5 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
About 5 Bittern Close
5 Bittern Close is a detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7GF). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 sits 104.7% above the 2016 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Bittern Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Bittern Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- Y06/0747/SH
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bittern Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.6% per year over 13 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: -2.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2016Most recent
£300,000
-29.4%over 13 years25 June 2003
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7GF: £500,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CT18 7GF
11 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
Sold Dec 2023
£565,0009 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
Sold Jun 2021
£425,00010 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
Sold Aug 2020
£425,0004 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
Sold Jan 2019
£500,0008 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
Sold Jan 2018
£535,000
Everything we know about 5 Bittern Close, 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 Bittern Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Bittern Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,261
Street avg £3,129
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 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
0.3 km
Honner Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Churchill School. 12 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
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB