Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
May Cottage, Dunn Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3NB
EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 86
About May Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
May Cottage is a detached house in Bredhurst, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME7 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2020) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 156 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: change of use to residential refused in 2021.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Oct 2020EPC Rating
A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 October 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against May Cottage, Dunn Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at May Cottage, Dunn Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3NB
1decisions22documents1nearby
Flagged:Change of use
- Mar 2021Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) change of use of building to be used as a children's home.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/500082/LAWPRO
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
May Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£689,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 3NB: £270,000 (2021–2004).
Versus other Dunn Street homes
Three headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
May Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
86 (B)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
490/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME7 3NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB
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