2 Post Office Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JX
About 2 Post Office Cottage
2 Post Office Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £212,500 in June 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 22.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 4 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2025
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Planning history
2 Post Office Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Post Office Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 22 years.
£212,500
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2019Most recent
£212,500
+144.3%over 18 years18 April 2001
£87,000
+64.2%over 3 years31 March 1998
£53,000
+14.0%over 10 months20 May 1997
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5JX: £325,000 (2022–2011).
Versus other Browns Lane homes
On years held, 2 Post Office Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,560
Street avg £3,208
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 5 years
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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
0.0 km
The Crown Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Stower Provost Community School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB