CT18 7GE

Last sold £435,000 in February 2017

1, Lapwing Close, Folkestone

Property type: Detached
Tenure: Freehold

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
February 2017	£435,000	+38.1%	0.25%	+11 pts
April 2010	£315,000	+21.2%	0.5%	+12 pts
February 2009	£260,000	−17.5%	1.0%	−31 pts
January 2004	£315,000		3.75%

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Feb 2017 — £435,000 · +38.1% · 11 pts ahead of the UK market
Apr 2010 — £315,000 · +21.2% · 12 pts ahead of the UK market
Feb 2009 — £260,000 · −17.5% · 31 pts behind the UK market
Jan 2004 — £315,000

paid well above the local norm at the time

vs 117 nearby sales within a year · detached within 1 km

The life around it

Folkestone Academy 2.1km
The Churchill School 382m
Folkestone West station 2.8km
Killing Wood 588m
The coast (coastline) 3.9km
The Hart Reservoir 1.2km
Pond 762m
Canal 4.9km
Pent Stream 2.2km
Public Park 17m
Play Area 188m
Densole News 2.5km
Honner Close (Opp) 206m

Broadband

Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Folkestone West, 2.8km away

53 min London

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

1 The Churchill School · Primary 0.2 miles State
2 Hawkinge Primary School · Primary 0.5 miles State
3 Folkestone Academy · Secondary 1.3 miles State Ofsted Good Attainment 8: 31.0 (2023)
4 Folkestone Primary · Primary 1.3 miles State Ofsted Good
5 Harcourt Primary School · Primary 1.3 miles State
6 Turner Free School · Secondary 1.4 miles State Ofsted Good Attainment 8: 35.4 (2023)
7 Birchwood 1.4 miles State
8 Morehall Primary School and Nursery · Primary 1.5 miles State
9 The Beacon Folkestone 1.5 miles State Attainment 8: 0.5 (2023)
10 The Harvey Grammar School · Secondary · Boys 1.6 miles State Attainment 8: 62.9 — top 20% nationally (2023)

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Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 125 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: approximate (postcode)

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Nearby sold homes

2, Lapwing Close, Folkestone £350,000 · 2003
4, Lapwing Close, Folkestone £305,000 · 2005
3, Lapwing Close, Folkestone £355,000 · 2006
5, Lapwing Close, Folkestone £330,000 · 2013
2, Bittern Close, Folkestone £365,000 · 2015
4, Bittern Close, Folkestone £500,000 · 2019

Planning activity nearby

Conditions Replacement of cladding to front and side elevations including to the front dormer. Mar 2026 source
Permitted Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (cladding) of planning permission 26/0130/FH. May 2026 source
Conditions Conversion of integral garage to ancillary living accommodation and storage space. Mar 2026 source
Conditions Conversion of garage to lounge and two studies. Jan 2026 source
Rejected Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion of garage to create 2… Oct 2025 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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