Elmstead, Church Street, West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RL
About Elmstead
Elmstead is a detached house in West Stour, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5RL). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, 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
Elmstead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Elmstead.
- Apr 2025FullIn report
Demolish existing garage, Erect double garage/garden store/workshop.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2025/01080
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erect two storey rear extension
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2002/1074
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Elmstead
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
Elmstead has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£549,000
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 Elmstead, 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
Habitable Rooms for Elmstead runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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