Folkestone

Area Guide For Folkestone

Folkestone is a seaport town based on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England.
The area of Folkestone has been engaged since at least the Mesolithic generation, and in 2010, worked flints were ddounded below the all that’s left of the Folkestone Roman Villa.[2] The East Cliff area was excavated in 1924 and most recently from 2010 - 2011, and has produced artifacts from the Mesolithic times through to the Roman generation. On the East Cliff, an comprehensive Iron Age oppidum existed, which provided quern-stones on an almost industrial scale.The population of the town is 45,273 residsents. The south Kent coast has long sheltered the realm. Hythe, New Romney, Sandwich, Dover and Hastings joined forces in the 11th-century as the original Cinque Ports. Henry VIII created diminutive Sandgate Castle in 1539.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £220,337
Average Asking Price: £214,769
Price change in last one year: £5,877
Average Price Paid: £187,288
Average Rent Rates: £697

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Folkestone

Average Price for property in Folkestone is around £220,337 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £361,042 for detached house to around £233,029 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £178,728 and a flat is worth £148,978. Values have been changing and have risen £1,630 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £6,672 in last 6 months, £5,877 in last 1 year, £11,229 in last 2 years, £28,654 in last 3 years, £17,753 in last 4 years and £15,735 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Folkestone is around £214,769 based on approximately 1,043 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 78 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £697 per month.

Estimated property value in Folkestone is £220,337. Average asking price is £214,769 while average price paid is £194,264 which is up by £5,877 and Avg. asking rent £697.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Folkestone area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £194,264 based on approximately 1,043 sales in Folkestone area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 2,795 properties where buyers paid around £188,698. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £187,288 for 4,546 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 6,206 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £186,700 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Folkestone

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £111,654, £161,769 for a 2 bedroom house, £221,708 for a 3 bedroom house, £306,367 for a 4 bedroom house and £343,998 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £100,044 for a single bedroom to £175,455 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £189,012, £259,611 for a 4 bedroom flat and £220,000 for a 5 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Folkestone it comes to around average £101,371 for 1 bedroom property, £172,196 for 2 bedroom, £212,765 for 3 bedroom, £298,673 for 4 bedroom and £339,998 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £358 for 1 bedroom to £713 for 2 bedrooms, £796 for 3 bedrooms, £849 for 4 bedrooms and £1,395 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £548. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £642, £711 for 3 bedroom and £750 for 4 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £526 rent per month for single bedroom property, £665 for 2 bedroom, £756 for 3 bedroom, £800 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,395 for a 5 bedroom property in Folkestone area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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