21 New Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5DL

21 New Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 20 EPCs). Last sale on file: £250,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.