# 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 |