1 Cypress Way, Gillingham, SP8 4BY
About 1 Cypress Way
1 Cypress Way is a detached house in Gillingham (SP8 4BY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2024 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2022. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 27.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
1 Cypress Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Oct 2023New BuildFullIn report
Erect detached dwelling with associated vehicular access, parking and garden
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- P/FUL/2023/05076
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Sales history & valuation
1 Cypress Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£225,000
+423.9%over 27 years8 December 1995
£42,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 4BY: £165,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SP8 4BY
Versus other Cypress Way homes
On epc rating, 1 Cypress Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,143
Street avg £2,132
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 13 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
King Edmund Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gillingham Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB








