1 Almond Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RZ
About 1 Almond Grove
1 Almond Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hempstead, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME7 3RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1963 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold January 2021 for £410,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2025. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Almond Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Retrospective - Construction of a 6 foot 6 inch fence line to side to incorporate amenity land to garden, change of fence line to rear to garage and installation of an access gate- demolition of existing wall.
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/25/0243
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Almond Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2021Most recent
£410,000
+65.3%over 9 years29 September 2011
£248,000
+45.9%over 9 years23 May 2002
£170,000
+30.8%over 2 years5 November 1999
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 3RZ: £300,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in ME7 3RZ
8 Almond Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RZ
Sold Jul 2024
£300,00030 Almond Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RZ
Sold Jan 2024
£288,00015 Almond Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RZ
Sold Aug 2023
£305,0007 Almond Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RZ
Sold Aug 2023
£305,00012 Almond Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3RZ
Sold May 2022
£258,500
Versus other Almond Grove homes
On floor area, 1 Almond Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,248
Street avg £3,265
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Hempstead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hempstead Junior School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







