What kind of home is 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA?

7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA sell for?

7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA last sold for £280,000 in August 2017, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £69,500 in October 1996, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA?

Across 2 sales between October 1996 and August 2017, 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA rose from £69,500 to £280,000, a change of £210,500. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA?

7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME8 9NA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA use?

The latest EPC at 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA?

7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA in?

7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA sits in Gillingham. It falls within the ME8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA?

Police records around 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA 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 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA?

The closest primary school to 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA is Parkwood Primary School (575m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rainham School for Girls (1.1km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA?

The closest bus stop to 7 Barleycorn Drive, ME8 9NA is Tanker Hill, 219m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Barleycorn Drive, Gillingham, ME8 9NA

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Barleycorn Drive

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

7 Barleycorn Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gillingham (ME8 9NA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 51), 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 105 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 25% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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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 Barleycorn Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Barleycorn Drive, Gillingham, ME8 9NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Barleycorn Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Price for 7 Barleycorn Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£350,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£280,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

17 August 2017Most recent
£280,000
+302.9%over 20 years
10 October 1996
£69,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME8 9NA: £318,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in ME8 9NA

On the street

Versus other Barleycorn Drive homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 7 Barleycorn Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,667

Street avg £3,104

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Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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.

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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

0.6 km

Parkwood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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49.9dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for ME8 9NA

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