5 St Johns Way, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7DW
About 5 St Johns Way
5 St Johns Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Densole, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7DW). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £515,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 St Johns Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2007PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor side extension and front porch
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- Y07/1254/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 St Johns Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2023Most recent
£515,000
+24.1%over 3 years24 January 2020
£415,000
+92.1%over 13 years19 April 2006
£216,000
+105.7%over 6 years26 March 2000
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7DW: £315,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CT18 7DW
6 St Johns Way, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7DW
Sold Jul 2024
£525,00014 St Johns Way, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7DW
Sold Dec 2022
£310,00012 St Johns Way, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7DW
Sold Jul 2021
£290,0004 St Johns Way, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7DW
Sold Mar 2021
£315,0009 St Johns Way, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7DW
Sold Nov 2020
£340,000
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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 St Johns Way homes
5 St Johns Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,301
Street avg £3,178
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB