12a, Black Lawn, Gillingham, SP8 4SD
About 12a
12a is a detached house in Gillingham (SP8 4SD). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 sits 57.4% above the 2014 sale of £230,000. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
12a 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
12a has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2001ConservatoryFullIn report
Erect conservatory
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2001/0292
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Sales history & valuation
12a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 16 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 January 2014Most recent
£230,000
+15.0%over 11 years10 October 2002
£200,000
+53.9%over 3 years1 September 1999
£129,950
+21.4%over 1 year7 October 1997
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 4SD: £315,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Black Lawn homes
On epc rating, 12a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,150
Street avg £2,425
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Highgrove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Gillingham Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







