161 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AX
About 161 Canterbury Road
161 Canterbury Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7AX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £380,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2003PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension and a front porch following demolition of existing side extensions and rear conservatory.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- Y03/0442/SH
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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.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7AX: £650,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CT18 7AX
139 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AX
Sold Jan 2024
£650,000165 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AX
Sold May 2022
£674,000151 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AX
Sold Jan 2021
£698,000142 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AX
Sold Oct 2020
£270,000167 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AX
Sold Oct 2020
£560,000
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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 Canterbury Road homes
On price per m², 161 Canterbury Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,918
Street avg £2,721
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Aerodrome Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hawkinge Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB