The Chapel, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX

The Chapel is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 74% above the 2002 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.