Primrose Farm, Hunger Hill, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JR
About Primrose Farm
Primrose Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5JR). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include notable views.
9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 157 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 15 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £908,000 is 22.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £741,400. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Primrose Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Primrose Farm has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Erect 1 No. 3 bay garage
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2018/1489/FUL
- Dec 2018ConditionsIn report
Erect 4 No. dwellings and convert barn into 2 No. dwellings. Form new vehicular and pedestrian access and create 13 No. parking spaces. (Removal of Condition No. 10 - Footpath - see footway report - from planning application number: 2/2018/0043/FUL)
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2018/1453/VARIA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Primrose Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£908,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 19 years.
£741,400
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£741,400
+76.5%over 18 years20 November 2002
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5JR: £660,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SP8 5JR
Hunger Hill Farm, Hunger Hill Farm Cottage, Hunger Hill, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JR
Sold Oct 2024
£375,000The Copse, Hunger Hill, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JR
Sold Apr 2023
£720,000Hunger Hill Farm, Hunger Hill Farmhouse, Hunger Hill, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JR
Sold Nov 2022
£660,0003 Primrose Fields, Hunger Hill, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JR
Sold Feb 2022
£705,000The Quoins, Hunger Hill, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JR
Sold Jan 2021
£450,000
Versus other Hunger Hill homes
Primrose Farm outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,722
Street avg £3,250
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 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
0.5 km
The Crown Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB








