# 49 ST MARTINS ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3LB

## Property details

- Slug: `bf65fe9` (address key hash: `bf65fe94cafb83e7bcfd30771b1104c16b869a26`)
- Postcode: CT20 3LB
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £355,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £378,041 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 119 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £355,000
- Date: 2026-03-11
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-11 | £355,000 | Semi-detached | — | £355,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-4a09-8922-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 ST MARTINS ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3LB | £355,000 | 11/03/2026 | 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: [87211281](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/622d959)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £355,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-10 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £236,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 HERITAGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JU | £270,000 | 12/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 3 CHURCH ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3LH | £305,000 | 18/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ALDRIDGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FR | £400,000 | 05/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 6 BOWDEN CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3TR | £345,000 | 28/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ALDRIDGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FR | £415,000 | 05/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 HERITAGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JU | £340,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 114 CHURCH ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3EN | £337,500 | 29/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 HERITAGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JU | £262,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BOWDEN CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3TR | £415,000 | 21/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 71 ROMAN WAY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4LA | £365,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 HERITAGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JU | £290,000 | 12/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 31 ALDRIDGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FR | £402,000 | 11/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 HERITAGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JU | £218,500 | 06/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 21 ALDRIDGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3FR | £365,000 | 12/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £337,857 (14 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, Shorncliffe Road, CT20 | £1,450/mo | 3 | 0.83 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Wellington Place, CT20 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 1 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,475/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.42% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £184,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £147,500

*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 £1,475/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-96/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 | 31 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **119** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Cheriton Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 17 Feb 2011 |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 8 Nov 2023 |
| Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 18 May 2015 |
| Harcourt Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 19 Apr 2013 |
| Birchwood | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 Mar 2019 |