3 New Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5DL
About 3 New Close
3 New Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 is 46.1% above the 2018 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
3 New Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2020PorchFullIn report
Extend existing porch and erect detached double garage.
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2020/1043/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
3 New Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 February 2018Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5DL: £250,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SP8 5DL
6 New Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5DL
Sold Jul 2025
£237,00010 New Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5DL
Sold Jul 2024
£275,00021 New Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5DL
Sold Dec 2022
£250,0009 New Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5DL
Sold Mar 2022
£276,00011 New Close, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5DL
Sold Mar 2020
£215,000
Versus other New Close homes
3 New Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,975
Street avg £2,211
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
Breach Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB