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About 8 Portland Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Portland Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Gravesend (DA12 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2012–2021, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 sits 51.3% above the 2021 sale of £351,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2021 for £351,000. 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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Portland Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£351,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Portland Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 8 Portland Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,618
Street avg £2,478
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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 Gravesend district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tivoli House — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DA12 1DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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