Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

61 VALEBROOK CLOSE

FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW

£355,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The Britannia	0.2 miles
Shop	The Range	0.5 miles
Train station	Folkestone West	1.2 miles
Hospital	Kent Community Health	2.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£355,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,944/m²

Local average

£378,041 (22 sales)

Street crime

108 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 07/04/2025

Expiry date: 06/04/2035

Current heating cost: £905/year

Potential heating cost: £687/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,620

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

Recommendations

Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£20)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/02/2026	£355,000	Semi-detached	+6%	£353,927 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	27/11/2023	£335,000	Semi-detached	—	£352,444 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	£355,000
listed	26/06/2025	£350,000
sold	01/01/2023	£335,000

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
228 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JB	£305,000	15/08/2025	Semi-detached
216 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JB	£230,000	11/12/2023	Semi-detached
55 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW	£430,000	17/11/2023	Semi-detached
48 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW	£399,995	17/08/2023	Semi-detached
12 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW	£300,000	13/01/2023	Semi-detached
31 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW	£303,000	02/12/2022	Semi-detached
241 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FQ	£380,000	05/08/2022	Semi-detached
42 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW	£265,000	08/07/2022	Semi-detached
25 DRAGOON PLACE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3SZ	£278,995	09/05/2022	Semi-detached
18 DRAGOON PLACE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3SZ	£275,995	03/05/2022	Semi-detached
20 DRAGOON PLACE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3SZ	£272,500	03/05/2022	Semi-detached
37 CHERITON COURT ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JL	£275,000	14/04/2022	Semi-detached
3 BROADVIEW, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3ES	£400,000	05/04/2022	Semi-detached
33 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW	£290,000	05/01/2022	Semi-detached
239 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FQ	£345,000	17/12/2021	Semi-detached
THE WILLOWS, 76 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW	£360,000	03/12/2021	Semi-detached
3 MAJOR CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3WR	£271,995	19/11/2021	Semi-detached
2 MAJOR CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3WR	£266,500	05/11/2021	Semi-detached
6 CRAYTHORNE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SP	£310,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached
214 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JB	£265,000	17/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £311,199 (20 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 -1.7%

10y growth 64.3%

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 Dover-Shepway: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Dragoon Place, CT20	£1,600/mo	3	0.22 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mercian Way, CT20	£1,725/mo	3	0.22 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, The Lancers, CT20	£1,400/mo	3	0.4 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Detached House, Naseby Avenue, CT20	£1,500/mo	3	0.43 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Broomfield Road, CT19	£1,400/mo	3	0.77 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,525/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.42%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500

Target investor price (1%) £150,000

Gross yield 5.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.7×

Monthly cashflow £-73/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.9%

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
Anti-social behaviour	29
Violence and sexual offences	26
Shoplifting	21
Other theft	16
Criminal damage and arson	6
Vehicle crime	4
Drugs	2
Other crime	2
Possession of weapons	1
Public order	1
Total incidents	108

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
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Outstanding — 18 May 2015
Cheriton Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 17 Feb 2011
All Soul's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 8 Nov 2023
Seabrook Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 14 Dec 2023
Harcourt Primary School	Primary	1.0 miles	Good — 19 Apr 2013

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 61 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW

## Property details

- Slug: `8e4e6cd` (address key hash: `8e4e6cd5d6e4c18299b5c65dd47035f97b82d22e`)
- Postcode: CT20 3JW
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 90 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £355,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,944/m²
- Local average: £378,041 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 108 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £355,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 06/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £905/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,620

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£20)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8835-9824-7400-0663-8206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £355,000 | Semi-detached | +6% | £353,927 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-3fac-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2023-11-27 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | — | £352,444 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/152ab733-db41-e651-e063-4704a8c061d9) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 61 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW | £355,000 | 06/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 61 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW | £335,000 | 27/11/2023 | 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: [163848842](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6eeffa1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £355,000 |
| listed | 2025-06-26 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £335,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 228 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JB | £305,000 | 15/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 216 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JB | £230,000 | 11/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 55 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW | £430,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 48 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW | £399,995 | 17/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW | £300,000 | 13/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW | £303,000 | 02/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 241 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FQ | £380,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW | £265,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 DRAGOON PLACE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3SZ | £278,995 | 09/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 DRAGOON PLACE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3SZ | £275,995 | 03/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 DRAGOON PLACE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3SZ | £272,500 | 03/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 CHERITON COURT ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JL | £275,000 | 14/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BROADVIEW, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3ES | £400,000 | 05/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 VALESTONE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SW | £290,000 | 05/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 239 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FQ | £345,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| THE WILLOWS, 76 VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JW | £360,000 | 03/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 3 MAJOR CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3WR | £271,995 | 19/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 2 MAJOR CLOSE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3WR | £266,500 | 05/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 6 CRAYTHORNE CLOSE, HYTHE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5SP | £310,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 214 HORN STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JB | £265,000 | 17/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £311,199 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -1.7%
- **10y growth:** 64.3%

## 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 Dover-Shepway (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Dragoon Place, CT20 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mercian Way, CT20 | £1,725/mo | 3 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, The Lancers, CT20 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Naseby Avenue, CT20 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Broomfield Road, CT19 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,525/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.42% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*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 £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-73/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.9%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **108** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Outstanding — 18 May 2015 |
| Cheriton Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 17 Feb 2011 |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 8 Nov 2023 |
| Seabrook Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 14 Dec 2023 |
| Harcourt Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 19 Apr 2013 |