Pear Tree House, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8QW

Pear Tree House is a five-bedroom detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 8QW). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The property has an EV charger and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 3 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. 14 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension, a porch and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £681,000 is 23.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.