Shepherds Hill Cottage, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
About Shepherds Hill Cottage
Shepherds Hill Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 99.6% above the 2002 sale of £235,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 14 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Shepherds Hill 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Shepherds Hill Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Erect two storey extension
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2006/0643
- May 2006AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Raise roof height and extend existing annexe to form two storey extension
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2006/0433
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Sales history & valuation
Shepherds Hill Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 April 2002Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5HX: £525,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SP8 5HX
Birchlea, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
Sold Oct 2025
£325,000Vespers 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
£525,000
Versus other Shepherds Hill homes
On habitable rooms, Shepherds Hill Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,703
Street avg £2,711
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







