (0.8%) £162,500

Target investor price (1%) £130,000

Gross yield 4.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 20.4×

Monthly cashflow £-105/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -1.4%

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
Violence and sexual offences	41
Anti-social behaviour	16
Criminal damage and arson	13
Shoplifting	7
Other theft	5
Burglary	4
Public order	4
Vehicle crime	3
Drugs	2
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	98

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
St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 15 Jun 2011
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 1 Apr 2014
Ursuline College	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 12 Jan 2023
King Ethelbert School	Secondary	0.7 miles	Good — 7 Jul 2024
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery	Primary	1.0 miles	Good — 15 Jan 2024

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
30/08/2020	03/08/2020	6	—

# 5 WELLINGTON ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DT

## Property details

- Slug: `e9b3748` (address key hash: `e9b3748380567fff0b7ead25181b47f5712551f9`)
- Postcode: CT8 8DT
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 86 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £317,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,692/m²
- Local average: £355,813 (8 sales)
- Street crime: 98 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £317,500
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 08/07/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £766/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,100

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8448-6223-7920-3251-8906)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £317,500 | Terraced | — | £318,940 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-41b9-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 WELLINGTON ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DT | £317,500 | 23/01/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [165246482](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0c6d09d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £317,500 |
| listed | 2025-08-01 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £330,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £124,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 36 BELMONT ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8AY | £260,000 | 25/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 36 BELMONT ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8AY | £244,600 | 10/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 57 MINSTER ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DA | £410,000 | 10/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 96 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BQ | £375,000 | 10/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 13 RECULVERS ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DB | £280,000 | 13/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 44 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BJ | £317,000 | 02/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 87 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BQ | £355,000 | 26/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 41 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BJ | £360,000 | 05/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 38 BELMONT ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8AY | £280,000 | 02/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 36 ST AUGUSTINES PARK, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EN | £350,000 | 22/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 76 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BH | £475,000 | 01/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 20 WELLESLEY ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DR | £320,000 | 30/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 COLLEGE GARDENS, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EY | £455,000 | 25/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 ST BENETS ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DX | £265,000 | 02/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 PROSPECT CLOSE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EG | £280,000 | 25/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 28 RICHBOROUGH ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DF | £317,000 | 16/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 WELLINGTON ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DT | £331,000 | 15/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 ST BENETS ROAD, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8DX | £293,500 | 15/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 67 VICTORIA AVENUE, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8BH | £329,080 | 12/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 COLLEGE GARDENS, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, THANET, KENT, CT8 8EY | £435,000 | 25/05/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £336,609 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Leslie Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bd2543a) | £350,000 | 4 | End of terrace | 0.81 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 17.9%
- **10y growth:** 73.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Thanet; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3%
- **5y growth (index):** 7.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 45.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £998/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,109/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,220/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Thanet (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 Semi-Detached House, Leslie Avenue, CT9 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (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:** 4.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-105/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.4%

*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 | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **98** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Crispin's Community Primary Infant School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 15 Jun 2011 |
| St Saviour's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 1 Apr 2014 |
| Ursuline College | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 12 Jan 2023 |
| King Ethelbert School | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 7 Jul 2024 |
| Garlinge Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 15 Jan 2024 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #14178699
- **Address:** 5 Wellington Road, WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8DT
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/08/2020
- **Work Completed:** 03/08/2020
- **Items:** 6 window(s)