1 Spring Garden Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5AP

1 Spring Garden Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 sits 79% above the 2007 sale of £295,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 3 EPCs).