5 Gorst Street, Gillingham, ME7 4PR
About 5 Gorst Street
5 Gorst Street is a semi-detached house in Gillingham (ME7 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since January 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 77 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 76.7% above the 2006 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
5 Gorst Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Gorst Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
48applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 6 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2006Most recent
£120,000
+100.0%over 6 years5 October 1999
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 4PR: £155,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in ME7 4PR
14 Gorst Street, Gillingham, ME7 4PR
Sold Jun 2025
£226,0008 Gorst Street, Gillingham, ME7 4PR
Sold May 2019
£135,0002 Gorst Street, Gillingham, ME7 4PR
Sold Nov 2015
£155,0001 Nelson Terrace, Gorst Street, Gillingham, ME7 4PR
Sold Jul 2008
£66,5003 Nelson Terrace, Gorst Street, Gillingham, ME7 4PR
Sold May 2008
£64,750
Versus other Gorst Street homes
5 Gorst Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£1,558
Street avg £1,173
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.2 km
Copenhagen Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Oasis Academy Skinner Street. 36 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
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







