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Bakers Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JX

Notable views
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
201 m²
2164 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bakers Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bakers Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • LandYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Bakers Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bakers Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bakers Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bakers Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bakers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£505,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5JX: £325,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus other Browns Lane homes

Three headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Bakers Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

33 (F)

Street avg 71 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

201 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bakers Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SP8 5JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SP8 5JX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SP8 5JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Bakers Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5JX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.