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5 sales on record
About Poems
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Poems is a five-bedroom detached house in Alkham, Dover, Dover (CT15 7BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Dover HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £616,000 is 13% above the 2021 sale price. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £545,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Poems's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Poems has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£616,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£545,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Poems, Short Lane, Alkham, Dover, CT15 7BZ
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Versus other Short Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Poems is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,899
Street avg £5,959
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dover district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT15 7BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
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