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8 Chester Road, Gillingham, ME7 4AF

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
141 m²
1517 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Chester Road

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

8 Chester Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 80% above the 2010 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 16.9% below the postcode norm. At 141 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Chester Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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.

8 Chester Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Chester Road, Gillingham, ME7 4AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Chester Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

48applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Chester Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

8 Chester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£170,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 October 2010Most recent

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 4AF: £275,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Chester Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 8 Chester Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,206

Street avg £1,924

Strongly below

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Chester Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£326k

1 Crosley Road

ME7 4AE

3 bed2 bath
£329k

1 Chada Avenue

ME7 4BN

3 bed2 bath
£278k

1 Louisville Avenue

ME7 4EJ

3 bed1 bath
£227k

1 Edinburgh Road

ME7 4QA

3 bed
£222k

1 Glanville Road

ME7 4DL

3 bed1 bath
£257k

1 Adelaide Road

ME7 4NJ

4 bed4 bath
£249k

1 Marathon Paddock

ME7 4HE

2 bed1 bath
£189k

1 Malvern Road

ME7 4BA

1 bed1 bath
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

0.1 km

Jezreels Canterbury Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Chatham Grammar. 38 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 4AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME7 4AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME7 4AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Chester Road, Gillingham, ME7 4AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.