Sold STC Semi-detached

8 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT

FOLKESTONE, KENT CT20 3PF

4 beds 2 baths 140 m² Listed 29 Jan 2023 (-1231d)

£600,000

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# 4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (CT20 3PF)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 8 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT20 3PF |
| Price | £600,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Last sold | £600,000 Jun 2023 |

## Description

DRAFT DETAILS... FOR SALE WITH BURNAP + ABEL... OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 4th FEBRUARY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY... Burnap + Abel are delighted to offer this extended four bedroom semi detached house, situated in the sought after location of Shorncliffe Crescent in Folkestone. Ideally placed within the catchment area of Sandgate Primary School and just a few minutes walk from both Grammar Schools and Folkestone West Train Station. The spacious accommodation comprises lounge, open plan kitchen/diner/snug, downstairs W.C, four bedrooms, family bathroom and en-suite to the master bedroom. Additional benefits include a large garage, off road parking for multiple vehicles and large rear garden. For your chance to view call sole agent Burnap + Abel now on  .

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/131190692/200313) - Floorplan 1

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #5853707
- **Address:** 8 Shorncliffe Crescent, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3PF
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/07/2008
- **Work Completed:** 29/05/2008
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #5806040
- **Address:** 8 Shorncliffe Crescent, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3PF
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/06/2008
- **Work Completed:** 29/05/2008
- **Items:** 8 window(s), 2 door(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF | £600,000 | 05/06/2023 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 78 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PG | £557,600 | 15/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 31 BRAMBLEY CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PU | £326,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 53 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF | £460,000 | 11/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 53 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF | £460,000 | 11/12/2025 | Other |
| [Same street] 10 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF | £475,000 | 13/09/2024 | Detached |
| 6 WALMER WAY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QQ | £227,500 | 08/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 WALMER WAY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QQ | £240,000 | 01/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 47 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF | £267 | 01/06/2023 | Other |
| 73 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PG | £535,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 57 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PG | £676,800 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 177 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PD | £535,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 SOUTHERNWOOD RISE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3NN | £330,000 | 14/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 43 BRAMBLEY CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PU | £315,000 | 02/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| THE MEWS GERALDINE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4BN | £250,000 | 28/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 151 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PD | £485,000 | 23/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 32 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF | £425,000 | 27/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 182 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PH | £390,000 | 27/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 10 WALMER WAY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QQ | £235,000 | 04/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 70 ENBROOK VALLEY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3NA | £295,000 | 30/07/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 30 FREMANTLE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PY | £260,000 | 09/07/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 20 ROMNEY AVENUE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QJ | £290,000 | 30/06/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 178 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PH | £213,500 | 17/06/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £364,053 (5 sales)
**Area average:** £362,435 (17 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £380,345 (20 Semi-detached, CT20, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +57.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,031/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,145/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,260/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,197/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.19% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £114,500

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 2.9%
- **10y growth:** 136.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 3.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 52.5%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

140 m²

Last sold

£600,000 Jun 2023

Local average

£380,345 (+57.8%)

Deprivation

Decile 7 (21,093 of 33,755)

Street crime

177 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2023 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Extended 4 Bedroom Semi-Detached
2 Bathrooms + Downstairs W.C
Catchment Area for Sandgate Primary + Both Grammar Schools
Walking Distance to Folkestone West Train Station
Large Rear Garden
Bi-Folding Doors to Rear Garden
Garage + Off Road Parking (Electric Garage Door)

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

Listed by

Folkestone

Burnap & Abel

Reference: 131190692

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #5853707

Property Details

Street: 8 Shorncliffe Crescent

Town: FOLKESTONE

Postcode: CT20 3PF

Installation Details

Items: 1 door

Certificate Issued: 21/07/2008

Work Completed: 29/05/2008

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #5806040

Property Details

Street: 8 Shorncliffe Crescent

Town: FOLKESTONE

Postcode: CT20 3PF

Installation Details

Items: 8 windows and 2 doors

Certificate Issued: 30/06/2008

Work Completed: 29/05/2008

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	05/06/2023 (3 years ago)	£600,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
78 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PG	£557,600	15/12/2025	Semi-detached
31 BRAMBLEY CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PU	£326,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
Same street 53 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF	£460,000	11/12/2025	Semi-detached
Same street 53 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF	£460,000	11/12/2025	Other
Same street 10 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF	£475,000	13/09/2024	Detached
6 WALMER WAY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QQ	£227,500	08/11/2023	Semi-detached
13 WALMER WAY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QQ	£240,000	01/09/2023	Semi-detached
Same street 47 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF	£267	01/06/2023	Other
73 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PG	£535,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
57 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PG	£676,800	09/12/2022	Semi-detached
177 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PD	£535,000	07/10/2022	Semi-detached
4 SOUTHERNWOOD RISE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3NN	£330,000	14/09/2022	Semi-detached
43 BRAMBLEY CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PU	£315,000	02/08/2022	Semi-detached
THE MEWS GERALDINE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4BN	£250,000	28/07/2022	Semi-detached
151 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PD	£485,000	23/02/2022	Semi-detached
Same street 32 SHORNCLIFFE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PF	£425,000	27/09/2021	Semi-detached
182 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PH	£390,000	27/08/2021	Semi-detached
10 WALMER WAY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QQ	£235,000	04/08/2021	Semi-detached
70 ENBROOK VALLEY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3NA	£295,000	30/07/2021	Semi-detached
30 FREMANTLE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PY	£260,000	09/07/2021	Semi-detached
20 ROMNEY AVENUE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3QJ	£290,000	30/06/2021	Semi-detached
178 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PH	£213,500	17/06/2021	Semi-detached

Street average: £364,053 (5 sales)

Area average: £362,435 (17 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 2.9%

10y growth 136.4%

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

1y (index) 3.7%

5y (index) 19.7%

10y (index) 52.5%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,031/mo

Realistic £1,145/mo

Optimistic £1,260/mo

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

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Dover-Shepway: £1,197/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Hook Close	0.1 miles
Shop	A B S Minimarket	0.1 miles
Shop	A.B's Minimarket	0.1 miles
Train station	Folkestone West	0.3 miles
Train station	Folkestone Central	0.9 miles
Hospital	Royal Victoria Hospital and Folkestone Minor Injury Unit	1.0 miles
Hospital	Kent Community Health	1.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	65
Shoplifting	26
Anti-social behaviour	25
Criminal damage and arson	18
Other theft	11
Drugs	9
Vehicle crime	6
Burglary	5
Other crime	4
Public order	4
Possession of weapons	3
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	177

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Sandgate Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2021
Morehall Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 20 Oct 2019
All Soul's Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 8 Nov 2023
The Harvey Grammar School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 25 Apr 2016
Birchwood	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 11 Mar 2019

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.19%

Max investor price (0.8%) £143,125

Target investor price (1%) £114,500

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).