8 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG
About 8 Sandilands Close
8 Sandilands Close is a detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 56.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 73.9% above the 2002 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
8 Sandilands Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Sandilands Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Sandilands Close
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Sales history & valuation
8 Sandilands Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 56.3% per year over 1 year.
£230,000
Growth on file: 56.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
27 August 2002Most recent
£230,000
+64.3%over 1 year17 July 2001
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5LG: £390,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SP8 5LG
10 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG
Sold Jan 2024
£400,00018 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG
Sold Dec 2021
£425,0003 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG
Sold Mar 2021
£390,00015 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG
Sold Oct 2020
£355,0007 Sandilands Close, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LG
Sold Sept 2020
£325,000
Versus other Sandilands Close homes
On price per m², 8 Sandilands Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,811
Street avg £2,830
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 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
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Stower Provost Community School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







