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Buying at CT10 2LU

Before you offer on a home at CT10 2LU: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £287k. In Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone.

2 to check3 clear£287k typical on Northwood Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) significant, collapsible deposits significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 64 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Broadstairs ED).
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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A256, 420 m awayAbout 20,809 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£287ktypical sale on Northwood Road, last 10 years

£3,905typical price per m² in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone

£2,530–£5,000per m² for homes at CT10 2LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,905 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £351k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone

Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone

+50% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	43	£345k	£170k – £620k
Semi-detached	82	£285k	£180k – £423k
Terraced	25	£232k	£90k – £340k
Flat	19	£286k	£110k – £458k

Standard sales in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

5sales on Northwood Road in the last two years

169sales in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at CT10 2LU

Home	Last sold	Floor area
131, Northwood RoadSemi-detached	£172,000, Dec 2013	93 m²	Buyer's report →
133, Northwood RoadSemi-detached	£138,000, Jul 2003	–	Buyer's report →
135, Northwood RoadSemi-detached	£166,500, May 2010	73 m²	Buyer's report →
137, Northwood RoadSemi-detached	£200,000, Jun 2015	79 m²	Buyer's report →
139, Northwood RoadSemi-detached	£106,000, Dec 2001	–	Buyer's report →
143, Northwood RoadSemi-detached	£350,000, Jun 2025	87 m²	Buyer's report →
147, Northwood RoadTerraced	£55,000, Apr 1999	–	Buyer's report →
153, Northwood RoadDetached	£260,000, Jan 2017	93 m²	Buyer's report →
155, Northwood RoadDetached	£240,000, Oct 2018	56 m²	Buyer's report →
157, Northwood Road

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Buying at CT10 2LU

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £287k. In Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone.

2 to check3 clear£287k typical on Northwood Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) significant, collapsible deposits significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 64 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Broadstairs ED).

Note

1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A256, 420 m awayAbout 20,809 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£287ktypical sale on Northwood Road, last 10 years

£3,905typical price per m² in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone

£2,530–£5,000per m² for homes at CT10 2LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,905 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £351k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£118k	£99k	£750 a month	7.6%
2 beds	£274k	£234k	£1,060 a month	4.6%
3 beds	£304k	£268k	£1,220 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£365k	£322k	£1,520 a month	5.0%
All homes	£294k	£253k	£1,120 a month	4.6%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places