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The Launch, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UF

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£259,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£212,000)+22%
  • Against ME8 7UF's recent median (£237,000)+9%

Newest record on this page: September 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£259,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£212,000)+22%
  • Against ME8 7UF's recent median (£237,000)+9%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Launch is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME8 7UF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    73 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2020

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in ME8 7UF

    5 sales, median £237,000 (2024–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for The Launch has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2021Most recent

    £212,000

    +116.3%over 18 years

  2. 15 August 2002

    £98,000

    +47.4%over 2 years

  3. 4 May 2000

    £66,500

    +107.8%over 9 months

  4. 10 August 1999

    £32,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 7UF: £237,000 (2024–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Launch, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Launch

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

The Launch is a semi-detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 7UF). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Sold July 2021 for £212,000. 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. At 73 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 22.2% above the 2021 sale price.

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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 February 2030

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2020from Feb 2009
EPC improved fromC69toD55
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting
84%56%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Launch, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Launch has no planning applications on record.

6

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for The Launch lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,904

Street avg £4,147

Below

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Above
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

192/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Angel — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Riverside Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary848m
  • Leigh Academy RainhamSecondary1.3km
  • Thames View Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary1.7km

Nearest stops

  • The AngelBus stop60m
  • Ellison WayBus stop232m
  • Tilbury RoadBus stop404m
  • West Motney WayBus stop545m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,206 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour607 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson332 reports10%
  • Other Theft241 reports7%

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 7UF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME8 7UF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 7UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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2 bed1 bath
£350k

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Launch is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME8 7UF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for The Launch. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Launch was lodged in February 2020 at band D and is valid until February 2030. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Launch. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME8 7UF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Launch is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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