What type of property is Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER?

Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER?

Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER last sold for £585,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £160,000 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 1996 and November 2020, Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER rose from £160,000 to £585,000, a change of £425,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER have?

The current EPC rating for Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER?

Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (2,702 sq ft), around 63 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 111% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SP8 5ER. Source: EPC Register.

How is Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER heated?

The latest EPC at Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER?

Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER located?

Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER sits in Kington Magna, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the SP8 postcode district.

What is crime like near Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER?

Police records around Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

How well connected is Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER?

The closest bus stop to Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, SP8 5ER is Pill Meadow, 586m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

251 m²

2702 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Hilltop Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Hilltop Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kington Magna, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5ER). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £665,000 is 13.7% above the 2020 sale price. Sold November 2020 for £585,000.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Hilltop Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

19.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hilltop Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Hilltop Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£665,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£585,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

24 November 2020Most recent
£585,000
+17.0%over 13 years
7 October 2007
£500,000
+212.5%over 10 years
12 December 1996
£160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5ER: £355,000 (2021–2010).

Nearby sales in SP8 5ER

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On the street

Versus other Chapel Hill homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hilltop Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,331

Street avg £2,788

Below

Floor Area

251 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.

Full Gillingham report

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

0.6 km

Pill Meadow — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SP8 5ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SP8 5ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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