Fir Tree Grove, Gillingham, ME7
South East
£549,500
Listed on 03/09/2026
Listed on 03/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedArea
1561 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
Description
This chain-free four-bedroom detached house in Bredhurst Village offers approximately 1,561 sq ft of accommodation on a generous plot. The property is described as requiring modernisation, giving a purchaser scope to update the interiors and make changes subject to any necessary permissions and consents.
The ground floor includes two reception rooms, a separate study, a kitchen and a downstairs WC. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a shower room. The front and rear gardens provide outdoor space, while the layout offers several separate areas for living, working and dining.
Bredhurst has a semi-rural setting, with Rainham, the M2 and Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre described as a short drive away. A local independent school is also noted as being nearby.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a spacious detached village home with a useful mix of reception rooms and a separate study, plus a garage, driveway and established gardens. The interiors look maintained and usable, with scope for a light refresh: updating the dated kitchen finishes, bedroom décor and older carpets could give the house a more current feel, while the garden offers room to improve the tired-looking lawn.
The main constraint is the price. At £352 per sq ft, the asking price is above the local £300 average, and adding the £7,000–£18,000 refurbishment range leaves the purchase-and-works cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with current local average value, not a forecast of the value after renovation, so the strong fundamentals and generous layout do not offset the weak value and economics scores.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the patterned bedroom décor and older carpets as a relatively light modernisation.
- Update the dated kitchen finishes while retaining a functional, tidy space.
- Make more of the established garden, including improving the dry-looking lawn; the garage, driveway and separate study add practical appeal.
Key risks
- The asking price is above the local £/sq ft average, and even the stated refurbishment range leaves the purchase-and-works cost high relative to local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Plan on something close to £562,000 when purchase and the £12,500 refurb range are added together — around 17% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.
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£2,076
Based on a loan of £412,125 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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Price history
-4.4% since listed
£549,500£25,500(-4.4%)
09/10/2026£575,000Initial listing
03/09/2026Services
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