Sweet Briar, Pay Street, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7DL
About Sweet Briar
Sweet Briar is a four-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £865,000 — fresh data. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Sweet Briar has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2026ConditionsIn report
Approval of details pursuant to condition 6 (lighting) of planning permission 25/0742/FH
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/0204/FH/CON
- Mar 2026Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear extension, side extension, front porch and garage conversion.
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/0246/FH
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Sales history & valuation
Sweet Briar valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£859,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£865,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2024Most recent
£865,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CT18 7DL: £340,000 (2025–2001).
Everything we know about Sweet Briar, 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
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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
Reinden Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Hawkinge Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB