8 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LB

8 Witch Close is a four-bedroom detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5LB). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 sits 70.9% above the 2010 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 21.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.