What type of property is 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY sell for?

19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY last sold for £425,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY have?

The current EPC rating for 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME7 3RY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY heated?

The latest EPC at 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in May 2025. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is in council tax band E.

Where is 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY located?

19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY sits in Hempstead, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the ME7 postcode district.

What is crime like near 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

Police records around 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (362% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

The closest primary school to 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is Hempstead Junior School (842m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rainham School for Girls (2.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY?

The closest bus stop to 19 Houghton Avenue, ME7 3RY is Kenyon Walk, 237m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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19 Houghton Avenue, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RY

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 19 Houghton Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

19 Houghton Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Hempstead, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME7 3RY). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2025. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Houghton Avenue, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2025
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Conversion of existing garage to a habitable space, (replacing existing garage door with window at the front, replacing existing garage glass door with new at rear), and installation of new roof skylight in the garage, new wall opening internally.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
MC/25/0478
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£497,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£425,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 May 2021Most recent
£425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 3RY: £608,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in ME7 3RY

On the street

Versus other Houghton Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

19 Houghton Avenue outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,602

Street avg £3,710

On par

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.

Full Gillingham report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Kenyon Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Hempstead Junior School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME7 3RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME7 3RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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