48 Franklin Road, Gillingham, ME7 4DF
About 48 Franklin Road
48 Franklin Road is a semi-detached house in Gillingham (ME7 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 62.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
48 Franklin Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 48 Franklin Road.
- Jan 2026HMOFullIn report
Change of use from 6-person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a 8-bedroom, 8-person House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis), together with construction of dormer to the loft, rooflights; provision of cycle storage, bin storage within the existing garage, and installation of solar panels.
- Agent
- C. B. Wright and Associates Ltd
Solar Panels- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/26/0080
- Nov 2025Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for (proposed) garage and loft conversion with the dormer to the rear.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/25/2181
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 48 Franklin 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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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 48 Franklin Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2025Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 4DF: £260,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME7 4DF
Everything we know about 48 Franklin Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Franklin Road homes
Years Held for 48 Franklin Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,924
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Aldi — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB