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2 bed flat for sale Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8

Asking price

£124,950

Added on 30/09/2026

Retirement home

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £168 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold; 110 years left(from the agent's description)

Service charge £4,759 a yearGround rent £941 a year Council tax Band C £2,286 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

Two bedroom ground floor apartment with patio
Fully fitted kitchen with integrated appliances
Lodge manager available 5 days a week
Owners’ lounge & kitchen with regular social events
24 hours Careline system for safety and security
Great location close to the town centre & excellent transport links
Owners’ private car park
Owners Buggy Store
A Guest Suite is available for your friends and family to stay in. In addition, you are entitled to use the Guest Suites at all Churchill Living developments across the country

About this property

Located in the town of Gillingham in the Blackmore Vale countryside, Royal Lodge is a delightful development of 35 one and two bedroom apartments. It is named after the Royal Hotel which formerly stood on the site.

Royal Lodge is ideally located at the end of the High Street within easy reach of the local shops and essential amenities including a doctors, supermarket, dentist, post office and library. It is also well located for the Riversmeet, a community, sports and fitness centre with facilities which include a fitness suite, sports hall, swimming pool, dance studio and therapy room and the town’s bowling club. Gillingham is ideally placed for exploring the surrounding area of North Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire with a great road network. The town is on the Exeter to London railway line making rail travel across the UK easy.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band C £2,286 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,715
Band B

£2,000
Band C

This home: £2,286
Band D

£2,572
Band E

£3,143
Band F

£3,715
Band G

£4,286
Band H

£5,144

This home is in band C, which costs £2,286 a year in Wiltshire for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Wiltshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Property timeline

Listed

September 2026 £124,950

2 beds · 1 bath · this listing

Past sales can't be shown: the agent hasn't given the flat number.

Price guide

This home

£168 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£304 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£211 / sq ft

£168 / sq ft

£391 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£168 per sq ft, below almost all recent sales in SP8 (£211–£391, 10th–90th percentile, 487 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 487 homes sold in SP8 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in SP8 →

Location

Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £124,950

£62k £188k

Deposit10% £12,000

£0 £125k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £112,950 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £26,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
3, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2026	850 sq ft £129/sq ft	850 sq ft	£129	£110,000
27, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Apr 2026	527 sq ft £133/sq ft	527 sq ft	£133	£70,000
26, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2025	883 sq ft £108/sq ft	883 sq ft	£108	£95,000
5, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2025	527 sq ft £199/sq ft	527 sq ft	£199	£105,000
32, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2025	797 sq ft £151/sq ft	797 sq ft	£151	£120,000
33, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2025	807 sq ft £124/sq ft	807 sq ft	£124	£100,000
23, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2025	506 sq ft £221/sq ft	506 sq ft	£221	£112,000
30, Royal Lodge, Newbury Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2025	431 sq ft £180/sq ft	431 sq ft	£180	£77,500