Victoria Lodge, Tan Lane, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5AR
About Victoria Lodge
Victoria Lodge is a three-bedroom detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5AR). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 8 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 £559,000 sits 194.2% above the 2013 sale of £190,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Victoria Lodge 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2013DemolitionFullIn report
Erect 1 No. two storey and 1 No. single storey extension (demolish existing side extension) (part retrospective).
- Council
- North Dorset
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2013/0991/PLNG
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Victoria Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 2013Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SP8 5AR: £155,500 (2014–1996).
Versus other Tan Lane homes
On epc rating, Victoria Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
White Lion Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB








