1 Church View, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BT
About 1 Church View
1 Church View is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–75 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 21% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 51.8% above the 2005 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Church View has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church View has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.0% per year over 5 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 21.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2005Most recent
£110,000
+152.9%over 4 years10 April 2000
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5BT: £146,000 (2023–2009).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB