What type of property is 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG?

18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG last change hands?

18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG last sold for £425,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £70,000 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG?

Across 4 sales between March 1996 and December 2021, 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG rose from £70,000 to £425,000, a change of £355,000. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG?

18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SP8 5LG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG?

18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG is in council tax band D.

Where is 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG located?

18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG sits in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the SP8 postcode district in Dorset.

What is crime like near 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG?

Police records around 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG?

The closest primary school to 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG is Stower Provost Community School (1.7km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG?

The closest bus stop to 18 Sandilands Close, SP8 5LG is Village Hall, 103m away. The nearest rail option is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 2.9km away.

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18 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Sandilands Close

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

18 Sandilands Close is a three-bedroom detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil.

At 148 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Sandilands Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Sandilands Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Latest sale on 18 Sandilands Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£458,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£425,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

10 December 2021Most recent
£425,000
+79.3%over 17 years
12 December 2003
£237,000
+178.8%over 6 years
24 March 1997
£85,000
+21.4%over 1 year
7 March 1996
£70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5LG: £355,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in SP8 5LG

On the street

Versus other Sandilands Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 18 Sandilands Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,872

Street avg £2,733

On par

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£425k

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1, Forest Deer

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1 Breach Close, Bourton

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£334k

1 Back Lane, Kington Magna

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2 bed1 bath

£266k

1 Bankside Cottages, Bourton

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2 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Gillingham report

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

0.1 km

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Stower Provost Community School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SP8 5LG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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