15 Asquith Road, Gillingham, ME8 0JD

15 Asquith Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Gillingham (ME8 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 2007–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 sits 109.9% above the 2009 sale of £272,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 47.2% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.