Sleepers, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX
About Sleepers
Sleepers is a detached house in Newington, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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EPC Rating
Planning history
Sleepers has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Feb 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. TPO No 8 of 2009 T1 Sycamore reduce crown by up to 3 meters, T2 Thuja reduce height by 3 meters and total spread by 2 meters.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0027/FH
- Feb 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of G1 Hornbeam reduce height and width by 3 metres
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0109/FH/TCA
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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
Sleepers has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£918,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8AX: £255,000 (2021–2005).
Nearby sales in CT18 8AX
1 Church Cottages, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX
Sold Nov 2021
£325,0003 Church Cottages, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX
Sold Sept 2021
£200,0005 Church Cottages, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX
Sold Oct 2019
£270,000Rickstones, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX
Sold Aug 2005
£255,0002 Church Cottages, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX
Sold Aug 2004
£128,000
Everything we know about Sleepers, 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 School Lane homes
EPC Rating for Sleepers runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB