257, DOWNS ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5TH - £65,000

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257 DOWNS ROAD is a very small detached house of 66m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £307,475. It was last sold for £65,000 in July 1999, which was around 42% below the average July 1999 detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2022, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

257 DOWNS ROAD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 257 DOWNS ROAD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
1999 2 JUL	£65,000	£112,883	42% below HPI

What might 257 DOWNS ROAD be worth now?

257 DOWNS ROAD might now be worth an estimated £307,475.

This is based on house price inflation of 373%, between July 1999 and April 2026, for detached houses, in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 373% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 257 DOWNS ROAD of £65,000 on 2nd July 1999. For the value to have increased from £65,000 to £307,475 over the 27 years and three months to April 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 257 DOWNS ROAD has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area.
• The July 1999 sale price of £65,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 257 DOWNS ROAD has not materially changed since July 1999.

How Large is 257 DOWNS ROAD?

257 DOWNS ROAD is 66m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2022. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Folkestone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Folkestone, and where 257 DOWNS ROAD lies on this distribution: 5% of detached houses are smaller than 257 DOWNS ROAD, and 94% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Folkestone.

257 DOWNS ROAD: Plot

257 DOWNS ROAD sits on a plot of roughly 0.051 of an acre, or 208m².

Where is 257 DOWNS ROAD?

257 DOWNS ROAD is located in FOLKESTONE, in the CT19 postcode district.