Gilston, Ferryside, SA17 5RR

Gilston is a detached house in Ferryside (SA17 5RR). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 216.7% above the 2007 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm. At 153 m² it sits well below the postcode median (254 m² across 19 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.