279, High Street
279, High Street
Description & Estimates







279, High Street, Gillingham appears in the public record as a freehold house.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a period house with 691 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 279, High Street, Gillingham is £214,249 and its rental estimate is £1,197 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
High Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 falls within the ME8 postal district.
Our Data Sources
279, High Street, Gillingham has 51 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in March 2022 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 279, High Street, Gillingham, we estimate a market value of £224,962 and a rental value of £1,257 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £199,252 and £1,113 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 279, High Street, Gillingham has seen its estimated sale value decline by £361 (0.2%) and its estimated rental value climb by £25 per month (2.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.7%.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 279, High Street, Gillingham completed on 18th March 2022 at £205,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 5 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 14.9% over the period since March 2022.
- Sold Mar 2022£205,000
- Sold Aug 2007£125,000
- Sold May 2006£111,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 279, High Street, Gillingham have sold within a radius of 550 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 18th June 2024, was 303, High Street, Gillingham, ME8 8DS, a freehold house which sold for £171,000.
Read more about house prices in ME8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 318 addresses on High Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8, 279, High Street, Gillingham comes out as the 119th largest and the 164th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £140k less expensive than the average property across the ME8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mRiverside Primary School
- 900mMiers Court Primary School
- 900mSt Margaret's Church of England Junior School
- 400mLeigh Academy Rainham
- 1.8kmRainham School for Girls
- 1.8kmThe Howard School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 279, High Street, Gillingham, the nearest station is Rainham (Kent), 700 metres away.
- 700mRainham (Kent)
- 3.6kmNewington
- 5.4kmGillingham (Kent)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

