1 Benjafield Cottages, Milton On Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5QE
About 1 Benjafield Cottages
1 Benjafield Cottages is a semi-detached house in Milton On Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5QE). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2009DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erect two storey rear extension with attached log store (demolish existing single storey rear extension)
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2009/0133/PLNG
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Sales history & valuation
1 Benjafield Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.8 km
The Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB