97 James Street, Gillingham, ME7 1DJ
About 97 James Street
97 James Street is an end-of-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 66 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £237,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
97 James Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
97 James Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
39applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 97 James Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.2% per year over 10 years.
£237,500
Growth on file: 14.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£237,500
+30.1%over 4 years30 May 2017
£182,500
+180.8%over 5 years20 December 2011
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 1DJ: £178,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in ME7 1DJ
Versus other James Street homes
EPC Rating for 97 James Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,423
Street avg £1,556
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cross Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Oasis Academy Skinner Street. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB