Semi-Detached

49 KINGSWAY

DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, TN29 0LZ

£325,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View TN29 0LZ

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Tower Estate	0.2 miles
Train station	Burmarsh Road	0.3 miles
Shop	Pennypot News	3.0 miles
Hospital	Kent Community Health	7.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

93 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£325,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,495/m²

Local average

£305,690 (29 sales)

Street crime

7 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 07/07/2025

Expiry date: 06/07/2035

Current heating cost: £1,071/year

Potential heating cost: £705/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,700

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/02/2026	£325,000	Semi-detached	—	£324,018 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£325,000
listed	04/07/2025	£350,000
sold	01/01/2011	£154,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
25 QUEENS WAY, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, TN29 0NB	£445,000	08/12/2022	Semi-detached
56 LOWER SANDS, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, TN29 0NF	£399,995	15/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £422,498 (2 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 3%

10y growth 75.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Folkestone and Hythe. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0%

5y (index) 16.1%

10y (index) 46.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Folkestone and Hythe. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,045/mo

Realistic £1,161/mo

Optimistic £1,277/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Folkestone and Hythe.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Ashford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Mobile Home, Hythe Road, TN29	£1,000/mo	2	0.91 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, The Sands, TN29	£1,550/mo	2	1.01 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,275/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.39%

Max investor price (0.8%) £159,375

Target investor price (1%) £127,500

Gross yield 4.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 21.2×

Monthly cashflow £-157/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	3
Anti-social behaviour	2
Drugs	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	7

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Dymchurch Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Palmarsh Primary School	Primary	2.5 miles	Good — 29 Apr 2016
Lympne Church of England Primary School	Primary	2.9 miles	Good — 18 Apr 2012
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School	Primary	3.7 miles	Good — 13 Apr 2013
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School	Primary	4.0 miles	Good — 23 Apr 2015

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
23/01/2012	15/12/2011	8	1

# 49 KINGSWAY, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, TN29 0LZ

## Property details

- Slug: `56878fd` (address key hash: `56878fd235d8c3946531fd47b101ceb7494fb8da`)
- Postcode: TN29 0LZ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 93 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £325,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,495/m²
- Local average: £305,690 (29 sales)
- Street crime: 7 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £325,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 06/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,071/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,700

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0739-3052-7203-6365-4204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | — | £324,018 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-47a4-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 49 KINGSWAY, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, TN29 0LZ | £325,000 | 27/02/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [164159723](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3562bbb)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £325,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-04 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2011-01-01 | £154,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 QUEENS WAY, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, TN29 0NB | £445,000 | 08/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 56 LOWER SANDS, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, TN29 0NF | £399,995 | 15/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £422,498 (2 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 3%
- **10y growth:** 75.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Folkestone and Hythe; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Folkestone and Hythe). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,045/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,161/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,277/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Ashford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Mobile Home, Hythe Road, TN29 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.91 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Sands, TN29 | £1,550/mo | 2 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,275/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.39% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £159,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £127,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,275/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-157/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **7** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Dymchurch Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Palmarsh Primary School | Primary | 2.5 miles | Good — 29 Apr 2016 |
| Lympne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.9 miles | Good — 18 Apr 2012 |
| Hythe Bay CofE Primary School | Primary | 3.7 miles | Good — 13 Apr 2013 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4.0 miles | Good — 23 Apr 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #8618723
- **Address:** 49 Kingsway, Dymchurch, TN29 0LZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 23/01/2012
- **Work Completed:** 15/12/2011
- **Items:** 8 window(s), 1 door(s)