4 Bankside Cottages, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5PL
About 4 Bankside Cottages
4 Bankside Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bourton, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5PL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sold August 2022 for £322,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Bankside Cottages 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
4 Bankside Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 19 years.
£322,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£322,500
+37.2%over 4 years16 January 2018
£235,000
+23.7%over 9 years10 November 2008
£190,000
+29.7%over 5 years7 August 2003
£146,500
+27.4%12 March 2003
£115,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in SP8 5PL: £193,250 (2017–2015).
Everything we know about 4 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
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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