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2 bed flat for sale Palm Drive, Rochester, ME1

Guide Price

£185,000

Added on 29/09/2026

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £253 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold

Council tax Band C £2,070 a year

Key features

Perfect first time buy
Open plan living and dining space
Two spacious double bedrooms
Allocated parking
Close to all local amenities and great schools
Above-average EPC energy efficiency rating B (82/82)

About this property

This first floor apartment with allocated parking, two double bedrooms and an open plan living and dining area will make a perfect first time buy! It's close to all local amenities and great schools and is close to the historic High Street and high speed station.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band C £2,070 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,552
Band B

£1,811
Band C

This home: £2,070
Band D

£2,329
Band E

£2,846
Band F

£3,363
Band G

£3,881
Band H

£4,657

This home is in band C, which costs £2,070 a year in Medway for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Medway, 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

38 comparables · within 3 miles

Cheaper than 66% of the 2-bed flats for sale nearby right now.

This home, £185,000 Median £210,000 · £167,000 – £280,000

Per square foot

£253 18% under

2-bed flats nearby £309

Against sold prices

30% under

ME1 sold median £361 / sq ft, 847 sales

Compared with 38 2-bed flats for sale within 3 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 ME1 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in ME1 →

Location

Palm Drive, Rochester, ME1

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £185,000

£92k £278k

Deposit10% £19,000

£0 £185k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £166,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £37,000 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
Flat 18, Richard Howe House, Palm Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2024	495 sq ft £327/sq ft	495 sq ft	£327	£162,000
Flat 7, Richard Howe House, Palm Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2024	689 sq ft £121/sq ft	689 sq ft	£121	£83,250
Flat 10, Richard Howe House, Palm Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2023	474 sq ft £135/sq ft	474 sq ft	£135	£64,000
Flat 5, Richard Howe House, Palm Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2021	732 sq ft £123/sq ft	732 sq ft	£123	£90,000
Flat 17, Richard Howe House, Palm Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2019	743 sq ft £239/sq ft	743 sq ft	£239	£177,500
Flat 19, Richard Howe House, Palm Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2015	678 sq ft £53/sq ft	678 sq ft	£53	£36,250
Flat 16, Richard Howe House, Palm Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2014	667 sq ft £78/sq ft	667 sq ft	£78	£52,000