4 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY
About 4 Clover Lay
4 Clover Lay is a five-bedroom detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £527,500. 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 42.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Clover Lay's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 4 Clover Lay.
2 applications on record at 4 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY
- Feb 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Construction of a two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/06/2201
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Clover Lay was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.
£527,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2021Most recent
£527,500
+5.9%10 June 2021
£498,000
+66.0%over 8 years29 May 2013
£300,000
+182.4%over 15 years13 January 1998
£106,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 8LY: £385,500 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in ME8 8LY
5 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY
Sold Oct 2025
£445,00010 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY
Sold Jun 2021
£310,0002 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY
Sold Oct 2018
£395,0006 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY
Sold May 2017
£385,5001 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY
Sold Jul 2011
£247,500
Versus other Clover Lay homes
Floor Area for 4 Clover Lay runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,089
Street avg £4,025
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.2 km
Ellison Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Riverside Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







