73 Shakespeare Road, Gillingham, ME7 5QN

73 Shakespeare Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 5QN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 19% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 68.9% above the 2007 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.