Stone Cottage, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER
About Stone Cottage
Stone Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Kington Magna, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5ER). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2022RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of windows and door
New Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P/LBC/2021/03283
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Stone Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Stone Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5ER: £367,500 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in SP8 5ER
Pax Cottage, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER
Sold Feb 2021
£462,000Hilltop Cottage, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER
Sold Nov 2020
£585,000Thyme Cottage, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER
Sold Sept 2015
£353,000Horseshoe Cottage, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER
Sold Jan 2013
£355,0002 Hill Top, Chapel Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, SP8 5ER
Sold Oct 2009
£175,000
Everything we know about Stone Cottage, in one report
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
Versus other Chapel Hill homes
Stone Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Pill Meadow — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB