8 Bettescombe Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AU

8 Bettescombe Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainham, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME8 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 845 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 5 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. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 103.9% above the 2009 sale of £155,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.