What type of property is 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN?

15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN sell for?

15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN last sold for £280,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £65,000 in April 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN changed over time?

Across 4 sales between April 2001 and April 2022, 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN rose from £65,000 to £280,000, a change of £215,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN?

The current EPC rating for 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN?

15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN?

15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN located?

15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN sits in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the ME8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN?

Police records around 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN 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 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN?

The closest primary school to 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN is St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (481m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rainham Mark Grammar School (968m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN?

The closest bus stop to 15 Brown Street, ME8 7JN is Holding Street, 206m away. The nearest rail option is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 347m away.

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15 Brown Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7JN

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Brown Street

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

15 Brown Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Sold April 2022 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 126.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Brown Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Brown Street 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.

Latest sale on 15 Brown Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£293,000

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

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Last sold (2022)

£280,000

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

Sales timeline

20 April 2022Most recent
£280,000
+33.3%over 4 years
5 January 2018
£210,000
+64.1%over 11 years
28 September 2006
£128,000
+96.9%over 5 years
22 April 2001
£65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 7JN: £255,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in ME8 7JN

On the street

Versus other Brown Street homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Brown Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,889

Street avg £2,294

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.6 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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Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Holding Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 7JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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