Bottom Flat, 72 College Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5HX
About Bottom Flat
Bottom Flat is a mid-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
Bottom Flat 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
Bottom Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
Floor Area for Bottom Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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







