285 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AY

285 Canterbury Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since April 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 139.1% above the 2002 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 31.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.