CT18 7NY

Last sold £290,000 in May 2026

6, Kipping Close, Folkestone

Property type: Semi-detached
Bedrooms: 2 (est.)
Tenure: Freehold
Floor area: 614 sq ft / 57 sq m
Plot area: about 2,200 sq ft / 200 sq m
EPC rating: C
Elevation: About 158m — higher than about 90% of homes in Folkestone

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
May 2026	£290,000	+11.5%	3.75%
February 2022	£260,000	+20.9%	0.5%	+1 pts
September 2017	£215,000	+43.3%	0.25%	+15 pts
August 2013	£150,000	+10.3%	0.5%	−7 pts
July 2004	£136,000	+112.3%	4.5%	+15 pts
June 1999	£64,075		5.25%

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May 2026 — £290,000 · +11.5%
Feb 2022 — £260,000 · +20.9% · 1 pts ahead of the UK market
Sep 2017 — £215,000 · +43.3% · 15 pts ahead of the UK market
Aug 2013 — £150,000 · +10.3% · 7 pts behind the UK market
Jul 2004 — £136,000 · +112.3% · 15 pts ahead of the UK market
Jun 1999 — £64,075

paid below the local norm at the time

vs 12 nearby sales within a year · 2-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km

The life around it

Folkestone Academy 2.4km
The Churchill School 4-min walk
Folkestone West station 3.2km
Killing Wood 626m
The coast (coastline) 4.0km
The Hart Reservoir 1.6km
Pond 500m
Canal 5.3km
Pent Stream 2.6km
Public Park 109m
Play Area 195m
Densole News 2.1km
Page Road (Opp) 55m

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, 3.2km 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 86m State
2 Hawkinge Primary School · Primary 0.3 miles State
3 Folkestone Academy · Secondary 1.5 miles State Ofsted Good Attainment 8: 31.0 (2023)
4 Folkestone Primary · Primary 1.5 miles State Ofsted Good
5 Harcourt Primary School · Primary 1.6 miles State
6 Turner Free School · Secondary 1.6 miles State Ofsted Good Attainment 8: 35.4 (2023)
7 Birchwood 1.7 miles State
8 The Beacon Folkestone 1.7 miles State Attainment 8: 0.5 (2023)
9 Morehall Primary School and Nursery · Primary 1.8 miles State
10 The Harvey Grammar School · Secondary · Boys 1.9 miles State Attainment 8: 62.9 — top 20% nationally (2023)

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Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,870 hours a year — sunnier than 90% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 2% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 113 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Nearby sold homes

8, Kipping Close, Folkestone £270,000 · 2022
8, Waddington Drive, Folkestone £73,500 · 1999
10, Kipping Close, Folkestone £80,702 · 1999
5, Kipping Close, Folkestone £186,000 · 2007
1, Kipping Close, Folkestone £183,000 · 2007
4, Kipping Close, Folkestone £144,050 · 2010

Planning activity nearby

Conditions Installation of 2 x EV Charger upstands and associated feeder pillar cabinet and car… May 2026 source
Conditions Erection of full-width gabled rear extension with rooflights. Apr 2025 source
Permitted Approval of details pursuant to conditions 6 (hard & soft landscape) & 11 (covered cycle… Jul 2025 source
Permitted Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (water consumption), 9 (electric vehicle… May 2025 source
Rejected Erection of a rear roof dormer. Jan 2026 source

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

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