What type of property is 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX?

1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house, listed for its heritage value.

What was the last sold price for 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX?

1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX last sold for £325,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £53,500 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 1996 and November 2021, 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX rose from £53,500 to £325,000, a change of £271,500. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX is F with a score of 25 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX?

1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CT18 8AX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX?

1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX located?

1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX sits in Newington, Folkestone, Folkestone. It falls within the CT18 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX?

Police records around 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX?

The closest primary school to 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX is Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School (1.2km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Turner Free School (2.3km).

How well connected is 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX?

The closest bus stop to 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, CT18 8AX is Newington Turn, 169m away. The nearest ferry option is Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal, 189m away.

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1 Church Cottages, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX

Listed building3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 25

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Church Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newington, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 166% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Heating systemelectric
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Church Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F25

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Cottages, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Church Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Church Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£325,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 November 2021Most recent
£325,000
+40.1%over 7 months
30 March 2021
£232,000
+333.6%over 24 years
16 May 1996
£53,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8AX: £200,000 (2021–2004).

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On the street

Versus other School Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Church Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

25 (F)

Street avg 52 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Newington Turn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CT18 8AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.2dB

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