88 The Street, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7DE

88 The Street is a detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 sits 304% above the 1999 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.