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49 Chalfont Drive, Gillingham, ME8 9DW

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 49 Chalfont Drive

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

49 Chalfont Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gillingham (ME8 9DW). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

49 Chalfont Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Chalfont Drive, Gillingham, ME8 9DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Chalfont Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 49 Chalfont Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£428,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£390,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 August 2021Most recent

    £390,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 9DW: £315,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Chalfont Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

49 Chalfont Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,149

Street avg £3,949

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 49 Chalfont Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£360k

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£357k

1 Campleshon Road

ME8 9LE

3 bed1 bath
£529k

1 Broadview Avenue

ME8 9DB

3 bed2 bath
£327k

1 Conrad Close

ME8 9SD

3 bed1 bath
£477k

1 Barlow Close

ME8 9NF

4 bed2 bath
£338k

1 Barleycorn Drive

ME8 9NA

4 bed
£338k

1 Chute Close

ME8 9RW

2 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Beverley Close

ME8 9HG

4 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.
Full Gillingham report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Tanker Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Parkwood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME8 9DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME8 9DW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 9DW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 49 Chalfont Drive, Gillingham, ME8 9DW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.