Anvils Rest, Forge End, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5NF
About Anvils Rest
Anvils Rest is a four-bedroom detached house in East Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5NF). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Anvils Rest's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Anvils Rest has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 20 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2021Most recent
£465,000
+69.1%over 16 years6 July 2005
£275,000
+52.8%over 3 years7 August 2001
£180,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in SP8 5NF: £220,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SP8 5NF
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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 Forge End homes
Anvils Rest outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.1 km
East Stour Cross Roads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 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
40.0dB