Orchard Cottage, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 175 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Orchard Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2024
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Planning history
Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£556,000
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 5HS: £428,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SP8 5HS
Lynwood, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS
Sold Mar 2025
£400,000Rectory Cottage, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS
Sold Jun 2021
£428,000Orchard Rise, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS
Sold Jun 2021
£465,000Stapleton Arms, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS
Sold Mar 2021
£539,999Church Cottage, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS
Sold Dec 2020
£407,500
Versus other Church Hill homes
Floor Area for Orchard Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 215 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.2 km
Stapleton Arms — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB