The Old Post Office, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8 5RT
About The Old Post Office
The Old Post Office is a property in Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, Gillingham (SP8 5RT).
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -52.4% per year.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2021FullIn report
Demolition of existing double garage and shed and erection of new garage
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2021/02942
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Willow - Fell. T2 - Willow - Reduce, reshape, crown raise and remove limbs over whitebeam (For information only as outside Conservation Area).
- Council
- North Dorset
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2019/1737/CATREE
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old Post Office was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,500
Growth on file: -52.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2017Most recent
£2,500
-99.6%over 11 months5 October 2016
£620,000
+42.5%over 6 years30 September 2010
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP8 5RT: £470,000 (2025–2017).
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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
1.5 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB








