13 Houghton Avenue, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RY

13 Houghton Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Hempstead, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME7 3RY). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £705,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.