8 Church Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BP
About 8 Church Close
8 Church Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 11.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 105.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Church Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Church Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 13 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2022Most recent
£270,000
+116.0%over 13 years20 February 2009
£125,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SP8 5BP: £140,000 (2018–2005).
Versus other Church Close homes
EPC Rating for 8 Church Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
St Georges School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB








