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7 Durling Court, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ES

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
38 m²
409 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Durling Court

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

7 Durling Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 32 units on file.

Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £150,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 38 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 11.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 143.2% 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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageEn bloc

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Durling Court, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Durling Court has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£167,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£150,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 February 2020Most recent

    £150,000

    +35.1%over 5 years
  2. 30 October 2014

    £111,000

    +32.1%over 10 years
  3. 13 May 2004

    £84,000

    +12.0%over 1 year
  4. 11 November 2002

    £74,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 8ES: £168,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Durling Court homes

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

Price per m² for 7 Durling Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,947

Street avg £2,458

Strongly above

Floor Area

38 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Durling Court

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

Larger development activity nearby

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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
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Farnham Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Riverside Primary School. 15 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 8ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME8 8ES

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 8ES

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 7 Durling Court, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ES. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.