Leander, Cowgate Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AR
About Leander
Leander is a detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7AR). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£647/sq ft) was about 161.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £362,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Leander has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/1489/FH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£362,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£362,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7AR: £320,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in CT18 7AR
Hawkside, Cowgate Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AR
Sold Sept 2022
£422,500Ellington, Cowgate Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AR
Sold Jul 2018
£375,000Limuru, Cowgate Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AR
Sold Mar 2011
£307,500Woodstock, Cowgate Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AR
Sold Jan 2002
£125,000Wye Wurrie, Cowgate Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AR
Sold Jul 1999
£86,000
Everything we know about Leander, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cowgate Lane homes
Leander outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,962
Street avg £2,734
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Millfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Hawkinge Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB