20 Black Lawn, Gillingham, SP8 4SD
About 20 Black Lawn
20 Black Lawn is a four-bedroom detached house in Gillingham (SP8 4SD). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 240.1% above the 1998 sale of £108,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
20 Black Lawn has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
20 Black Lawn's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£108,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 1998Most recent
£108,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 4SD: £315,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Black Lawn homes
On price per m², 20 Black Lawn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£897
Street avg £2,521
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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







