Chestnut Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BJ
About Chestnut Cottage
Chestnut Cottage is a detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
Last sale on file: £280,000 in September 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 30.7% above the 2020 sale price.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Chestnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 23 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2020Most recent
£280,000
+31.8%over 7 years27 March 2013
£212,500
+93.2%over 13 years1 July 1999
£110,000
+3.8%over 1 year28 November 1997
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5BJ: £527,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SP8 5BJ
Kiama, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BJ
Sold Aug 2025
£380,000Brook Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BJ
Sold Oct 2023
£550,000Acacia Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BJ
Sold Jan 2023
£527,0002 The Bushes, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BJ
Sold Dec 2022
£395,000Tekels Grove, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BJ
Sold Mar 2022
£575,000
Versus the street
Price per m² for Chestnut Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,947
Street avg £3,572
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 11.1 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
Village Shop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St George's Church of England School, Bourton. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB