8, JAMES CLOSE, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NL - £243,775

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8 JAMES CLOSE is a large extended semi-detached house of 99m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £285,227. It was last sold for £243,775 in January 2021, which was around 17% below the average January 2021 semi-detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was December 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

8 JAMES CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 8 JAMES CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the three 8 JAMES CLOSE sales was for below the average price, whilst two were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2021 8 JAN	£243,775	£292,668	17% below HPI
2021 8 JAN	£325,000	£292,668	11% above HPI
2016 29 MAR	£262,500	£229,962	14% above HPI

What might 8 JAMES CLOSE be worth now?

8 JAMES CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £285,227.

This is based on house price inflation of 17%, between January 2021 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 17% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 8 JAMES CLOSE of £243,775 on 8th January 2021. For the value to have increased from £243,775 to £285,227 over the four years and nine months to April 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 8 JAMES CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area.
• The January 2021 sale price of £243,775 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 8 JAMES CLOSE has not materially changed since January 2021.

How Large is 8 JAMES CLOSE?

8 JAMES CLOSE is 99m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in December 2014. This puts it in the largest 30% of semi-detached houses in Lyminge, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses by size in Lyminge, and where 8 JAMES CLOSE lies on this distribution: 71% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 8 JAMES CLOSE, and 27% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Lyminge.

8 JAMES CLOSE: Plot

8 JAMES CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.049 of an acre, or 200m².

Where is 8 JAMES CLOSE?

8 JAMES CLOSE is located in LYMINGE, in the CT18 postcode district.