12, RIPON CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7BS - £270,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

12 RIPON CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 76m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £333,958. It was last sold for £270,000 in April 2018, which was around 4% below the average April 2018 semi-detached price in the Medway local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2012, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

12 RIPON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 12 RIPON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Medway local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Two of the three 12 RIPON CLOSE sales were for below the average price, whilst one was for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2018 11 APR	£270,000	£281,724	4% below HPI
2013 22 FEB	£170,000	£173,843	2% below HPI
2000 26 MAY	£89,995	£81,853	10% above HPI

12 RIPON CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Medway local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 12 RIPON CLOSE sales between May 2000 and April 2018 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the February 2013 sale was for 2% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 2% below the HPI over time, until the April 2018 sale, where it falls to 4% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 4% below the HPI.

What might 12 RIPON CLOSE be worth now?

12 RIPON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £333,958.

This is based on house price inflation of 23.7%, between April 2018 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Medway local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 23.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 12 RIPON CLOSE of £270,000 on 11th April 2018. For the value to have increased from £270,000 to £333,958 over the five years and four months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 12 RIPON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Medway local authority area.
• The April 2018 sale price of £270,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 12 RIPON CLOSE has not materially changed since April 2018.

How Large is 12 RIPON CLOSE?

12 RIPON CLOSE is 76m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2012. This puts it in the smallest 20% of semi-detached houses houses in Gillingham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Gillingham, and where 12 RIPON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 11% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 12 RIPON CLOSE, and 89% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Gillingham.

12 RIPON CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

12 RIPON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.063 of an acre, or 255m². The below map shows the location of 12 RIPON CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 12 RIPON CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 12 RIPON CLOSE?

12 RIPON CLOSE is located in RAINHAM, in the ME8 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 12 on RIPON CLOSE.