44 Cranford Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HD
About 44 Cranford Close
44 Cranford Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 7HD). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2012) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 89.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
44 Cranford Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
44 Cranford Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 44 Cranford Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HD
- Jun 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of a 2 storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/15/1319
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMar 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£689,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 8 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2021Most recent
£700,000
+93.6%over 8 years4 January 2013
£361,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 7HD: £610,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME8 7HD
30 Cranford Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HD
Sold Jan 2025
£710,00028 Cranford Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HD
Sold Sept 2024
£520,00036 Cranford Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HD
Sold Sept 2024
£675,00017 Cranford Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HD
Sold Sept 2022
£610,0004 Cranford Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HD
Sold Aug 2021
£405,000
Versus other Cranford Close homes
On price per m², 44 Cranford Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,828
Street avg £2,939
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 11 years
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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
0.2 km
Danson Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thames View Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







