18 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX
About 18 Bland Drive
18 Bland Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7PX). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 967 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 47.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in February 2014.
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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
18 Bland Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 18 Bland Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2025FullIn report
Retrospective change of use of land to the side of property into domestic residential curtilage use (C3) and erection of boundary fence.
Retrospective- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1513/FH
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- Y14/0665/SH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Bland Drive
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 14 years.
£244,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
7 February 2014Most recent
£244,000
+43.6%over 10 years3 April 2003
£169,950
+80.8%over 2 years6 July 2000
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7PX: £320,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CT18 7PX
30 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX
Sold Oct 2025
£320,00014 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX
Sold Sept 2025
£345,00016 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX
Sold Sept 2025
£340,0005 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX
Sold Mar 2023
£270,0001 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX
Sold Sept 2022
£315,000
Everything we know about 18 Bland Drive, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Bland Drive homes
Floor Area for 18 Bland Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,717
Street avg £3,349
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Kettle Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hawkinge Primary School. 4 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
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB