342 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BE
About 342 Canterbury Road
342 Canterbury Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Densole, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7BE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 55.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £545,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
342 Canterbury Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2025ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 23/0752/FH to allow for the removal of side extension and pitched roof from rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0453/FH
- Dec 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions, boundary fencing and entrance gates to front boundary
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0752/FH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 342 Canterbury Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 55.7% per year over 1 year.
£545,000
Growth on file: 55.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
6 October 2021Most recent
£545,000
-0.9%27 June 2021
£550,000
+57.1%over 8 months26 October 2020
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7BE: £345,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in CT18 7BE
341 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BE
Sold Mar 2022
£345,000333 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BE
Sold Jun 2021
£325,000329 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BE
Sold Mar 2021
£510,000335 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BE
Sold Jan 2021
£470,000349 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BE
Sold Oct 2020
£365,000
Everything we know about 342 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 epc rating, 342 Canterbury Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,160
Street avg £3,591
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
Nursery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 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
38.2dB