1 Bankside Cottages, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5PL
About 1 Bankside Cottages
1 Bankside Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5PL). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 27.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). At 67 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Bankside Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bankside Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Bankside Cottages
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bankside Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£209,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 August 2017Most recent
£209,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5PL: £190,000 (2022–2003).
Everything we know about 1 Bankside Cottages, 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 the street
On floor area, 1 Bankside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 39 (E)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Village Shop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St George's Church of England School, Bourton. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB