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

The Swallows is a five-bedroom detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2013–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £760,000 is 44.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.