What type of property is 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS?

1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS sell for?

1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS last sold for £295,000 in April 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £270,000 in June 2006, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2006 and April 2010, 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS rose from £270,000 to £295,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in January 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS?

1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (997 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SP8 5HS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS?

1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS located?

1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS sits in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the SP8 postcode district in Dorset.

How safe is the area around 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS?

Police records around 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS 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.

What is the nearest station to 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS?

The closest bus stop to 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, SP8 5HS is Stapleton Arms, 190m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

93 m²

997 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Rookside Cottage

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

1 Rookside Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 997 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 47.1% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Rookside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Rookside Cottage, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Rookside 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.

Current estimate

£434,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£295,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

28 April 2010Most recent
£295,000
+9.3%over 3 years
1 June 2006
£270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5HS: £428,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in SP8 5HS

On the street

Versus other Church Hill homes

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

On years held, 1 Rookside Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,185

Street avg £3,012

Above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 228 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 9.9 t/year

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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

0.2 km

Stapleton Arms — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SP8 5HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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