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Buying at CT14 9XD

Before you offer on a home at CT14 9XD: 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 £363k. In Walmer.

2 to check2 clear£363k typical on Sydney Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to over 30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) moderate, 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.
Note
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: A258, 580 m awayAbout 16,583 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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).

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?

£363ktypical sale on Sydney Road, last 10 years

£3,594typical price per m² in Walmer

£2,480–£3,720per m² for homes at CT14 9XD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,594 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £323k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Walmer

Walmer

+55% 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	49	£430k	£260k – £900k
Semi-detached	68	£300k	£210k – £1.20m
Terraced	56	£240k	£130k – £400k
Flat	16	£200k	£80k – £280k

Standard sales in Walmer. 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

1sales on Sydney Road in the last two years

189sales in Walmer in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at CT14 9XD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
76, Sydney RoadSemi-detached	£226,000, Jan 2024	91 m²	Buyer's report →
79, Sydney RoadSemi-detached	£302,500, Jul 2021	107 m²	Buyer's report →
80, Sydney RoadSemi-detached	£207,000, Oct 2014	110 m²	Buyer's report →
81, Sydney RoadSemi-detached	£194,950, Jan 2006	–	Buyer's report →
82, Sydney RoadDetached	£126,000, Jan 1999	184 m²	Buyer's report →
83, Sydney RoadDetached	£320,000, Sept 2004	–	Buyer's report →
86, Sydney RoadDetached	£385,000, Oct 2020	149 m²	Buyer's report →
87, Sydney RoadDetached	£199,000, Jun 2004	116 m²	Buyer's report →
88, Sydney RoadDetached	£300,000, Sept 2016	84 m²	Buyer's report →
89, Sydney RoadDetached

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Buying at CT14 9XD

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £363k. In Walmer.

2 to check2 clear£363k typical on Sydney Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to over 30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) moderate, 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.

Note

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A258, 580 m awayAbout 16,583 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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?

£363ktypical sale on Sydney Road, last 10 years

£3,594typical price per m² in Walmer

£2,480–£3,720per m² for homes at CT14 9XD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,594 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £323k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Walmer, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£150k	£116k	£730 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£249k	£216k	£970 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£282k	£245k	£1,160 a month	4.9%
4+ beds	£456k	£407k	£1,660 a month	4.4%
All homes	£279k	£238k	£1,020 a month	4.4%

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. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. 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