279, DOWNS ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5TH - £64,995

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279 DOWNS ROAD is a small semi-detached house of 84m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £298,645. It was last sold for £64,995 in February 2000, which was around 13% below the average February 2000 semi-detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2009, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

279 DOWNS ROAD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 279 DOWNS ROAD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average semi-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
2000 25 FEB	£64,995	£74,525	13% below HPI

What might 279 DOWNS ROAD be worth now?

279 DOWNS ROAD might now be worth an estimated £298,645.

This is based on house price inflation of 359.5%, between February 2000 and April 2026, for semi-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 359.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 279 DOWNS ROAD of £64,995 on 25th February 2000. For the value to have increased from £64,995 to £298,645 over the 25 years and ten months to April 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 279 DOWNS ROAD has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area.
• The February 2000 sale price of £64,995 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 279 DOWNS ROAD has not materially changed since February 2000.

How Large is 279 DOWNS ROAD?

279 DOWNS ROAD is 84m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2009. This puts it in the smallest 40% of semi-detached houses in Folkestone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses by size in Folkestone, and where 279 DOWNS ROAD lies on this distribution: 34% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 279 DOWNS ROAD, and 66% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Folkestone.

279 DOWNS ROAD: Plot

279 DOWNS ROAD sits on a plot of roughly 0.053 of an acre, or 214m².

Where is 279 DOWNS ROAD?

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