20, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8 5RR
About 20
20 is a semi-detached house in Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5RR). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Main heating runs on oil.
At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 sits 56.9% above the 2013 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
20 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erect two storey side extension and conservatory (demolish existing single storey extension)
- Council
- North Dorset
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2008/0524
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Renewal Planning Permission 2/2001/0348 to demolish existing and erect two storey extension
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2006/0143
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 14 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2013Most recent
£325,000
+35.4%over 7 years18 May 2006
£240,000
+4.4%over 1 year19 August 2004
£229,950
+19.5%over 1 year8 September 2002
£192,500
+76.6%over 3 years25 March 1999
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5RR: £640,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SP8 5RR
Keepers Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8 5RR
Sold Feb 2025
£640,0007, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8 5RR
Sold May 2024
£280,000Highview House, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8 5RR
Sold May 2024
£1,398,000My Ladys Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8 5RR
Sold Jun 2022
£850,0003 Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8 5RR
Sold May 2021
£540,000
Versus the street
20 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,802
Street avg £2,537
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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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
1.0 km
Fifehead Cross Roads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB








