53 Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

53 Skinner Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 1LG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 65.4% above the 2007 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 27.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.