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4 bed house for sale St. Swithin's Road, Whitstable, CT5

Guide Price

£850,000

Added on 29/09/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Size: £482 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band C £2,151 a year

Key features

Beautifully renovated executive home, with sea glimpses from the principal bedroom
Spacious, open-plan living space alongside separate sitting room
Ground floor bedroom with en-suite and garden access
Underfloor heating and bedroom radiators
Successful Airbnb generating approx £500 per night
Above-average EPC energy efficiency rating C (80/83)

About this property

Positioned at the end of St. Swithin's Road, just moments from the seafront and the ever-popular Tankerton Slopes, this substantial detached four-bedroom house offers an exceptionally versatile layout. A stand out feature is the ground floor bedroom with its own en-suite shower room and French doors opening directly onto the rear garden, creating an excellent space for an elderly relative or independent guest accommodation.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band C £2,151 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,613
Band B

£1,882
Band C

This home: £2,151
Band D

£2,419
Band E

£2,957
Band F

£3,495
Band G

£4,032
Band H

£4,839

This home is in band C, which costs £2,151 a year in Canterbury for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Canterbury, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

31 comparables · within 2.9 miles

Priced above 97% of the 4-bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £850,000 Median £475,000 · £365,000 – £650,000

Per square foot

£482 46% over

4-bed houses nearby £330

Against sold prices

14% over

CT5 sold median £421 / sq ft, 976 sales

Compared with 31 4-bed houses for sale within 2.9 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in CT5 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in CT5 →

Location

St. Swithin's Road, Whitstable, CT5

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £850,000

£425k £1.3m

Deposit10% £85,000

£0 £850k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £765,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £170,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
3, St Swithins Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Mar 2025	635 sq ft £614/sq ft	635 sq ft	£614	£390,000
9, St Swithins Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 2020	1,528 sq ft £324/sq ft	1,528 sq ft	£324	£495,000
3, St Swithins Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Sept 2016	635 sq ft £438/sq ft	635 sq ft	£438	£278,000
7, St Swithins Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2016	1,776 sq ft £231/sq ft	1,776 sq ft	£231	£410,000
6, St Swithins Road Detached	Detached	Jul 2012	1,195 sq ft £326/sq ft	1,195 sq ft	£326	£390,000
1, St Swithins Road Detached	Detached	Sept 2011	1,765 sq ft £126/sq ft	1,765 sq ft	£126	£222,500
12, St Swithins Road Detached	Detached	Dec 2010	1,927 sq ft £182/sq ft	1,927 sq ft	£182	£350,000
11, St Swithins Road Detached	Detached	Oct 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£302,000