The Old Chapel, Front Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LQ

The Old Chapel is a three-bedroom detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £675,000 sits 172.2% above the 2001 sale of £248,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 31.9% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.