539 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LF
About 539 Canterbury Street
539 Canterbury Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.
Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 112.5% above the 2015 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
539 Canterbury Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
48applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
539 Canterbury Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 19 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
3 August 2015Most recent
£80,000
+40.4%over 9 years12 June 2006
£57,000
+171.4%over 7 years23 March 1999
£21,000
+12.0%over 2 years27 March 1996
£18,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME7 5LF: £86,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in ME7 5LF
537 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LF
Sold Jun 2021
£230,000533 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LF
Sold Jul 2016
£155,000529b, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LF
Sold Apr 2016
£86,000529a, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LF
Sold Sept 2006
£83,000535 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5LF
Sold Jul 2006
£127,000
Versus other Canterbury Street homes
Price per m² for 539 Canterbury Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,424
Street avg £1,646
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gillingham Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Byron Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







