Church Cottage, Cross Roads, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LW
About Church Cottage
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Erect two storey extension
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2005/1196
- Nov 2005DemolitionFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Church Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.
£273,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2018Most recent
£273,000
+11.4%over 3 years27 February 2015
£245,000
+90.7%over 10 years31 January 2005
£128,500
+1.6%over 1 year10 July 2003
£126,500
+110.8%over 1 year11 July 2001
£60,000
-29.4%over 1 year11 May 2000
£85,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in SP8 5LW: £199,000 (2024–2016).
Everything we know about Church Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cross Roads homes
Church Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 33 (F)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.0 km
East Stour Cross Roads — 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB