Northwood, Front Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ
About Northwood
Northwood is a semi-detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 119 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 20.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Northwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Northwood has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 August 2021Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5LQ: £176,000 (2017–2011).
Nearby sales in SP8 5LQ
Hamildon, Front Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ
Sold Feb 2017
£377,50014 Front Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ
Sold Nov 2016
£173,500Cider House, Front Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ
Sold Sept 2015
£495,000Hillview, Front Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ
Sold Jul 2013
£176,00016 Front Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ
Sold Apr 2002
£117,000
Versus other Front Street homes
Northwood is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,773
Street avg £1,968
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 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
0.5 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Stower Provost Community School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB








