1 Sandways Cottages, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BH

1 Sandways Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5BH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 75.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £353,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.