What kind of home is 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY?

7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY sell for?

7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY last sold for £235,000 in July 2004, around 22 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £83,500 in December 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 1997 and July 2004, 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY rose from £83,500 to £235,000, a change of £151,500. That works out to roughly +17.1% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY?

The current EPC rating for 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY?

7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME8 8LY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY use?

The latest EPC at 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY had any planning applications?

7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in January 2018 under ref. MC/17/4083. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY?

7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY in?

7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY sits in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the ME8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY?

Police records around 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (291% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY?

The closest primary school to 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY is Riverside Primary School (489m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Rainham (887m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY?

The closest bus stop to 7 Clover Lay, ME8 8LY is Ellison Way, 234m away. The nearest rail option is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 758m away.

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7 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Clover Lay

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

7 Clover Lay is a three-bedroom detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 sits 75.7% above the 2004 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 Clover Lay sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 7 Clover Lay, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8LY

1decisions1extensions4documents5nearby

Jan 2018
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion into a habitable room
Extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
MC/17/4083
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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 1997.

Current estimate

£413,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.1% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£235,000

Growth on file: 17.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

11 July 2004Most recent
£235,000
29 June 2004
£235,000
+181.4%over 6 years
23 December 1997
£83,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 8LY: £445,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in ME8 8LY

On the street

Versus other Clover Lay homes

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

On years held, 7 Clover Lay stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,456

Street avg £4,131

Strongly below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME8 8LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 8LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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