Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Bennetts Cottages, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UH
3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Bennetts Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Bennetts Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 7UH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 126.1% above the 2012 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 39.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in October 2012.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Bennetts Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2022
Current Certificate
May 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 May 2022
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Bennetts Cottages, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Bennetts Cottages 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2012)
£115,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2012Most recent
£115,000
+9.5%over 7 years16 June 2005
£105,000
+150.0%over 8 years26 June 1996
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 7UH: £165,000 (2024–2001).
Nearby sales in ME8 7UH
1 Bennetts Cottages, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UH
Sold Jan 2024
£235,000Inver House, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UH
Sold Oct 2023
£440,000Riverdale, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UH
Sold Jul 2001
£162,5002 Bennetts Cottages, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UH
Sold Apr 2001
£64,995Longridge, Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7UH
Sold Feb 2000
£120,000
Versus other Station Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Bennetts Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,106
Street avg £2,763
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
192/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Angel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Riverside Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME8 7UH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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