270 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AY
About 270 Canterbury Road
270 Canterbury Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (181 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 49% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £460,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
270 Canterbury Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Retrospective application for extension and alteration to roof to provide additional living accommodation, together with other extensions and external alterations (alternative to planning permission Y08/1146/SH).
Retrospective- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- Y13/0277/SH
- Jan 2009PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension to existing dwelling and alterations including construction of pitched roof to existing single-storey rear extension, front porch, and new external block skin and surfacing treatment to existing north, east and west elevations.
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- Y08/1146/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 270 Canterbury Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 21 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£460,000
+162.9%over 12 years21 September 2008
£175,000
+105.9%over 8 years1 June 2000
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7AY: £490,000 (2020–1996).
Nearby sales in CT18 7AY
283 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AY
Sold Aug 2020
£490,000254 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AY
Sold Jul 2018
£560,000252 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AY
Sold Feb 2018
£575,000285 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AY
Sold Apr 2002
£230,000279 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AY
Sold Nov 1996
£39,000
Everything we know about 270 Canterbury Road, 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 Canterbury Road homes
On years held, 270 Canterbury Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,589
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.1 km
Reinden Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Hawkinge Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB