# 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 Flat, The Sands, TN29 | £1,550/mo | 2 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,550/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £193,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £155,000

*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 £1,550/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £90/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.1%

*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)