Sold Terraced

10 RISBOROUGH LANE

FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4JH

2 beds 646 sq ft Listed 1 Jun 2006 (-7317d)

£125,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

60 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£124,995 Dec 2006

Price per m²

£2,083/m²

Local average

£261,302 (-52.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 4 (13,071 of 33,755)

Street crime

134 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Bathroom
  • Central Heating
  • Double Glazed
  • Garden
  • Kitchen

Description

An early viewing is most strongly recommended on this well maintained good sized two double bedroomed family property, which is situated in the popular Risborough Lane area of Cheriton, being convenient for all local schools, and having easy access to the M20 Motorway and only a short distance from Folkestone West Mainline Railway Station. The property is on a main bus route, and close to all local shops and central Cheriton. The property benefits from full double glazing throughout, gas fired radiator central heating, and comes with all carpets as fitted, and with a fully enclosed well maintained rear garden.

GROUND FLOOR ENTRANCE Half glazed entrance door to:-

LOUNGE 11' 9" x 11' 1". P.V.C.u. double glazed Georgian panelled window to the front, Dado rail, 1 radiator, fitted gas fire set in a tiled hearth, with wood mantle and side pillars, coved ceilings, natural original stripped and varnished floorboards, telephone point, T.V. aerial point, 4 power points.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 11' 9" x 10' 7". A recently fitted kitchen in Beech, with a range of matching wall and base units incorporating four-ringed electric hob by Indesit, with matching oven and grill under with extractor hood over, Inset single drainer Polycarbonate sink unit with Mixa taps, plumbing for automatic dishwasher, wall mounted Worcester Bosch combination central heating boiler supplying central heating and domestic hot water, coved ceiling, tiled to all work surfaces, large deep understairs storage cupboard with power points, and second small understairs storage cupboard, fitted carpet with fitted laminated wood-effect flooring to kitchen area, radiator to dining area, 7 power points, P.V.C.u. double glazed window to rear garden leading to:-

UTILITY AREA With plumbing for automatic washing machine, fitted shelf for tumble dryer, with fitted vent, with 2 power points.

GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM Good sized bathroom with fitted Ivory coloured suite comprising of a twin gripped panelled bath with fitted Heatstore electric shower with fitted shower curtain, matching pedestal wash hand basin, and low level W.C., Silo vent fitted extractor fan, fully tiled to all walls, 1 radiator, vinyl flooring, obscure glazing to the side, carpeted staircase to:-

LANDING With access to loft space.

BEDROOM 1 11' 9" x 11' 2". P.V.C.u. double glazed Georgian panelled window to the front, carpet as fitted, coved ceiling, built-in original cupboard, 1 radiator, 4 power points.

BEDROOM 2 11' 9" x 10' 6". (3.58 metres x 3.19 metres). P.V.C.u. double glazed Georgian panelled window to the rear garden, carpet as fitted, coved ceilings, 1 radiator, 4 power points.

OUTSIDE Front Garden The front garden being laid to lawn, with steps leading up to the front door.

Rear Garden Small paved area leading to an access gate to the front of the property, and a brick built storage shed, leading to steps to the decked sun terrace with feature mural to the side wall, there are flower beds and small brick built flower beds with trellis work to one side with established climbing plants, leading to a further lawned area, and to the rear, there is a paved patio area with a fitted timber garden shed, the garden is fully enclosed, with panelled fencing with trellis work to one side, and panelled fencing to the rear and the other side.

Listed by

Folkestone

Warren's estate agents

Reference: 7528111

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 02/04/2025

Expiry date: 01/04/2035

Current heating cost: £830/year

Potential heating cost: £632/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,900

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #15462834 Recent

Property Details

Street: 10 Risborough Lane

Town: FOLKESTONE

Postcode: CT19 4JH

Installation Details

Items: 1 door

Certificate Issued: 30/10/2022

Work Completed: 25/10/2022

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

862% since 1995

Event Date Price % change
Sold 20/12/2006 (19 years ago) £124,995 +182.5%
Sold 25/09/1998 (27 years ago) £44,250 +15.8%
Sold 23/09/1997 (28 years ago) £38,200 +3.4%
Sold 04/10/1996 (29 years ago) £36,950 +184.2%
Sold 31/08/1995 (30 years ago) £13,000

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
11 MARLER ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DA £345,000 24/10/2025 Terraced
11 CHILHAM ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4HG £270,000 03/10/2025 Terraced
1 ENBROOK VALLEY, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PS £273,000 05/09/2025 Terraced
ENBROOK MANOR HOUSE RISBOROUGH LANE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JS £485,000 02/07/2025 Terraced
18 TUDOR ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4HJ £295,000 27/01/2025 Terraced
7 PARK ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DG £275,000 01/11/2023 Terraced
183 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4HQ £215,000 06/10/2023 Terraced
42 BROOMFIELD ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DH £220,000 01/09/2023 Terraced
Same street 4 - 8 RISBOROUGH LANE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4JH £750,000 31/08/2023 Other
10 MARLER ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DA £300,000 16/08/2023 Terraced
21 HERITAGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3JU £190,000 03/07/2023 Terraced
13 BROOMFIELD ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DJ £220,000 03/05/2023 Terraced
89 STANLEY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4LG £350,000 12/01/2023 Terraced
251 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT20 3PW £330,000 21/12/2022 Terraced
34 PARK ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DG £275,000 16/11/2022 Terraced
172 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4HN £317,500 23/09/2022 Terraced
165 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4HQ £194,000 06/09/2022 Terraced
Same street 16 RISBOROUGH LANE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4JH £213,000 30/08/2022 Terraced
114 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4HH £263,500 19/08/2022 Terraced
153 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4HQ £163,500 29/06/2022 Terraced
40 PARK ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DQ £305,000 06/06/2022 Terraced
10 PARK ROAD, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4DG £210,000 01/06/2022 Terraced
Same street 21 GROUND FLOOR FLAT RISBOROUGH LANE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4JH £108,000 02/03/2022 Flat
Same street 28 RISBOROUGH LANE, FOLKESTONE, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT, CT19 4JH £166,500 27/09/2021 Terraced

Street average: £309,375 (4 sales)

Area average: £274,825 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 0.8%
10y growth 42.4%

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

1y (index) 2.6%
5y (index) 19.3%
10y (index) 53.1%

Company ownership

Registered legal owner is a company.

Company-owned (UK company)

Company: SCANDIC REAL ESTATE LIMITED (10157687)

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: £693/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Taylor Road 0.0 miles
Shop Pokhara Travel 0.0 miles
Shop Tyre Fix 0.0 miles
Train station Folkestone West 0.6 miles
Train station Folkestone Central 1.2 miles
Hospital Royal Victoria Hospital and Folkestone Minor Injury Unit 1.3 miles
Hospital Kent Community Health 1.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 50
Shoplifting 26
Anti-social behaviour 16
Other theft 11
Criminal damage and arson 9
Vehicle crime 6
Drugs 5
Possession of weapons 4
Public order 3
Burglary 2
Other crime 2
Total incidents 134

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
All Soul's Church of England Primary School Primary 0.1 miles Good — 8 Nov 2023
Birchwood Other 0.3 miles Good — 11 Mar 2019
Turner Free School Secondary 0.4 miles Good — 30 Jan 2023
Morehall Primary School and Nursery Primary 0.4 miles Good — 20 Oct 2019
Cheriton Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 17 Feb 2011

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
2 Bed Maisonette, Cheriton High Street, CT19 £975/mo 2 0.1 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Cheriton Road, CT19 £1,450/mo 2 0.29 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Dragoon Place, CT20 £1,525/mo 2 0.5 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Dragoon Place, CT20 £1,525/mo 2 0.5 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Dragoon Place, CT20 £1,525/mo 2 0.5 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Dragoon Place, CT20 £1,800/mo 2 0.5 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Eversley Park, CT20 £1,500/mo 2 0.57 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Sandgate, CT20 £950/mo 2 0.57 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Sandgate, CT20 £950/mo 2 0.57 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Ellis Grove, CT20 £1,400/mo 2 0.81 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Sir John Moore Court, CT20 £1,100/mo 2 0.95 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Sandgate, CT20 £800/mo 2 0.96 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Sandgate High Street, CT20 £1,200/mo 2 0.98 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, James Court, CT20 £1,200/mo 2 1.02 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Grimston Avenue, CT20 £1,095/mo 2 1.06 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Grimston Gardens, CT20 £1,050/mo 2 1.09 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,253/mo (16 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.96%
Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000
Target investor price (1%) £120,000
Gross yield 11.5%
Cost-to-rent ratio 8.7×
Monthly cashflow £563/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 18.6%
  • 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).