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Church Cottage, Cross Roads, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LW

6 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Church Cottage

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

Church Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 7 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. On the market in April 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 27.1% above the 2018 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

Church Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Church Cottage, Cross Roads, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jan 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Erect two storey extension

    Council
    North Dorset
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2/2005/1196
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2005
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Erect two storey rear extension (demolish existing single storey rear extension)

    Council
    North Dorset
    Extension
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2/2005/0948
    View planning record
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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.

Church Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£347,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£273,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 April 2018Most recent

    £273,000

    +11.4%over 3 years
  2. 27 February 2015

    £245,000

    +90.7%over 10 years
  3. 31 January 2005

    £128,500

    +1.6%over 1 year
  4. 10 July 2003

    £126,500

    +110.8%over 1 year
  5. 11 July 2001

    £60,000

    -29.4%over 1 year
  6. 11 May 2000

    £85,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in SP8 5LW: £199,000 (2024–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Cross Roads homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Church Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 33 (F)

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 8.8 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gillingham district page.

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

0.0 km

East Stour Cross Roads — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Stower Provost Community School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SP8 5LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Church Cottage, Cross Roads, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.