1a, Charlotte Drive, Gillingham, ME8 0DA
About 1a
1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Gillingham (ME8 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,172,000 is 20.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 September 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
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Planning history
Planning history at 1a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 1a, Charlotte Drive, Gillingham, ME8 0DA
- May 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Ash - Reduction of circa 50-60%. The tree measures approximately 12m in height and 24m in spread diameter at the longest branches at the bottom. Reduce the crown by 3m and the spread by 12m to a height of circa 9m and the spread to a diameter of 12m.
- Reference
- TPA/18/0964
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2024Decision
- Tree WorksJun 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.
£975,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2017Most recent
£975,000
+290.0%over 7 years5 August 2010
£250,000
-44.4%over 8 years19 August 2001
£450,000
+109.3%over 5 years25 April 1996
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 0DA: £425,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in ME8 0DA
Versus other Charlotte Drive homes
EPC Rating for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,029
Street avg £3,411
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
192/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Pump Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Howard School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







