1 Church Close, Church Walk, Gillingham, SP8 4DR
About 1 Church Close
1 Church Close is a mid-terrace house in Gillingham (SP8 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 7 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. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 38.5% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 31.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
1 Church Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Replace existing gas boiler and fit flue through single storey roof.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/LBC/2023/05021
- Aug 2006RenovationHeritageIn report
Install 2 no. conservation roof lights (retrospective)
- Council
- North Dorset
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2006/0833
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 August 2006Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 4DR: £189,000 (2022–2005).
Versus other Church Walk homes
1 Church Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,010
Street avg £3,396
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gillingham Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB








