Vespers Hollow, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
About Vespers Hollow
Vespers Hollow is a six-bedroom detached house in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and attached land beyond the plot.
At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 102.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Vespers Hollow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- Apr 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erect 1 No. first floor extension, balcony and porch.
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2014/0178/PLNG
- Jan 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erect 1 No. first floor extension, balcony and porch.
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2013/1309/PLNG
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Sales history & valuation
Vespers Hollow has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£873,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 26 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2022Most recent
£950,000
+183.6%over 21 years9 May 2001
£335,000
+139.3%over 4 years15 August 1996
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5HX: £490,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in SP8 5HX
Birchlea, Shepherds Hill, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HX
Sold Oct 2025
£325,000Springfield 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
Floor Area for Vespers Hollow runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,008
Street avg £2,502
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB








