42 College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
About 42 College Avenue
42 College Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Gillingham (ME7 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 is 36.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
42 College Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
42 College Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
48applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 College Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 13 years.
£332,500
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2017Most recent
£332,500
+58.3%over 13 years24 March 2004
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 5HX: £260,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in ME7 5HX
79a, College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
Sold Aug 2023
£260,00044 College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
Sold Jun 2023
£318,00093 College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
Sold Jun 2023
£310,00077a, College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
Sold Oct 2021
£233,00085 College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
Sold Sept 2021
£220,000
Versus other College Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 42 College Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,598
Street avg £2,015
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.3 km
Medway Maritime Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Brompton Academy. 38 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
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







