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8 Cozenton Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7LY

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Cozenton Close

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

8 Cozenton Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 74 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £440,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Cozenton Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cozenton Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Cozenton Close has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£465,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£440,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 December 2022Most recent

    £440,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 7LY: £425,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Cozenton Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Cozenton Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,946

Street avg £3,971

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Cozenton Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£348k

1 Bushmeadow Road, Rainham

ME8 7NY

2 bed1 bath
£253k

1 Bennetts Cottages, Station Road, Rainham

ME8 7UH

2 bed1 bath
£437k

1 Broomcroft Road, Rainham

ME8 7PB

3 bed2 bath
£230k

1 Cement Cottages, Station Road, Rainham

ME8 7UF

2 bed
£414k

1 Chalky Bank Road, Rainham

ME8 7NN

3 bed1 bath
£578k

1 Cozenton Close, Rainham

ME8 7LY

3 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Cobdown Grove, Rainham

ME8 7PN

3 bed
£444k

1 Batsman Avenue, Rainham

ME8 7FH

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.
Full Gillingham report

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

Roberts Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Thames View Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 7LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Cozenton Close, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7LY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.