55 FIRST AVENUE
GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY ME7 2LH
Property details
Tenure
FREEHOLD
Floor area
147 m²
Council tax band
E
EPC rating
D
Last sold
£495,000 Mar 2026
Price per m²
£3,401/m²
Local average
£483,000 (+3.5%)
Deprivation
Decile 7 (22,731 of 33,755)
Street crime
421 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)
Key features
- Versatile garden room
- Off road parking for 2/3 cars and garage
- Situated in the sought after Upper Gillingham
- Luxurious master bedroom with en-suite and dressing room
- Superbly presented, much extended, spacious family home over 3 floors
Additional details
- Parking
- Garage, Off street
- Garden
- Front garden, Back garden
Description
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Listed by
Gillingham
Arun Estates
Reference: 166953761
EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost
Current rating: D
Potential rating: B
Inspection date: 20/03/2025
Expiry date: 19/03/2035
Current heating cost: £1,361/year
Potential heating cost: £938/year
Est. upgrade cost to C: £8,600
Recommendations
- Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
- Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
- Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)
Flood risk
Zone: 1
Risk: Low
Job (default Low)
Floorplans
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Outbuilding
EPC Graphs
EPC graph
FENSA Certificates
This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.
FENSA Certificate #2079189
Property Details
Street: 55 First Avenue
Town: Gillingham
Postcode: ME7 2LH
Installation Details
Items: 5 windows
Certificate Issued: 28/09/2004
Work Completed: 24/08/2004
This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database
What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | 12/03/2026 (4 months ago) | £495,000 | — |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.
Sold Comparables
Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.
| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF | £485,000 | 17/12/2025 | Detached |
| Same street 41 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH | £440,000 | 27/11/2025 | Detached |
| 178 BARNSOLE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 4JG | £410,000 | 26/09/2025 | Detached |
| 31 ZETLAND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 3AE | £225,000 | 26/09/2025 | Detached |
| 20 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF | £357,000 | 06/03/2025 | Detached |
| 71 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LF | £397,000 | 04/05/2023 | Detached |
| 218 BARNSOLE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 4JB | £650,000 | 24/08/2022 | Detached |
| 33 ZETLAND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 3AE | £465,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 122 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LQ | £495,000 | 05/08/2022 | Detached |
| 40 SECOND AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2HT | £615,000 | 07/06/2022 | Detached |
| Same street 11 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH | £360,000 | 07/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| Same street 19 FIRST AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, ME7 2LH | £320,000 | 20/10/2021 | Detached |
| 22 DERBY ROAD, CHATHAM, MEDWAY, ME5 7JF | £367,000 | 29/07/2021 | Detached |
Street average: £373,333 (3 sales)
Area average: £446,600 (10 sales)
Capital growth trend
Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Medway. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for Medway. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Medway.
LHA (30th percentile) floor for Chelmsford: £1,446/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Location
Nearby
Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).
| Type | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bus stop | Barnsole Road Top | 0.1 miles |
| Bus stop | Seaton Road | 0.1 miles |
| Shop | Love to Bake | 0.1 miles |
| Shop | Bowden & Lowe | 0.1 miles |
| Train station | Gillingham | 1.0 miles |
| Train station | Fort Apache | 1.5 miles |
| University | Unknown | 1.8 miles |
| Hospital | The Somerfield Hospital | 7.1 miles |
Street-level crime
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 143 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 101 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Other theft | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Total incidents | 421 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert Napier School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Danecourt School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 Jun 2019 |
| Will Adams Academy | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 3 Mar 2014 |
| Chatham Grammar | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 20 Jun 2018 |
| Byron Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Barnsole Road, ME7 | £2,100/mo | 4 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |
Average rent: £2,100/mo (1 listing)
Rent-driven metrics
Based on OpenRent comparables.
- 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).