2 bed, 3 bed or 4 bed homes – Which Sell the Best in Rochester?



A few months ago, I wrote an article on the Medway Property Blog about the length of time it took to sell a property in Rochester and the saleability of the different price bands (i.e. whether the lower/middle or upper local property markets were moving slower or quicker than the others). For reference, a few months ago it was taking on average 37 days from the property coming on the market for it to be sold subject to contract (and that was based on every Estate Agent in Rochester) … and today … 87 days  .. does that surprise you with what is happening in the UK economy?

Well, a number of Rochester landlords and homeowners, who are looking to sell in the coming months, contacted me following that article to enquire what difference the type of property (i.e. Detached/Semi/Terraced/Apartment) made to saleability and also the saleability of property by the number of bedrooms) As I have said before, whether you are a Rochester landlord looking to liquidate your buy to let investment or a homeowner looking to sell your home; finding a buyer and selling your property can take an annoyingly long time… but anything you can do to mitigate that is helpful to everyone.

So, I did some research on the whole of the Rochester property market .. and these were my findings …  to start with by type (i.e. Detached/Semi/Terraced/Apartment)….


As you can see, the star players are the semi-detached and terraced/town house variants of Rochester property, whilst detached properties seem to be sticking in Rochester.

Next I looked at what the number of bedrooms does to the saleability of Rochester property.. 


 … and as you can see the five bed properties seem to be taking the longest time to sell ..and to answer the question in the title .. it’s two bed properties!

So, what does this mean for Rochester buy-to-let landlords and homeowners?  

There is no doubt that there is a profusion of properties on the market in Rochester compared to 18 months ago … it’s not because more houses are coming on to the market, it’s because they are also taking a little longer to sell. This makes it slightly more a buyer’s market than the seller’s market we had back in 2014/5/6. Therefore, in some sectors of the Rochester property market, it is much tougher to sell, especially if you want to sell your Rochester home fast.

Therefore, to conclude, on the run up to the New Year, if you are looking to buy and plan to stay in the buy to let market a long time, perhaps take a look at the Rochester properties that are sticking as there could be some bargains to be had there? Want to know where they are .. drop me a line and I will tell you a nifty little trick to find all the properties that are sticking.

One place for more information is my Medway Property Market blog. If you are a landlord or thinking of becoming one for the first time, and you want to read more articles like this about the Medway property market together with regular postings on what I consider the best buy to let deals in Medway, then it is well worth reading. You can also email me at spencer@docksidekent.com

If you are in the area feel free to pop into the office which is based at Station Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 4WQ

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