Rickstones, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX

Rickstones is a three-bedroom detached house in Newington, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 79.2% above the 2005 sale of £255,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. 16 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.