9 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
About 9 Bittern Close
9 Bittern Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7GF). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1116 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 91% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
9 Bittern Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Bittern Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Bittern Close
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 19 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£425,000
+94.1%over 18 years29 August 2002
£219,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7GF: £505,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CT18 7GF
11 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
Sold Dec 2023
£565,00010 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
£535,0005 Bittern Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7GF
Sold Nov 2016
£300,000
Everything we know about 9 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
EPC Rating for 9 Bittern Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,098
Street avg £2,814
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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