23 Academy Drive, Gillingham, ME7 3EG
About 23 Academy Drive
23 Academy Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Gillingham (ME7 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 99.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 22 EPCs). Last sale on file: £375,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 December 2031
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Planning history
23 Academy Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
23 Academy Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 20 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2022Most recent
£375,000
+96.3%over 12 years6 August 2009
£191,000
+37.9%over 7 years4 January 2002
£138,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 3EG: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME7 3EG
Versus other Academy Drive homes
23 Academy Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,412
Street avg £3,116
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
490/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hamelin Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Featherby Junior School. 33 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







