Birchlea, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
About Birchlea
Birchlea is a two-bedroom detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2016) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 90 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £325,000. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 112.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
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Energy performance
Birchlea ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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Planning history
Birchlea has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Birchlea valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 9 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
7 October 2025Most recent
£325,000
+54.8%over 9 years25 August 2016
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5HX: £525,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in SP8 5HX
Vespers Hollow, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
Sold Nov 2022
£950,000Springfield Farm, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
Sold Jun 2021
£1,076,000Oak Cottage, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
Sold Jun 2021
£387,750The Swallows, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
Sold Jun 2017
£525,0009 Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
Sold Feb 2014
£216,000
Versus other Shepherds Hill homes
Years Held for Birchlea lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,611
Street avg £2,538
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 16 years
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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
0.8 km
Stapleton Arms — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB