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12 Old Rectory Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7BX

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Old Rectory Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Old Rectory Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 126.7% above the 2003 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Old Rectory Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Old Rectory Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Old Rectory Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Old Rectory Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£442,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£195,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 August 2003Most recent

    £195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7BX: £350,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Old Rectory Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 12 Old Rectory Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,512

Street avg £3,555

Strongly below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Folkestone district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Tesco — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Hawkinge Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT18 7BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CT18 7BX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CT18 7BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Old Rectory Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7BX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.