2 Blackthorn Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LN
About 2 Blackthorn Road
2 Blackthorn Road is a semi-detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since September 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 536.5% above the 1995 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 74.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 2 Blackthorn Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LN
- Jan 2006DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey rear extension together with demolition of front of garage & extension to rear of existing detached garage
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/05/2332
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Blackthorn Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£57,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 September 1995Most recent
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 8LN: £335,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in ME8 8LN
3 Blackthorn Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LN
Sold Mar 2025
£335,00013 Blackthorn Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LN
Sold Oct 2024
£365,0005 Blackthorn Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LN
Sold Aug 2023
£345,00016 Blackthorn Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LN
Sold May 2021
£285,0007 Blackthorn Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LN
Sold Apr 2014
£173,000
Versus other Blackthorn Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Blackthorn Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£639
Street avg £2,737
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Leigh Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Leigh Academy Rainham. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







