What type of property is 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB?

17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB last change hands?

17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB last sold for £435,000 in August 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £104,000 in January 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1999 and August 2019, 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB rose from £104,000 to £435,000, a change of £331,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB?

The current EPC rating for 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in December 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB?

17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (963 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME8 7HB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB?

17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB is in council tax band E.

Where is 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB located?

17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB sits in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the ME8 postcode district.

Is 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (291% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB?

The closest primary school to 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB is St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (511m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Howard School (612m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB?

The closest bus stop to 17 Birling Avenue, ME8 7HB is Roberts Road, 136m away. The nearest rail option is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 758m away.

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17 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

89 m²

963 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Birling Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Birling Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 963 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 16.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 103.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £435,000 in August 2019.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Birling Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2021

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Birling Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Birling Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£508,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£435,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

22 August 2019Most recent
£435,000
+47.0%over 6 years
23 October 2012
£296,000
+184.6%over 13 years
29 January 1999
£104,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 7HB: £390,000 (2023–2013).

Nearby sales in ME8 7HB

On the street

Versus other Birling Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Birling Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,862

Street avg £3,206

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Roberts Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME8 7HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 7HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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