What kind of home is Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL?

Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL last change hands?

Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL last sold for £264,000 in August 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL have?

The current EPC rating for Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL?

Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SP8 5RL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL use?

The latest EPC at Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL have?

Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in June 2024 under ref. P/HOU/2024/02498. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL?

Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL is in council tax band D.

Which area is Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL in?

Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL sits in West Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham. It falls within the SP8 postcode district in Dorset.

How safe is the area around Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL?

Police records around Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL?

The closest primary school to Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL is Stower Provost Community School (2.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL?

The closest bus stop to Braybrooke, Church Street, SP8 5RL is The Ship Inn, 196m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Braybrooke, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Braybrooke

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Braybrooke is a two-bedroom detached house in West Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5RL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 30.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemElectric

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Braybrooke'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 25 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Braybrooke, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Braybrooke has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jun 2024
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect Single Storey Rear Extension (retain works partially carried out)
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
P/HOU/2024/02498
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£264,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 August 2017Most recent
£264,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5RL: £399,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SP8 5RL

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Braybrooke is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £2,861

Above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SP8 5RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SP8 5RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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