Peacehaven, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BJ

Peacehaven is a detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 31.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 46.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.