The Old Rectory, Church Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HS
About The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory is a detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 661 m² (around 7115 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 661 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 14 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
The Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
The Old Rectory has been through 11 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2025FullIn report
Change of use of outbuilding to dwelling
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- P/FUL/2025/01919
- Nov 2023FullIn report
Form new vehicular access and provision of associated track and gates
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- P/FUL/2023/05227
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Rectory has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,744,000
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 The Old Rectory runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
661 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
20 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
0.2 km
Stapleton Arms — 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
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB