2 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB
About 2 Birling Avenue
2 Birling Avenue is a detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in May 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 sits 56% above the 2008 sale of £216,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
Energy performance
2 Birling Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 2 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB
- Mar 2008Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from dwelling to osteopathic clinic (Class D1)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/08/0213
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£216,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 May 2008Most recent
£216,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 7HB: £435,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in ME8 7HB
19 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB
Sold May 2023
£445,0004 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB
Sold Sept 2022
£390,00015 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB
Sold Nov 2021
£490,00017 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB
Sold Aug 2019
£435,00016 Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HB
Sold Dec 2013
£210,000
Versus other Birling Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 2 Birling Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,130
Street avg £3,423
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







