289 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BB
About 289 Canterbury Road
289 Canterbury Road is a detached house in Densole, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1795 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2017–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -98% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 sits 6140% above the 2017 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£6/sq ft) was about 96.8% below the postcode norm. At 167 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
289 Canterbury Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Mar 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a detached garage
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- Y18/0065/SH
- Jul 2004FullIn report
Erection of a 1.5m high palisade fence to the front boundary of No.289 together with the erection of a 1.8m high panel fence to the front boundary of No.301.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- Y04/0813/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 289 Canterbury Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£624,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -98.0% per year over 1 year.
£10,000
Growth on file: -98.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
24 October 2017Most recent
£10,000
-98.0%24 October 2017
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7BB: £485,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in CT18 7BB
315 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BB
Sold Nov 2023
£495,000320 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BB
Sold Nov 2021
£485,000328 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BB
Sold Oct 2021
£340,000330 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BB
Sold Jun 2021
£375,000317 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BB
Sold Jan 2020
£510,000
Everything we know about 289 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
CO₂ Emissions for 289 Canterbury Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,998
Street avg £2,617
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.2 km
Nursery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Hawkinge Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB