3 Little Beachborough Cottages, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BW
About 3 Little Beachborough Cottages
3 Little Beachborough Cottages is a semi-detached house in Newington, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £385,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 133 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 16.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 58.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Little Beachborough Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing garage, erection of single storey side extension, provision of dormer window to loft, alterations to an existing window, the addition of Juliet balconies together with an area of decking in the rear garden.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- Y16/0691/SH
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension and attached garage.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- Y02/0907/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Little Beachborough Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 23 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2018Most recent
£385,000
+41.3%over 2 years3 July 2016
£272,500
+9.0%1 February 2016
£250,000
+443.5%over 20 years20 February 1995
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8BW: £250,000 (2019–2006).
Nearby sales in CT18 8BW
The Old Bailiffs House, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BW
Sold Jun 2019
£825,0001 Little Beachborough Cottages, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BW
Sold Sept 2015
£232,500Beachborough Park, 1 Dones Cottage, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BW
Sold Dec 2011
£250,000Beachborough Park, 2 Dones Cottage, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BW
Sold Jul 2006
£212,500Beachborough Park, New Cottage, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8BW
Sold Dec 1999
£90,000
Everything we know about 3 Little Beachborough Cottages, 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 Beachborough homes
3 Little Beachborough Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,895
Street avg £2,529
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.2 km
Beachborough Park — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Saltwood CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB