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1 Black Rock Gardens, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3TH

1 planning record

Estimated value

£458,000

  • Since the 2014 sale (£250,000)+83%
  • Against ME7 3TH's recent median (£315,000)+45%

Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
106 m²
1140 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£458,000

  • Against its 2014 sale (£250,000)+83%
  • Against ME7 3TH's recent median (£315,000)+45%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Black Rock Gardens is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME7 3TH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    106 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2012

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2014

  • Recent sales in ME7 3TH

    5 sales, median £315,000 (2023–1996)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Black Rock Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Sales timeline

  1. 21 July 2014Most recent

    £250,000

    +72.4%over 16 years

  2. 20 January 1998

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 3TH: £315,000 (2023–1996).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Black Rock Gardens, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3TH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Black Rock Gardens

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

1 Black Rock Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Hempstead, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME7 3TH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1140 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 106 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 83.2% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2024. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Black Rock Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2022

Current Certificate
Mar 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 March 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Black Rock Gardens, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Black Rock Gardens, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3TH

1decisions2documents1nearby
  1. Oct 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    T1 - Ash - Reduce tree by 2m leaving 14m T2 - Beech - Prune North Eastern side back to curb line T3 - Beech - Reduce by 2m leaving 15m T4 - Ash - Coppice due to ash dieback T5 - Cherry - Prune back North Eastern side to curb line T6 - Beech - Prune back North Eastern side to curb line

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    TPA/24/1902
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On the street

Versus other Black Rock Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Black Rock Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,361

Street avg £3,914

Below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 131 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below
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.
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Crime

490/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Kings Frith — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Hempstead Junior School. 17 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Hempstead Junior SchoolPrimary429m
  • Hempstead Infant SchoolPrimary564m
  • Fairview Community Primary SchoolPrimary815m
  • Deanwood Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

  • Kings FrithBus stop145m
  • Sharsted WayBus stop195m
  • Kingsdown CloseBus stop247m
  • Kenyon WalkBus stop385m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,949 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,332 reports17%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson749 reports10%
  • Shoplifting537 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME7 3TH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Black Rock Gardens is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME7 3TH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Black Rock Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Black Rock Gardens was lodged in March 2012 at band E and expired in March 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Black Rock Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 17 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME7 3TH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Black Rock Gardens is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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