1 Beulah Cottage, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL
About 1 Beulah Cottage
1 Beulah Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in West Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5RL). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 17 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Beulah 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 1 Beulah Cottage.
- Jan 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Install 9 No. photovoltaic solar panels recessed into the slates on the existing dwelling roof.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2023/06095
- Feb 2003PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erect two storey rear extension and front canopy porch
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2003/0004
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Beulah Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Beulah Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£427,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5RL: £399,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SP8 5RL
2 Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL
Sold Oct 2025
£467,500Kingsley, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL
Sold Dec 2023
£399,000Trims Cottage, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL
Sold Sept 2023
£250,000Trundle, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL
Sold Aug 2023
£500,000Castleford, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL
Sold Oct 2022
£375,000
Everything we know about 1 Beulah 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 Church Street homes
1 Beulah Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.2 km
The Ship Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Stower Provost Community School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB