85 College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
About 85 College Avenue
85 College Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Across 2021–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 19.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
85 College Avenue 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
85 College Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 1 year.
£220,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£220,000
+2.3%6 September 2021
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 5HX: £260,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in ME7 5HX
Versus other College Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 85 College Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,558
Street avg £2,017
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 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
0.3 km
Medway Maritime Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Brompton Academy. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







